摘要:
The access tool includes a housing (10) and a block (20) disposed within the housing. The housing has side walls (12) connected by a bottom wall (15) thereby forming a channel (11). The block is disposed within the channel so as to be slidable along the longitudinal axis of the housing, as well as to be movable toward and away from the bottom wall so that the tool may be used on a wide range of optical conductor sizes. The block includes at least one projection (28) which is disposed in at least one groove (13) in the housing so as to connect the block and housing in a simple manner. To separate a sheath from an optical conductor, the optical conductor is placed within the channel, and then the block is moved toward the bottom wall to squeeze the optical conductor. The optical conductor is then pulled relative to the access tool thereby separating the sheath from the fibers in the optical conductor.