ASSEMBLY TOOL FOR THE 3M BRAND FIBRLOK UNIVERSAL OPTICAL FIBER SPLICE. DURING ASSEMBLY THE SPLICE IS HELD WITHIN THE FIBRLOK ASSEMBLY TOOL. AFTER THE FIBRES ARE INSERTED INTO THE SPLICE, THE CAP IS DEPRESSED WITH THE ASSEMBLY TOOL. THE MOTION OF THE CAP SQUEEZES THE LEGS OF THE ELEMENT SO THAT THE LEGS COME TOGETHER. THE FIBERS ARE PERMANENTLY ALIGNED AND GRIPPED IN THE FIBER HOLDING REGION OF THE SPLICE WHEN THE CAP IS ACTUATED.

CLASSIFICATION IS DETERMINED BY GENERAL RULES 1 & 6 TOGETHER WITH THE TEXT TO CN CODES 8466, 846620 AND 84662099.