Patent ID: 7769267

Claim:
A fiber optic patch kit for patching a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic patch comprising: a fiber optic patch comprising a first end and a second end; a first fiber optic splicer operable to be coupled with at least a first portion of the fiber optic cable and the first end of the fiber optic patch; a second fiber optic splicer operable to be coupled with at least a second portion of the fiber optic cable and the second end of the fiber optic patch; a splice housing a cavity operable to receive the first and second fiber optic splicers, the fiber optic patch, and a part of both the first and second portions of the fiber optic cable; wherein the fiber optic patch and the first and second fiber optic splicers are operative to exclusively patch the first portion of the fiber optic cable to the second portion of the fiber optic cable.