Patent ID: 8317410

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a fiber optic cable that comprises: an optical fiber that is capable of transmitting light that conveys data; and a buffer tube that surrounds the optical fiber; creating a slit in the buffer tube, thereby exposing an interior segment of the optical fiber; bending the fiber optic cable into a bent position at the slit in the buffer tube; while the fiber optic cable is in the bent position, sliding the optical fiber lengthwise within the buffer tube such that a terminal segment of the optical fiber protrudes outwardly beyond an end of the buffer tube and such that the interior segment of the optical fiber slides out of the slit in the buffer tube; after sliding the optical fiber within the buffer tube, attaching a connector to an end of the terminal segment of the optical fiber; after attaching the connector, unbending the fiber optic cable such that the interior segment of the optical fiber returns within the buffer tube.