Fiber optic in-line splice case assembly

Claim 1

A fiber optic in-line splicer case assembly comprising: a pair of end plugs exhibing axial apertures for mating optic fibers and associated fiber wands, torque bars rigidly joining said end plugs, at least one resilient clip rotatably attached to one of the torque bars at a point intermediate the end plugs, said clip for securing a fiber optic splice, a substantially cylindrical housing for surrounding said end plugs, said torque bars and said clip; said housing including threaded portions at opposite ends of interior surface, and a pair of end caps, each exhibiting a threaded portion whereby the end caps are to be threaded into the opposite ends of the housing, said end plugs exhibiting surfaces complementary to an interior surface of the housing and flat surfaces to which said torque bars are attached, each of said end plugs having an axially extending aperture for a glass fiber and each of said end plugs further having a threaded bore extending from a rounded surface of the end plug toward its interior for the insertion of a fastener for the fiber wand.