Patent ID: 9081163
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic cable, comprising: a polymeric jacket defining an outer periphery and a cavity interior thereto, wherein the cavity is elongate, and wherein the outer periphery is polygonal; an optical fiber positioned within the cavity of the jacket; a first longitudinal strength element embedded in the jacket; and a second longitudinal strength element embedded in the jacket on an opposite side of the cavity from the first strength longitudinal member, wherein the first and second longitudinal strength elements define a bend axis of the cable passing through the strength elements that is orthogonal to the length of the cable, whereby the bend axis and the length of the cavity define a preferential plane for bending, wherein the cable resists bending about a third axis that is orthogonal to the length of the cable and also orthogonal to the bend axis, whereby the third axis and the length of the cable define a non-preferential plane for bending; wherein the cable resists bending in the non-preferential plane by no more than five times as much as the cable resists bending in the preferential plane.