Patent ID: 8290320
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic cable comprising: an outer jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile defining a major axis and a minor axis, the transverse cross-sectional profile having a maximum width that extends along the major axis, a first thickness that extends along a first portion of the minor axis, and a second thickness that extends along a second portion of the minor axis, the first thickness being smaller than the second thickness, the maximum width of the transverse cross-sectional profile being longer than the second thickness of the transverse cross-sectional profile, the outer jacket also defining first and second separate passages that extend through the outer jacket along a lengthwise axis of the outer jacket, the second passage having a transverse cross-sectional profile that is elongated in an orientation extending along the major axis of the outer jacket; a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the first passage; and a tensile strength member positioned within the second passage, the tensile strength member having a transverse cross-sectional profile that is elongated in the orientation extending along the major axis.