Patent ID: 7536073

Claim:
A fiber optic cable comprising: at least one optical waveguide; a cable jacket having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a cavity, the first and second major surfaces of the cable jacket being generally flat and the cavity having a first wall and a second wall, the first and second wall being opposed to one another, the cable jacket having a first thickness between the first major surface and the first wall of the cavity and a second thickness between the second major surface and the second wall of the cavity, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness such that the cavity is disposed closer to the second major surface so that the cavity is offset within the cable jacket, the at least one optical waveguide being at least partially disposed within the cavity; and a dry insert, the dry insert being disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the dry insert and the cable jacket so that the optical waveguide contacts a portion of the first wall of the cavity formed by the cable jacket, and the at least one optical waveguide being disposed about a neutral axis of the fiber optic cable.