Patent ID: 8500341

Claim:
A cable assembly comprising: a fiber optic cable including an optical fiber, a first jacket surrounding the optical fiber and a strength layer positioned between the optical fiber and the first jacket; an outer jacket arrangement enclosing at least a portion of the fiber optic cable, the outer jacket arrangement including a second jacket that is more robust than the first jacket, the second jacket defining a first passage in which a first strength member is positioned and a second passage in which the fiber optic cable is positioned; a fiber optic connector located at an end of the cable assembly, the fiber optic connector including: a plug body having a distal end and an opposite proximal end; a ferrule supporting an end portion of the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable, the ferrule being positioned at the distal end of the plug body; a spring positioned within the plug body for biasing the ferule in a distal direction; a spring stop secured to the proximal end of the plug body, the spring stop including a strength layer anchoring portion that extends proximally outwardly from the proximal end of the plug body; a crimp sleeve that secures an end portion of the strength layer to the strength layer anchoring portion of the spring stop, the crimp sleeve including a distal portion that extends over the strength layer anchoring portion of the spring stop and a proximal portion that extends over an end portion of the first jacket; and a strength member retention housing positioned adjacent the proximal end of the plug body, the strength member retention housing surrounding the crimp sleeve and including a first retention portion in which the first strength is adhesively affixed.