Patent ID: 7269319

Claim:
A fiber optic cable assembly comprising: an optical fiber with a first end and a second end; a first jacket with a first end and a second end, and a central longitudinal opening sized to receive the optical fiber; a second jacket with a first end and a second end, and a central longitudinal opening sized to receive the first jacket; the first end of the optical fiber fixed with respect to the first jacket, the optical fiber positioned within the opening of the first jacket with a segment of the optical fiber including the second end extending beyond the second end of the first jacket; the segment of the optical fiber extending beyond the second end of the first jacket extending through the first end of the second jacket and positioned within the opening of the second jacket, the second end of the optical fiber fixed with respect to the second jacket; the second end of the first jacket extending through the first end of the second jacket and slidably received within the central opening of the second jacket, wherein the second end of the first jacket and the first end of the second jacket are free ends, wherein contraction of the first and second jackets results in sliding relative movement of the second end of the first jacket and the first end of the second jacket without contraction of the optical fiber.