Patent ID: 7277615

Claim:
A fiber optic cable comprising: at least one optical waveguide; a cable jacket, the cable jacket having a cavity therein and the cavity has a major surface, wherein the at least one optical waveguide is at least partially disposed within the cavity; at least two strength members, the at least two strength members being attached to the cable jacket and disposed on opposite sides of the cavity; and a first dry insert and a second dry insert, the first and second dry inserts being disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the first dry insert and the second dry insert for coupling the at least one optical waveguide to the cable jacket, wherein the at least one optical waveguide has a normalized pull-out force of at least about 0.5 N/m, and the first dry insert has a major surface that is generally aligned with the major surface of the cavity.