Patent ID: 8801296

Claim:
A fiber optic cable bundle assembly comprising: a fiber optic cable bundle having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion, the fiber optic cable bundle including: a first group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the first group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the first group; a second group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the second group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the second group; wherein each of the fiber optic cables of the first and second groups includes an optical fiber, a strength layer, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber and the strength layer; and wherein the connectors of the second group are offset from the connectors of the first group by a first axial offset distance at the first end portion of the fiber optic cable bundle; and a plurality of binder members contra-helically served about the fiber optic cable bundle.