Patent ID: 7184634

Claim:
A fiber optic drop cable comprising: at least one optical waveguide, the optical waveguide being disposed within the fiber optic cable; at least one roving, the at least one roving including a resin matrix, the resin matrix being a water-based acrylic composition that includes an ethylene-acrylic acid, the resin matrix having a percent by weight of about 10 percent or less of the at least one roving, wherein the at least one roving includes a water-swellable substance; and a cable jacket, wherein the at least of one roving is at least partially bonded with the cable jacket, thereby inhibiting buckling of the cable jacket and the fiber optic cable has an average shrinkage of about 1.0% or less during an average shrinkage test, wherein the average shrinkage test comprises taking a 1 meter sample of the fiber optic cable and exposing the 1 meter sample to a 110° C. environment in a thermal chamber for at least two hours and then allowing the 1 meter sample to cool to about 20° C., thereafter the average shrinkage of the 1 meter sample is measured.