Patent ID: 8224141

Claim:
A fiber optic cable having a length that extends from a first end of the fiber optic cable to an opposite second end of the fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable also including an intermediate location between the first and second ends of the fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable comprising: an optical fiber that extends along the length of the fiber optic cable from the first end to the second end; a first jacket surrounding the optical fiber and a strength layer positioned between the optical fiber and the first jacket, the first jacket including a liquid crystal polymer within a base polymeric material; and an outer jacket and reinforcing arrangement including a second jacket defining an elongate transverse cross-sectional profile, the outer jacket and reinforcing arrangement also including a first strength member positioned outside the first jacket, the second jacket being removable from the first jacket such that the fiber optic cable forms a first cable portion that extends from the first end of the fiber optic cable to the intermediate location and a second cable portion that extends from the intermediate location to the second end of the fiber optic cable, the first cable portion being more rugged than the second cable portion.