Patent ID: 8388242

Claim:
A fiber optic cable assembly comprising: a multi-fiber connector including: a housing having a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end; a ferrule disposed in the housing; a plurality of optical fibers, each of the optical fibers having a first end mounted in the ferrule and an oppositely disposed second end that extends outwardly from the second axial end of the housing; a fiber optic cable including: an outer jacket defining a fiber passage that extends longitudinally through the outer jacket, the outer jacket further defining a window that extends through the outer jacket and the fiber passage; a first strength member disposed in the outer jacket; a second strength member disposed in the outer jacket, wherein the first and second strength members are oppositely disposed about the fiber passage; a plurality of optical fibers disposed in the fiber passage, the optical fibers of the fiber optic cable being joined at a splice location to the optical fibers of the multi-fiber connector; a splice sleeve disposed over the splice location between the optical fibers of the fiber optic cable and the optical fibers of the multi-fiber connector, the splice sleeve being disposed in the window of the outer jacket; and a boot disposed over the second axial end of the housing and the window of the outer jacket.