Patent ID: 8915659

Claim:
An optical fiber cable comprising: a first cable segment including at least one optical fiber enclosed in a first jacket, the first cable segment also including at least one strength member; a second cable segment including at least one optical fiber enclosed in a second jacket, the second cable segment also including at least one strength member that is less flexible than the strength member of the first cable segment, the optical fiber of the second cable segment being spliced to the optical fiber of the first cable segment; a splice enclosure mounted over the spliced optical fibers of the first and second cable segments, the splice enclosure including an enclosure tube, a first end cap configured to mount to a first end of the enclosure tube, and a second end cap configured to mount to a second end of the enclosure tube; a first cable retention member configured to fit within the enclosure tube, the first cable retention member being configured to directly contact and retain the strength member of the first cable segment; a first gasket configured to seal the enclosure tube at the first end when the first end cap is mounted to the first end of the tube; a second cable retention member configured to fit within the enclosure tube, the second cable retention member being configured to directly contact and retain the strength member of the second cable segment; and a second gasket configured to seal the enclosure tube at the second end when the second end cap is mounted to the second end of the tube.