Patent ID: 7106931

Claim:
An optical fibre drop cable for suspension installation, said cable comprising: a sheathing; and a strengthening arrangement, said sheathing having a first portion extending in a lengthwise direction along a first longitudinal axis and said first portion of the sheathing containing the strengthening arrangement for supporting the cable in said suspension installation, and said sheathing having a second portion extending along a second longitudinal axis and being separable from said first portion and containing a plurality of electrical conductors, said first portion defining at least one passage for optical fibers, wherein said strengthening arrangement includes first and second strengthening members provided in an opposed spaced apart relationship, said first and second strengthening members extending in the lengthwise direction of the first portion of said sheathing, said passage being provided between said first and second strengthening members, and wherein a first plane passes through the first longitudinal axis and a second plane passes through the first and second longitudinal axes, the first plane being perpendicular to the second plane, and at least one strengthening member is disposed in the first plane.