Patent ID: 7452137

Claim:
A fiber optic ferrule and cable comprising: an optical fiber cable including an inner fiber, an outer coating, and a buffer layer, the outer coating positioned around the inner fiber and the buffer layer positioned around the outer coating, wherein a portion of the outer coating and inner fiber extends beyond an end of the buffer layer and a portion of the inner fiber extends beyond an end of the outer coating; a ferrule body extending from a first end to an opposite second end, the ferrule body having an outer cylindrical shape; the ferrule body including an axial passage extending between the first and second ends; the axial passage of the ferrule body including a first diameter portion generally cylindrical in shape for receiving the inner fiber of the optical fiber cable, the first diameter portion adjacent the first end; the axial passage of the ferrule body including a second diameter portion generally cylindrical in shape for receiving the outer coating of the optical fiber cable, the second diameter portion positioned between the first diameter portion and the second end; the axial passage of the ferrule body defining a tapered shape at the second end extending inward from the second end to the second diameter portion; a hub mounted around the second end of the ferrule body, the hub including an axial passage, an end of the buffer layer of the optical fiber cable positioned in the axial passage of the hub; and an adhesive material within the axial passage of the ferrule body holding the optical fiber cable to the ferrule body.