Patent ID: 8032001

Claim:
A clamping device for a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers, a strength member and a jacket surrounding the optical fibers having a section thereof partially removed in a scalloped configuration that exposes an underlying section of the strength member while leaving a remaining portion of the jacket extending under the strength member, the clamping device comprising: a first clamp member having a receiving channel therein configured to receive the remaining portion of the jacket; a second clamp member having a first face configured to be received in the receiving channel of the first clamp member with the remaining portion of the jacket and the strength member positioned between the first clamp member and the second clamp member and a second face, opposite the first face, including a region configured to receive the plurality of optical fibers; and a coupling member that couples the first clamp member and the second clamp member and is configured to provide sufficient force between the first clamp member and the first face of the second clamp member to limit lengthwise movement of the strength member and remaining portion of the jacket therebetween, wherein the coupling member extends at least partially through the first clamp member and the second clamp member and is positioned to extend through the remaining portion of the jacket when the remaining portion of the jacket is positioned therebetween.