Patent ID: 7558454

Claim:
An optical fiber cable, said cable comprising: a plurality of optical fibers; first and second tubes, each with a plurality of fibers therein; a plurality of strength members positioned around said first and second tubes; first and second jacket portions disposed over said first and second tubes respectively, surrounding said tubes and said strength members, wherein the ratio of polymer used to form said first and second tubes and said first and second jacket portions is at ratio of substantially 10:1 versus the strength members in terms of cross sectional area at any point along said cable, and wherein the Young's modulus of the said at least one tube and said jacket is substantially in the range of 250-750 N/mm 2 ; and a web formed between said first and second jacket portions configured to allow a user to separate said first tube and first jacket portion from said second tube and said second jacket portion wherein the thickness of the first jacket portion covering said first tube is thicker at the point of connection with the web than the width of the web and the thickness of the second jacket portion covering said second tube is thicker at the point of connection with the web than the width of the web at any point along said cable.