Fiber optic cable and method of making the same

A method of making a cable having two optical fibers spaced apart by portions of two strands of fibers laid with the optical fibers comprising the steps of laying two optical fibers and two strands of fibers with the serve angle of the strands of fiber being less than the serve angle of the optical fibers and at 90.degree. thereto to cause the optical fibers to be held apart by portions of the fibers making up the strands and enclosing the laid optical fibers and the fiber strands in an outer jacket.

A fiber optic cable made by laying two optical fibers and two strands of fibers with the optical fibers being fed by the layer from opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the layer and the two strands of fibers being fed from opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the layer, closer to the axis of rotation, and at 90.degree. to the optical fibers to cause the optical fibers to be separated by portions of the fibers in the strands and for the strands to be shorter in length than the optic fibers, and covering the optic fibers, and the strands with an outer jacket.

A fiber optic cable having two optical fibers spaced apart by portions of two strands of fibers laid with the optical fibers made by laying two optical fibers and two strands of fibers with the serve angle of the strands of fiber being less than the serve angle of the optical fibers and at 90.degree. thereto to cause the optical fibers to be held apart by portions of the fibers making up the strands and enclosing the laid optical fibers and the fiber strands in an outer jacket.

A fiber optic cable comprising a pair of optic cables and two strands of fibrous material twisted together with the strands of fibrous material having a lower degree of twist than the optical fibers to cause a portion of the fibrous material to be positioned between the optical fibers, and an outer jacket covering the optical fibers and the strands of fibrous material.

A cable comprising two optical fibers and two strands of fibrous material laid together with the fibrous material between and substantially surrounding each of the optical fibers and an outer jacket enclosing the optical fibers and the strands of fibrous material.