Optical fiber ribbon cable and assembly thereof with a connector

Claim 1

An assembly comprising: (a) an optical fiber ribbon connector terminated to; (b) a flat optical fiber ribbon cable comprising: (i) a multiplicity of parallel optical fibers cabled together adjacent each other at precise distances apart and spaced from an adjacent reference edge of said cable within a jacket of dielectric material; (ii) the first optical fiber adjacent said reference edge of said cable being spaced one or more optical fiber diameters from the next adjacent optical fiber of the cable; and (iii) the next adjacent and remaining optical fibers of said cable being positioned a known distance from said first optical fiber as referenced by a web formed from said dielectric material of said jacket; and (c) a molded dielectric polymer guide piece configured on one side to fit into the space between said first and said adjacent optical fibers against said web of insulation linking said fibers, said guide piece positioned on said flat optical fiber ribbon cable at the aforementioned space.