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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
FUJIKURA LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes: a cable main body including a core that includes optical fibers, at least a pair of tension members that face each other with the core interposed therebetween, and an inner sheath that covers the core and the tension members; a cylindrical outer sheath that accommodates the cable main body; a reinforcing sheet provided between the cable main body and the outer sheath; and a rip cord provided between the reinforcing sheet and the cable main body. The reinforcing sheet surrounds an entire circumference of the cable main body, the reinforcing sheet includes an overlapping portion in which portions of the reinforcing sheet overlap each other in a portion in a circumferential direction of the cable main body, and the reinforcing sheet is formed of a metal.