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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Abstract
A thin member for sealing and holding optical fibers laid two-dimensionally is composed of a base member layer, an adhesive member layer deposited on the base member layer, and a laminate member layer holding the optical fibers between it and the adhesive member layer. The optical fibers are arranged parallel not to be superposed on one another. They are bent individually by 180 degrees at the right-hand end of the thin member, bent downward toward the lower side of the thin member at the area from the central part to the left-hand side part, and led out of the thin member. Hence the structure is thin and therefore can be accommodated in a small space, enabling a small size. If the portions, led out of the thin member, of the optical fibers are covered with tubes, breakage of the optical fibers can be prevented. The thin member can be flexible.