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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsutaka Ohara, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A flat cable includes a strip having lead wires therein, and projecting portions formed on the strip as branch joints and projecting in the width direction of the strip. The branch joint allows a connection between the lead wires or between the lead wire and an electric connection line. A laminated cable harness includes the flat cables laminated one on top of the other, and connecting terminals or wires for electrically connecting between the lead wire of one flat cable and the lead wire of the other flat cable so that the branch joint is completed.