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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Shimei Tanaka, Sakura, JP;
Masahiro Kusakari, Sakura, JP;
Kazunaga Kobayashi, Sakura, JP;
Keiji Ohashi, Sakura, JP;
Shimei Tanaka, Sakura, JP;
Masahiro Kusakari, Sakura, JP;
Kazunaga Kobayashi, Sakura, JP;
Keiji Ohashi, Sakura, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber drop cable is provided with a neck portion in which an optical element section and a cable support section may be separated readily. The optical fiber drop cablecomprises the optical element sectionincluding an optical fiber core wire, at least one pair of first tensile strength bodiesdisposed in parallel to said optical fiber core wire in between, said optical fiber core wire and said first tensile strength bodies being covered with a cable sheath, and the cable support sectionincluding a second tensile strength bodycovered with a sheath, and the optical element sectionand the cable support sectionbeing fixed in parallel to each other via a neck portion. The neck portionincludes a thick partformed on the cable support sectionside and a thin part, which is thinner than the thick part, formed on the optical element sectionside next to the thick part