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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Masayoshi Tsukamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4402 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber cable enabling further reduction of possibilities of disconnection of optical fiber due to, for instance, cicada oviposition. The optical fiber cable () is provided with: an optical fiber core (); a tension member (), which is arranged in parallel to the optical fiber core () on one side or on the both sides of the optical fiber core (); and a sheath () which integrally covers the optical fiber core () and the tension member (). At least one portion of the sheath () is composed of a polymeric material having a yield point stress of 12 MPa or higher.