Patent ID: 6826338
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber cable comprising:two or more optical fibers and a partitioning spacer housed in a space encircled by a sheath; the partitioning spacer including an axial portion end a plurality of partitioning plate portions; the partitioning spacer having a sectional shape that the partitioning plate portions radially extend toward an inner circumferential surface of the sheath from the axial portion; and each of the partitioning plate portions having a leading end provided with an enlarged portion in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the sheath and a connecting portion connecting the enlarged portion to the axial portion, wherein the enlarged portion has a substantially circular shape in cross section; wherein the space encircled by the sheath is divided into a plurality of partitioned slots by the partitioning plate portions, and the respective optical fibers are distributed in the plurality of partitioned slots so that two or more optical fibers are not provided in a single partitioned slot.