Cable and cable reinforcement sheet

A cable reinforcement sheet that protects an object by surrounding the object, comprising:

• a first metal sheet;
• and
• a second metal sheet joined to the first metal sheet, wherein
• the cable reinforcement sheet has a first side edge and a second side edge that extend in a longitudinal direction,
• a portion of the first metal sheet overlaps a portion of the second metal sheet, and the overlapping portions define a joint portion where the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are joined,
• the joint portion is inclined, from the second side edge to the first side edge, toward the first metal sheet,
• the joint portion has:
• a first point, on the first metal sheet along the first side edge, that is closest to a second metal sheet side of the joint portion;
• and
• a second point, on the second metal sheet along the second side edge, that is closest to a first metal sheet side of the joint portion wherein
• the first point is closer to the first metal sheet side than is the second point,
• the first metal sheet includes a first edge placed at an end of the first metal sheet in a longitudinal direction,
• the second metal sheet includes a second edge placed at an end of the second metal sheet in the longitudinal direction,
• the first edge and the second edge define the joint portion,
• a cutout portion extending from the first point is formed in the first metal sheet, and
• the cutout portion is not parallel to the second edge.

A method of manufacturing a cable reinforcement member comprising:

• preparing first and second metal sheets, each of which includes an end portion in a longitudinal direction and first and second side edges extending in the longitudinal direction,
• forming first and second edges on the end portions of the first and second metal sheets, the first and second edges being inclined from the second side edge to the first side edge,
• forming a cutout portion on one of the first and second side edges of the first and second metal sheets after forming the first and second edges, and
• overlapping and joining the end portions of the first and second metal sheets with each other after forming the cutout portion.