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, and
• a straight-line cutout portion extending from the first point is formed in the first metal sheet.

A cable that protects an object, comprising:

• a sheath;
• and
• a cylindrical reinforcement member disposed inside the sheath and that surrounds the object, wherein
• the cylindrical reinforcement member has a first side edge and a second side edge that extend in a longitudinal direction,
• the cylindrical reinforcement member is formed of a cable reinforcement sheet comprising:
• a first metal sheet;
• and
• a second metal sheet joined to the first metal sheet, wherein
• 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 is not parallel to the second edge.