Patent ID: 6817869
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A connector for transporting signals, said connector comprising:a continuous body, said continuous body having a three dimensional shape characterized by three reference axes, said continuous body being continuous along each one of the reference axes, said continuous body including: a) a first terminal end; b) a second terminal end remote from said first terminal end; a three-dimensional arrangement of signal transmissive pathways within said continuous body, said signal transmissive pathways including optical fibers, said signal transmissive pathways: a) being spaced from one another and extending along a direction of propagation from said first terminal end to said second terminal end; b) being exposed at said first terminal end and at said second terminal end to allow external devices connected at said first terminal end and at said second terminal ends, respectively to exchange signals via said signal transmissive pathways; and c) being distributed in said continuous body such that said signal transmissive pathways extend in multiple directions in a plane transverse to said direction of propagation.