Patent ID: 7813613

Claim:
A board assembly, comprising: a first board; a fiber bundle having a first end and a second end, wherein said fiber bundle comprises a plurality of fibers; each of said plurality of fibers comprises a first end proximate to said first end of said fiber bundle and a second end proximate to said second end of said fiber bundle; each of said fibers comprises a core that may transmit light; and each of a portion of said second end of said fibers is defined by a first exposed edge of said core; at least a portion of each of said first exposed edge of said core comprises at least one diffusion feature contained thereon; said at least one diffusion feature defines a second diffusion state of said first exposed edge of said core; said second diffusion state is such that light exiting said first exposed edge of said core in said second diffusion state is spread over a greater number of angles relative to the angles said light would spread over if said first exposed edge did not comprise said at least one diffusion feature; said first end of said fiber bundle is connected to said first board; and said second end of said fiber bundle comprises a first connector; and a second board comprising a second connector, wherein said first connector may be connected to said second connector.