Patent ID: 8672558

Claim:
Apparatus for operatively coupling an optical signal from a first optical cable to a second optical cable, comprising: a rigid angled-to-ninetv-degree adapter for optical transmission, said adapter comprising: a single and inflexible housing having both a first housing port configured to connect to said first optical cable and a second housing port configured to connect to said second optical cable; and seamless optical signal transmission media in direct contact with both said first optical cable and said second optical cable, said media encapsulated by said housing and extending from said first optical cable connected to said first housing port to said second optical cable connected to said second housing port to provide a seamless optical path from said first optical cable to said second optical cable, said media having been configured so that an end of said media in said direct contact with said first optical cable is a flat surface oriented at approximately an eighty-two (82) degree angle to direction of transmission of said optical signal and so that an end of said media in said direct contact with said second optical cable is a flat surface oriented at approximately a ninety (90) degree angle to said direction of transmission of said optical signal.