Patent ID: 8366327

Claim:
A communication media connector, comprising: a first media portion with a plurality of voids located at a first end; a second media portion having first and second opposing ends, the first end of the second communication media joined to the first end of the first media portion at a media joint enclosing the plurality of voids, the second media portion configured to transmit data received from the first media portion; and a support sleeve disposed about the media joint, the support sleeve defining an end face, the second end of the second communication media defining an end surface aligned with the end face such that the end surface is configured to selectively transmit the data received from the first media portion to a receiving element; wherein the support sleeve defines an aperture extending through an entire length of the support sleeve, the aperture having a first internal diameter and expanding to a second internal diameter larger than the first internal diameter; and wherein the joint and the first and second media portions are secured within the support sleeve by a stabilizing material disposed laterally with respect to the joint, thereby providing lateral support against an interior surface of the support sleeve; wherein the stabilizing material extends laterally from the first media portion to the interior surface at the second internal diameter.