Patent ID: 7572063

Claim:
A device comprising: a housing having a first key and a second key; an insert mounted in the housing; a first ferrule mounted in the insert; a first ball lens mounted in the insert, and the first ball lens is in optical communication with the first ferrule; a second ferrule mounted in the insert; a second ball lens mounted in the insert, and the second ball lens is in optical communication with the second ferrule; a first contact pin mounted in the insert; a first contact socket mounted in the insert; a second contact pin mounted in the insert; a second contact socket mounted in the insert; an alignment pin mounted in the insert; and an alignment socket formed in the insert, and wherein the first key, the second key, the first ball lens, the second ball lens, the first contact pin, the first contact socket, the second contact pin, the second contact socket, the alignment pin, and the alignment socket are hermaphroditic with a first key, a second key, a first ball lens, a second ball lens, a first contact pin, a first contact socket, a second contact pin, a second contact socket, an alignment pin, and an alignment socket of another device, and wherein the first ferrule has an end which is at an angle relative to a longitudinal length direction of the first ferrule, and wherein the second ferrule has an end which is at an angle relative to a longitudinal length direction of the second ferrule.