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Transceiver housing and ejection mechanism therefore

US6532155B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2001
Grant dateMar 11, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4283
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ejection system for engaging a transceiver to a host circuit board in a guide rail having a front and back orientation and for ejecting said transceiver from said guide rail, said system comprising: (a) a latching mechanism within said guide rail adapted for latching to a projection extending from a housing of a transceiver when said transceiver is moved backward on said guide rail to an engaging position, thereby preventing said transceiver from moving forward; (b) resilient means within said guide rail adapted for urging said transceiver forward when said transceiver is in said engaging position; and (c) a release mechanism within said card guide and adapted for disengaging said latching mechanism from said projection when said release mechanism is actuated to a releasing position, thereby allowing said resilient means to move said transceiver forward.

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