Pluggable transceiver module with extended release and removal lever
US6570768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3897
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pluggable transceiver module having a housing with a first side and a face perpendicular to the first side, and a tab extending above the surface of the first side sized to mate with a slot in a receptacle for the housing, a wedge slidably mounted on the first side proximate the tab, and a lever attached to the wedge extending beyond the face of the housing, wherein pressing the lever causes the wedge to slide between the tab and the slot on the receptacle and remove the tab from within the slot, thereby releasing the transceiver module from the receptacle, and the lever further including a recess enabling a person to at least partially insert a fingernail to easily grip and remove the pluggable transceiver module from the receptacle.
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