Module retention latch assembly
US7023703B2 · kind B2 · utility
12Cited by
29References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A housing for an adapter module is provided with a bail latch mechanism that serves to engage and disengage the frame into which the adapter module housing fits. The housing is stamped and formed from a piece of sheet metal and the bail latch is rotatably mounted in the housing. The bail latch is movable between two positions and the bail latch engages a cam member that is stamped and formed in one side of the housing so that movement of one end of the bail latch over the cam member cams one of the two free ends of the bail latch inwardly into the housing to thereby release the housing from the adapter frame.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.