Patent ID: 9523828
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A pluggable optical transceiver set within a cage provided in a host system, comprising: a housing including an optical receptacle and a stopper, the optical receptacle receiving an external optical connector; a slider set in the housing, the slider being linearly movable between a latching position and a releasing position, the optical transceiver being latched with the cage when the slider is in the latching position and released from the cage when the slider is in the releasing position; and a bail that is capable of rotating between a first position and a second position around an axis and assembled with the slider at the axis, wherein, when the bail is at the first position, the optical receptacle is capable of receiving the external optical connector and the slider is prohibited from moving between the latching position and the releasing position by abutting a tab provided in the bail against the stopper of the housing, wherein, when the bail is at the second position, the slider is capable of moving linearly between the latching position and the releasing position, and wherein the rotation of the bail is independent of the linear motion of the slider.