Patent ID: 9389368
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G02B,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle housing comprising a module cavity defined by a top wall and opposed side walls extending to a bottom opposite the top wall, the module cavity having a port at a front end of the receptacle housing, the receptacle housing having a locating feature in the module cavity; and a communication connector positioned in the receptacle housing, the communication connector having a mating interface; wherein the module cavity is sized and configured to selectively receive a finned pluggable module having a plurality of heat transfer fins extending therefrom and is configured to selectively receive an un-finned pluggable module having a thickness dimension that is less than a thickness dimension of the finned pluggable module, the mating interface of the communication connector being selectively matable with both the finned pluggable module and the un-finned pluggable module, the locating features being configured to engage and locate both the finned pluggable module and the un-finned pluggable module depending on which of the finned pluggable module or the un-finned pluggable module is loaded into the module cavity.