Patent ID: 9572285
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G02B,H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. A pluggable module comprising: a pluggable body extending between a mating end and a cable end, the pluggable body comprising a single-piece, unitary shell defining a cavity, the shell being seamless around a perimeter of the shell, the pluggable body including an opening in the shell; an internal circuit board held in the cavity and surrounded by the unitary shell, the internal circuit board being provided at an end of a cable communicatively coupled to the internal circuit board, wherein the pluggable body is configured to be plugged into a receptacle assembly such that the internal circuit board is communicatively coupled to a communication connector of the receptacle assembly; and a securing mechanism received in the opening to engage the internal circuit board and to secure the internal circuit board to the shell.