Patent ID: 6570768
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A pluggable transceiver module, comprising:a housing having a first side and a face perpendicular to the first side, and a tab extending beyond the surface of the first side, and the tab sized to mate with a slot in a receptacle of a host device for receiving the pluggable transceiver module housing; a wedge slidably mounted on the first side proximate the tab; a lever slidably mounted to the first side of the housing and having an external end extending beyond the face of the housing; the wedge mounted to an internal end of the lever, 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 pluggable transceiver module from the receptacle; and said lever further including a recess on the external end enabling a person to at least partially insert a fingernail to grip and remove the pluggable transceiver module from a receptacle.