Patent ID: 6419523
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A small form pluggable transceiver cage comprising:a top plate; a soleplate; a rear cover; a sidewall cover and two sidewalls, whereby the cage is made of a single plate of a conductive material; wherein two types of legs extend out of a lower edge of each sidewall, one being a compliant leg adapted to extend through a printed circuit board, and the other being a piggy leg adapted to abut against the printed circuit board; wherein at least one of the compliant legs comprises an elongate body having a free end, the free end being offset in a first direction; wherein the free end of the at least one compliant leg forms a lateral projection in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction; wherein each compliant leg comprises an elongate body having a free end, at least one of the compliant legs being offset in a direction different from that of the remaining compliant legs.