Patent ID: 7287916
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical transceiver utilized in a combination with a cage installed on a host system and optically coupled with an optical fiber accompanying with an optical connector to be mated with the optical transceiver, comprising: an optical receptacle for receiving the optical connector; a bail including a pair of legs and a grip portion bridging the legs, the bail being attached to the optical receptacle so as to surround the optical receptacle by the grip portion and the legs, the bail capable of rotating such that the grip portion traversing the optical receptacle with a gap; and an actuator including an axis and two arms putting the axis therebetween, one of arms coupling with the bail and the other arms providing a projection, the actuator being movable in a seesaw motion by the axis as a center of a rotation, wherein the gap between the grip portion and the optical receptacle when the grip portion positions in the front of the optical receptacle is greater than the gap when the grip portion positions in the top or the bottom of the optical receptacle.