Patent ID: 6368153
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A small form-factor pluggable transceiver cage comprising:a top plate; a bottom wall; a rear cover; two sidewalls; and a sidewall cover, wherein a plurality of outward spring tabs and inward spring tabs is formed on the cage, and the cage is made from a single piece of metallic material, wherein the rear cover comprises an inner panel and an outer panel, the inner panel extends from one of the sidewalls, and the outer panel extends from the top plate, wherein the outer panel forms a spring tab engaged with the inner panel, and wherein at least three legs depend from lower edges of the sidewalls, the legs comprise at least one compliant leg, at least one needle eye leg and at least one support leg, the at least one compliant leg and the at least one needle eye leg are adapted to be extended through corresponding holes in a printed circuit board, the at least one needle eye leg comprises an elliptical body and an elliptical hole defined in a middle of the elliptical body, and the at least one support leg is adapted to abut the printed circuit board.