Patent ID: 7296937
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical module assembly configured to engage a receptacle assembly, the module assembly comprising: a module housing configured to be plugged into, and locked in, the receptacle assembly; a release mechanism joined to the module housing, the release mechanism being moveable between locked and unlocked positions, the release mechanism being configured to unlock the module housing from the receptacle assembly when the release mechanism moved from the locked position to the unlocked position; and a detection switch carried by the module housing, the detection switch monitoring a position of the release mechanism and providing electrical latched and unlatched state signals based on the position of the release mechanism, the latched state signal indicating that the module housing is locked in the receptacle assembly, the unlatched state signal indicating that the release mechanism is being moved to the unlocked position.