Patent ID: 7380995
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A pluggable connector, such as an optical transceiver for coupling an information system unit to a fiber optical cable, comprising: a housing; a moveable collar disposed on an optical connector end of the housing, said collar surrounding an optical connector; a cam connected to said moveable collar, said cam having an active area extending parallel to an axis of movement of the moveable collar with a minimum height of the cam surface located relatively nearest the moveable collar and a maximum height of the cam surface located at a distal end of the actuator; and a spring loaded latch extending from a side of said housing for engaging a receptacle on the information system unit so as to secure the connector in the receptacle, said cam engaging the spring loaded latch such that when the moveable collar is in a deactivated position adjacent the housing, the minimum height of the cam is adjacent the latch and when the moveable collar is pulled in a direction away from the housing the cam moves relative to the latch from a position where the minimum height of the cam is adjacent the latch to the position where the maximum height of the cam engages and retracts the latch to enable the connector to be released from the receptacle.