Patent ID: 7213979

Claim:
A latching apparatus of a pluggable optical transceiver module connected to an optical connector and electrically connected to a cage assembly, the latching apparatus comprising: a module housing, which is extended in a length direction and used to latch and fix the pluggable optical transceiver module to the cage assembly, having a locking arm formed on its base, said module housing having an outer circumference; the cage assembly having a locking catch disposed on its base for latching and fixing the module housing and cage assembly together; and a clip-type latch used to release the module housing from the cage assembly by moving in response to pulling a knob, disposed on top of the clip-type latch when the module housing is unplugged from the cage assembly, said latch having a plurality of parts that are assembled such that said latch passes, upon assembly of said parts, through said circumference and such that said latch and the module housing are collectively attachable to the cage assembly and subject to said release, a part of said plurality sliding in a direction of said pulling responsively to said pulling.