Patent ID: 7780361

Claim:
A solderable surface-mounted card guide assembly configured to receive and ensure the connectivity of a pluggable electro-optic module into an optical communications component comprising a board, the solderable surface-mounted card guide assembly comprising: a plurality of card guides, wherein each of the plurality of card guides comprises an internally-slotted rail that is configured to slidingly receive a guide manufactured into a side of the pluggable electro-optic module, wherein each of the internal slots is substantially coextensive with the corresponding rail along its length; one or more tooling pins disposed on a bottom surface of each of the plurality of card guides and configured to selectively engage a corresponding hole manufactured or drilled into the board of the optical communications component; and one or more solderable mounting tabs disposed along a length of each of the plurality of card guides and configured to be selectively soldered to a surface of the board of the optical communications component.