Patent ID: 6872010

Claim:
A fiber optic connector release mechanism in combination with a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly comprising: a sliding handle and a rotating bail, said bail is mounted on said handle by a first axis pin received in an eccentric cam slot in said handle, and a second axis pin received in a straight second slot in said handle; wherein said transceiver module is held in place in said cage assembly by at least one locking tab protruding inward from a side of said cage assembly, said locking tab being received in a slide path formed in a side of a transceiver module housing, and said handle comprises a pair of arms received in said slide path, said arms having at distal ends thereof a wedge element; such that when said release mechanism is in a locked position, said handle is in a rearmost position in said slide path, and said at least one locking tab protrudes into said slide path so as to secure said transceiver module, and when said bail is rotated to a released position, said handle moves to a forward position in said slide path, causing said wedge elements to push against said at least one locking tab so as to move said at least one locking tab out of said slide path, thereby releasing said transceiver module from said cage assembly.