Patent ID: 7364446

Claim:
A pluggable transceiver to be inserted into and latched with a cage provided in a host system, comprising: a receptacle member having a pair of sides and a center partition, said pair of sides each providing axial projection; a bail, attached to said receptacle member, having a pair of leg portions and a bridge portion connecting said leg portions, each leg portion having an opening to receive said axial projection provided in said receptacle member such that said bail rotates with said axial projection as a center of rotation; and an actuator having an arm portion, a support portion, and a body portion, said arm portion and said body portion capable of moving in seesaw motion with said support portion as a pivot of said motion, said arm portion providing a hook in an end portion thereof to engage with said cage, wherein said bail has a cam for converting said rotation of said bail into said seesaw motion of said actuator to release said hook from said cage.