Patent ID: 6991481

Claim:
An optical and electronic module capable of being secured within and released from a container, comprising: a top portion having a top side wall; a bottom portion coupled to the top portion and having a bottom side wall, the top side wall and bottom side wall being shaped so as to form a gap between the top portion and the bottom portion along a side of the module; a bail coupled to the bottom portion; a strip coupled to the bail, the strip having an outwardly flared tab, the outwardly flared tab movable within the gap, wherein a position of the outwardly flared tab with respect to a catch of the container determines whether the module is secured within the container; and at least one front port for insertion of an optical element, wherein the optical element while inserted prevents rotation of the bail from a latched position to an unlatched position and the optical element is only insertable into the at least one front port in the latched position due to interference of the bail in the unlatched position with the at least one front port.