Patent ID: 7099550

Claim:
An optical component system comprising: a printed circuit board having a faceplate removably connected thereto, said faceplate being releasably attached to said printed circuit board, an angular optical component retainer housing extending through said faceplate and being connected to said faceplate, said retainer housing having a main body portion, a first section and a second section and said main body portion is connected to said faceplate, said first section of said housing includes an opening for receiving and retaining an optical component, said second section of said housing includes an opening for receiving and retaining said optical component, said first section includes an upper wall having an upper cam slot therein and a lower wall having a lower cam slot therein, an insertion and removal mechanism for inserting and removing said optical component from said housing, said mechanism includes a handle connected to an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall, said upper sidewall having a first cam and a first projection, said lower sidewall having a second cam and a second projection, whereby, when said mechanism is inserted in said housing said first cam is received into said upper cam slot and said second cam is received into said lower cam slot.