Patent ID: 7537476

Claim:
An optical transceiver module comprising: an optical transceiver module housing, the housing having at least a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed therein for receiving a first optical fiber connector and a second optical fiber connector, respectively, the module housing having at least an upper surface and a lower surface; a latching bail mechanism mechanically coupled to the transceiver module housing, the latching bail mechanism having at least a bail, a latch base and a lock pin, the bail being configured to be positioned in a locked position and in an unlocked position, the lock pin being configured to be placed in an extended position and in a retracted position, wherein placing the bail in the locked position causes the lock pin to be placed in the extended position, and wherein placing the bail in the unlocked position causes the lock pin to be placed in the retracted position, the latch base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lock pin being disposed on the lower surface of a distal end of the latch base; and wherein one of the upper surface of the latch base and the lower surface of the module housing has a boss formed thereon, and wherein one of the upper surface of the latch base and the lower surface of the module housing has a boss pocket formed therein, the boss pocket having a shape that is generally complimentary of a shape of the boss such that when the latching bail mechanism is in the locked position, the boss is in a mating relationship with the boss pocket, and wherein forces exerted on the latch lock pin by elements other than the latching bail mechanism when the latch lock pin is in the fully extended position are transferred through the mated boss and boss pocket to the module housing.