Patent ID: 7357582

Claim:
A pluggable optical transceiver for receiving an optical connector, engaged with a host system that provides a rail system having a pair of rails between which said optical transceiver is inserted, said optical transceiver comprising: a lower housing having a mechanism pair of latching mechanisms in each side of said lower housing for latching said optical transceiver with said rail system of said host system; an upper housing for forming an optical receptacle co-operating with said lower housing, said optical receptacle receiving said optical connector; an optical assembly having an optical axis connected to said optical connector; a holder for fixing said optical assembly to said lower and upper housings and for latching said optical connector in said optical receptacle; and a grip slidable along said optical axis around said optical receptacle for manipulating said latching mechanisms, wherein said grip automatically takes a closest position to said optical receptacle when said optical transceiver is free from said rail system and said optical connector is released from said optical receptacle.