Patent ID: 7699536

Claim:
A pluggable optical transceiver inserted into and extracted from a cage mounted on a host system, the cage providing a keyhole, the transceiver comprising: an optical receptacle configured to receive an optical connector; an actuator assembled with the optical receptacle, the actuator providing a hooking portion with a hook, a supporting portion and a body portion with a first arched surface, the hooking portion and the body portion performing a seesaw motion by the supporting portion as a center to engage and disengage the hook with keyhole of the cage; a bail assembled with the optical receptacle, the bail including a pair of legs and a bridge connecting the legs, the leg providing an axial hole and a cam projection, the cam projection, connected with a rotation of the bail with the axial hole as a center, sliding on the first arched surface of the actuator to induce the seesaw motion of the actuator; and a release button attached to the optical receptacle to be configured, when the button is pushed, to slip under the body portion of the actuator to bring the seesaw motion of the actuator and to push the cam projection to induce the rotation of the bail.