Patent ID: 8023270

Claim:
An optoelectronic transceiver assembly, comprising: a cage defining a receiving space therein with an opening, and comprising a retaining tab, wherein the retaining tab defines a retaining hole therein; a transceiver module received in the receiving space through the opening; and a release mechanism, comprising: a latch pivotally attached to the transceiver module with a first pivot, the latch comprising a latch block projecting from a first end of the latch operable to be received in the retaining hole of the retaining tab, wherein the first pivot is located between the latch block and the second end; and a trigger rotatably attached to a second end of the latch with a second pivot, the trigger comprising a cam mechanism around the second pivot; wherein when the transceiver module is received in the receiving space of the cage, the first end of the latch separates from the transceiver module, and when the trigger rotates about the second pivot, the cam mechanism drives the second end of the latch apart from the transceiver module, and the first end of the latch correspondingly moves toward the transceiver module and the latch block withdraws from the retaining hole of the retaining tab.