Patent ID: 7955003

Claim:
A bail release mechanism comprising: a bail configured to be attached to a shell of a module, the module including a latch pin configured to engage a structure of a receptacle in a host device in which the module is inserted to secure the module within the receptacle, the bail further configured to rotate about a first axis between a latched position and an unlatched position, the first axis being in a fixed position relative to the shell; and a de-latching member attached to the bail at a second axis that is offset from the first axis, the de-latching member configured to rotate about the second axis, the second axis being movable relative to the shell, the de-latching member including a first end configured to displace the structure of the receptacle during rotation of the de-latching member to disengage the latch pin from the structure, wherein the de-latching member comprises: a second end opposing the first end; a plurality of coaxial posts configured to be inserted into corresponding holes in the bail, the corresponding holes in the bail defining the second axis; and a pivot bar defining a third axis offset from the first axis and the second axis, the de-latching member additionally configured to rotate about the third axis.