Patent ID: 6994478

Claim:
An opto-electronic module capable of being selectively received within a cage receptacle of a system, the module comprising: a housing forming an interior portion that at least partially encloses a printed circuit board capable of electrically interfacing with the system when the module is operatively received within the cage receptacle; a latch key; and a bail latch that is operatively attached to the module so as to be selectively moveable between at least a first position and a second position, the bail latch including, a tab, the tab capable of causing the latch key to engage the module within the cage receptacle when the bail latch is placed in the first position, and capable of causing the latch key to disengage the module within the cage receptacle when the bail latch is placed in the second position, and a pulling arm configured to allow removal of the module from the cage receptacle when the bail latch is in the second position by applying a pulling force to the pulling arm.