Patent ID: 8226305

Claim:
A release mechanism for a transceiver module, the release mechanism comprising: a bail rotatably mounted on the transceiver module, the bail including a U-shaped flange; an arm assembly nested in the bail, the arm assembly including a pair of arms that extend rearward; a locking configuration including a boss disposed on one of the bail and the arm assembly and a dimple disposed on another of the bail and the arm assembly, the dimple being corresponding to the boss for receiving the boss so as to secure the bail in a locked position; and a cage to receive the transceiver module, the cage including locking tabs in opposing side panels thereof, the cage being adapted to be mounted on a printed circuit board; wherein the bail is totatably mounted on the transceiver module by an axis that passes through a slot in the arm assembly, the U-shaped flange surrounds both an inner surface and an outer surface of the arm assembly, and the locking arms include elements that receive the locking tabs of the cage.