Patent ID: 7213980

Claim:
An optical transceiver for receiving an optical connector, said optical transceiver being pluggable to a host system that provides a rail system having a pair of rails between which said optical transceiver is inserted, said optical transceiver comprising: a mechanism for latching and de-latching said optical transceiver with said rail system, said mechanism including, a latch lever with a pivot, a sliding end, and a hooking end, said sliding end and said hooking end pivotally moving around said pivot, and an elastic member for pushing said hooking end toward the outside of said optical transceiver; and a grip slidable along a direction where said optical connector is received for manipulating said latch lever, said grip including a sliding surface inclined along said direction, said hooking end being drawn within said optical transceiver by sliding said sliding end on said sliding surface as said grip is being slid, wherein said grip takes a closest position to said elastic member when said optical transceiver is free from said rail system and said optical connector is released from said optical transceiver.