Patent ID: 7350984

Claim:
An optical device, comprising: an optical transceiver module array system, including: a host board; a plurality of daughter cards that are each operably connected to the host board; and a plurality of transceiver modules; a plurality of cages, wherein each cage is connected to a respective one of the plurality of daughter cards, and wherein each cage receives a respective one of the plurality of optoelectronic modules; and a latching mechanism that is attached to each transceiver module, comprising: a rotatable bail; and a pivot block having a lock pin, the pivot block being pivotally attached to the rotatable bail, wherein the lock pin engages a portion of the optical transceiver module array system when the bail and the pivot block are positioned in a specified configuration to selectively secure the transceiver module, wherein each latching mechanism further includes two curved recesses that are defined in surfaces of the respective transceiver module to each movably receive an end portion of the bail.