Patent ID: 7201520

Claim:
An optical module for communicating with an optical connector, said optical module being plugged in a space formed by a plurality of walls of a cage mounted on a host board, at least one of said walls of said cage including a resilient latch protruding into said space, comprising: an optical sub-assembly including an optical device therein; a housing providing a projection butting against an edge of said resilient latch when said optical module is plugged in said cage; a receptacle body having one end and another end, said one end including a receptacle for mating with said optical connector and said other end installing said optical sub-assembly, said receptacle body further including an opening; and an actuator slidable between a first position and a second position, said actuator including a pair of arms and a center portion connecting said arms, a span between said arms being longer than a length of said center portion, said center portion including a flange to be inserted into said opening of said receptacle body, said actuator pressing said resilient latch of the cage outward from said space at said second position, wherein said optical module is disengaged from said cage by sliding said actuator from said first position to said second position, and wherein said actuator is, when said optical connector is mated with said receptacle body, unable to slide from said first position to said second position by butting said flange against said optical connector inserted into said receptacle body.