Patent ID: 7507111

Claim:
An optical transceiver module having transceiver electronics and optics to convert optical signals into electrical signals or electrical signals into optical signals, the module comprising: a fiber optic cable receptacle that is capable of receiving one or more fiber optic cable connectors; a movable pivot lever rotatably engaged with the cable receptacle and having a locking member that is configured to selectively engage a host port, the pivot lever being configured to allow removal of the module from within a host port, wherein movement of the pivot lever manipulates the locking member in a manner so as disengage the module from within the host port, wherein a length of the pivot lever extends beyond a front plane of the optical transceiver module and allows for a user to apply upward pressure to a leading edge of the pivot lever, pivoting the pivot lever about the pivot point to release the locking member; and a biasing member that biases the moveable pivot lever in a latched position, wherein the biasing member is a metal portion of a housing of the transceiver module that is formed as a leaf spring.