Patent ID: 8199494

Claim:
A pluggable module, comprising: a shell defining a cavity within which a printed circuit board and one or more components are disposed, the shell including a front, back, first side, and second side; a module connector operatively connected to the printed circuit board near the back of the shell and extending from within the cavity to outside the shell through an opening defined in the back of the shell, the module connector configured to operatively couple the pluggable module to a host device; and one or more thumbscrews housed within one or more portions of the shell and configured to threadably secure the pluggable module to the host device, each of the one or more thumbscrews including: a screw head defining an opening and including one or more resilient members extending outward from a base of the screw head; a shaft defining a first end including a threaded portion and a second end including one or more cams radially protruding from the second end, the second end extending at least partially into the opening defined by the screw head; and a torque limiter that includes the one or more resilient members and the one or more cams.