Patent ID: 7345890

Claim:
An module comprising: a circuit card; a faceplate attached to the circuit card; a rotating latching member, pivotally-coupled to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to a front face of the faceplate, and including, a shaft having first and second ends; a handle, coupled to the first end of the shaft; and a latching paddle, coupled to the shaft; a rear bearing support member mounted on the circuit card, to support the second end of the shaft; and a pivotal coupling to pivotally couple the rotating latching member to the faceplate such that application of each of a push force and a pull force upon the handle is transferred to the faceplate via the pivotal coupling, the pivotal coupling comprising: a flange, coupled to the handle and disposed on a front side of the faceplate; and a locking ring, coupled to the shaft and disposed in groove proximate to a back side of the faceplate.