Abstract: A fiber optic connector release mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism may be used to release a transceiver module housed in a cage that is permanently mounted on a printed circuit board. The release mechanism may include a cam mounted bail that rotates a U-shaped flange through a two stage travel path to urge the bail forward in a slide path on the transceiver module. As the bail begins to move forward, wedge elements at the end of a pair of slide arms extending rearward from the bail may contact locking tabs on the cage, forcing the locking tabs outward. As the locking tabs are forced outward, the shoulders of the transceiver module are released, and the transceiver module is free to slide out of the cage as the operator pulls on the bail.

Abstract: A fiber optic connector release mechanism that is used to release a transceiver module from a cage assembly includes a pivoting bail that operates a slide plate on the transceiver module. The locking mechanism comprises a locking projection on an underside of the module housing which mates with an aperture in a flexible locking tab on an underside of the cage. When the release mechanism is actuated, a flexible lifting tab on the slide plate is urged upward by a trailing edge of the locking projection on an underside of the module housing, which in turn moves the locking tab on the cage upward, thereby disengaging the locking tab from the locking projection.

Abstract: A package for a fiber optic transceiver that integrates the intermediate rear gasket into the lower body of the transceiver package. As such, the EMI fingers are much thicker than current art EMI fingers, 0.010? thick as compared to current art 0.002? thick. In current art devices, providing such robust EMI fingers is not possible. The connecting pins that secure the transceiver cage to the PCB are self-centering press-fit pins formed from a plurality of legs. At least one of the legs provides an electrical connection point for the transceiver on which the pins are used. The connecting pin is formed so that the legs act as leaf springs to securely hold the connector in place in the proper installation hole in the board on which the transceiver is installed. The pins are stamped from sheet metal with a progressive die process. By changing the amount of flexion in the legs of the pin, the pressure required to insert the pin into a connection hole, and hence the retaining pressure, can be varied.

Abstract: A fiber optic connector release mechanism that is used on a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly permanently mounted on a printed circuit board. The release mechanism comprises a sliding handle operated by a cam mounted bail. The cam mounted bail has a two stage travel path. When the bail is released from its locked position, it rotates through the first stage of the cam slot through an arc of approximately 45°. As the bail rotates past 45° in the second stage of the cam slot, the cooperation of a first axis pin mounted in the cam slot and a second axis pin mounted in a straight second slot in the handle urges the handle forward in a slide path on the transceiver module. As the handle begins to move forward, wedge elements at the ends of a pair of slide arms extending rearward from the handle contact locking tabs on the cage assembly. As the handle slides forward in the slide path, the wedge elements force the locking tabs outward.

Abstract: A self-centering press-fit pin that is typically used to secure components to a printed circuit board (PCB). The device includes more than one leg, the legs providing connection points for the component on which the pins are installed. The pin is formed so that the legs act as leaf springs to securely hold the connector in place in the proper installation hole in the board on which the component is installed. The pins are stamped from sheet metal with a progressive die process. By changing the amount of flexion in the legs of the pin, the pressure required to insert the pin into, and remove the pin from, a connection hole can be varied.