US Patent 7380995 Latching mechanism for pluggable transceiver

Patent 7380995 was granted and assigned to Emcore Corporation on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Emcore Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

73809950

Patent Inventor Names

Seng-Kum Chan0

Date of Patent

June 3, 2008

Patent Application Number

113058830

Date Filed

December 19, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Brian Healy

Patent abstract

A pluggable connector, such as an optical transceiver is provided for coupling an information system unit to a fiber optical cable. The connector includes a housing, a moveable collar disposed on an optical connector end of the housing, said collar surrounding an optical connector, a cam connected to said moveable collar and a spring loaded latch extending from a side of said housing for engaging a receptacle on the information system unit so as to secure the connector in the receptacle, said cam engaging the spring loaded latch such that when the moveable collar is pulled in a direction away from the housing the latch is retracted to enable the connector to be released from the receptacle.