US Patent 11073667 Pluggable transceiver retainer

An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver, and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage with a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing, and a retainer configured to engage both the slider and the housing to retain the slider with respect to the housing. The retainer may include a first protrusion sized and shaped to be positioned in a slot defined by the housing, and a second protrusion sized and shaped to abut the slider.