US Patent 9929500 Pluggable transceiver module with integrated release mechanism

The invention described herein includes a pluggable transceiver module comprising a release mechanism for decoupling the module from a computer connection port. In one embodiment, the module release mechanism comprises a release structure having integrated flexure and linking members. The integrated flexure and linking members may be configured to facilitate locking the module in a computer connection port to prevent a small unintentional force from unseating the module and disturbing the module's electrical and optical connections. The release structure may be configured to unlock the module from a computer connection port by displacing a latch feature disposed in a cage assembly inside a computer connection port.