Optical transceiver bail latch

Claim 1

A hot-pluggable optical transceiver device for mounting in a host device comprising: an optical sub-assembly for converting electrical signals into optical signals or optical signals into electrical signals; a housing supporting the optical sub-assembly hot pluggable into the host device along an insertion direction; an optical connector for receiving an optical fiber for transmitting the optical signals to the optical sub-assembly; an electrical connector for transmitting the electrical signals between the optical sub-assembly and the host device; a latch pivotally mounted on the housing between a latched and an unlatched position for holding the housing in the host device; and a bail pivotally mounted on the housing for pivoting between a rest and a removal position, in which the latch is pivoted into the unlatched position, the bail including: a grip portion extending transverse to the optical connector; first and second side arms extending perpendicularly from the grip portion and parallel to each other, defining a rotation plane; and first and second lever arms extending from the first and second side arms, respectively, out of the rotation plane for applying a force to the latch when rotated into the removal position.