Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1997-09-12
1999-05-04
Sanghavi, Hemang
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 88, 385 89, G02B 636
Patent
active
059012633
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a locking bail that when in the locked position prevents the removal of an optical link module from a host system and when in the unlocked position provides a handle that facilitates the removal of an optical link module. By providing a locking bail, the packing density of modules in a host may be increased. The bail provides a handle which is accessible from the front of the module when the module is unlocked. The locking bail typically engages inclined planes on latch arms that secure an optical link module to the host system.
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Gaio David P.
Murphy Tim K.
Swain Miles F.
Thatcher Raymond J.
Barns Stephen W.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Sanghavi Hemang
Stinebruner Scott A.
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