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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Toan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary Myers, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jimmy Leung, Fremont, CA (US);
Saeed Seyed, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael Chern, San Jose, CA (US);
Toan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary Myers, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jimmy Leung, Fremont, CA (US);
Saeed Seyed, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael Chern, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, and a connector supported by the circuit board. The connector is configured to electrically connect with a pluggable transceiver module having a retention post. The circuit board assembly further includes a cage supported by the circuit board. The cage includes a cage body defining (i) a circuit board side which faces the circuit board, (ii) an opposing side which faces away from the circuit board, and (iii) a cavity within which the module substantially resides during module operation. The connector is substantially disposed within the cavity. The cage further includes a tab is configured to engage the retention post of the module when the module substantially resides within the cavity defined by the cage body. The tab resides on the opposing side defined by the cage body. Such an assembly enables installation of the module with its belly side up.