Ejector latch
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsArthur Harvey Zarnowitz, Craig Yamada
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides an ejector latch that advantageously maximizes the use of face plate space in a circuit pack. An embodiment of the invention also provides an ejector latch, where sufficient force or leverage can now be provided by the user by grabbing a movable handle portion of the ejector latch in order to disengage the ejector latch from a portion or component of a carrier. Therefore, the movable handle portion of the ejector latch advantageously permits the application of more force to the ejector latch, in order to permit easier disengagement of the latch from the carrier.
Claims14
An ejector latch, comprising:
- a latch base;
- a latch handle portion operatively coupled to the latch base;
- a spring-loaded movable handle portion movingly coupled to the latch handle portion, said spring-loaded movable handle portion being movable with respect to said latch handle portion so as to extend an effective length of said latch handle portion, wherein the movable handle portion is rotatable coupled to the latch handle portion, thereby enabling rotation of the spring-loaded movable handle portion with respect to the latch handle portion;
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- a handle release tab which, when actuated, causes a spring to move said spring-loaded movable handle portion with respect to said latch handle portion so as to extend the effective length of said latch handle portion.
A method of assembling an ejector latch, the method comprising:
- providing a latch handle portion;
- attaching a spring-loaded movable handle portion to the latch handle portion, wherein the movable handle portion is movingly coupled to the latch handle portion, said spring-loaded movable handle portion being movable with respect to said latch handle portion so as to extend an effective length of said latch handle portion, and wherein the spring-loaded movable handle portion is rotatable coupled to the latch handle portion, thereby enabling rotation of the movable handle portion with respect to the latch handle portion;
- providing a handle release tab which, when actuated, causes a spring to move said spring-loaded movable handle portion with respect to said latch handle portion so as to extend the effective length of said latch handle portion;
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- attaching the latch base to a face plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.