Optical transceiver module equipped with an elongated delatching pull tab, and a method

A method for delatching an optical transceiver module from a cage to enable the module to be extracted from the cage, the method comprising:

• providing an optical transceiver module mated with a cage, the cage having first and second side walls, a top and a bottom, the module comprising:
• an elongated delatching pull tab comprising:
• an elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated handle having a substantially rigid structure;
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• a pair of cantilever spring arms disposed on the distal end of the elongated handle, the pair of cantilever spring arms being capable of being positioned in an unloaded state and in a fully-loaded state;
• a slider having first and second side slide members that are in parallel planes and a transverse member interconnecting the first and second side slide members, the transverse member being mechanically coupled to the distal end of the elongated handle, the first and second side slide members having delatching features formed thereon;
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• a module housing mechanically coupled to the slider and to the distal end of the elongated handle;
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• exerting a force on the proximal end of the elongated handle in a first direction and with a magnitude sufficient to cause the pair of cantilever spring arms to be positioned in the fully-loaded state, wherein exertion of the force causes the slider to be pulled in a direction that is parallel to the first direction thereby causing the delatching features formed on the first and second side slide members to press outwardly against the first and second side walls of the cage to delatch the module housing from the cage.