Patent ID: 11927821
Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A hinge structure for pivotally mounting a first telecommunications element to a second telecommunications element, the hinge structure comprising:
a hinge pin provided on the first telecommunications element;
a hinge pin receiver provided on the second telecommunications element;
wherein the hinge pin defines a generally cylindrical shape formed from a right pin half and a left pin half that are separated by a notch, the notch configured to accommodate and receive a divider structure defined by the hinge pin receiver of the second telecommunications element when the first telecommunications element is mounted on the second telecommunications element, such that the divider structure of the hinge pin receiver of the second telecommunications element has to be aligned with the notch of the hinge pin of the first telecommunications element in order to mount the first telecommunications element to the second telecommunications element;
wherein the divider structure divides the hinge pin receiver into two separate receiver halves, each receiver half configured to receive one of the right pin half and the left pin half, the divider structure configured to abut the right and the left pin halves when the first telecommunications element has been mounted on the second telecommunications element to limit movement of the first telecommunications element with respect to the second telecommunications element in a right-to-left direction;
wherein the hinge pin further comprises a rib extending downwardly from each of the right pin half and the left pin half in a direction from a top side of the first telecommunications element toward a bottom side of the first telecommunications element, wherein each rib defines a rear abutting surface that is configured to abut a first stop surface defined on the second telecommunications element and a front abutting surface that is configured to abut a second stop surface defined on the second telecommunications element to cooperatively form positive stops to limit pivotal motion of the first telecommunications element with respect to the second telecommunications element, wherein the rear abutting surface of each rib is configured to abut the first stop surface when the first telecommunications element is in a neutral, closed position with respect to the second telecommunications element, and wherein the front abutting surface of each rib is configured to abut the second stop surface when the first telecommunications element is in a pivoted, open position with respect to the second telecommunications element.