Patent ID: 11892696
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 23:
24. A sealed enclosure including the cable sealant arrangement of claim 1, the sealed enclosure containing a tray and a component that detachably mounts to the tray, the tray and the component including a mechanical connection interface including:
a first connection interface arrangement defining an attachment opening defining a groove portion and an enlarged portion, the groove portion having a length that extends along a first reference axis and a first width that extends perpendicular to the first reference axis, the enlarged portion defining a second width perpendicular to the first reference axis that is larger than the first width, the first connection interface arrangement further including a flexible cantilever latch positioned within the enlarged portion of the attachment opening, the flexible cantilever latch having a length that extends along the first reference axis, the flexible cantilever latch including a base end and a free end, the enlarged portion of the attachment opening including an interlock receiving portion defined between the free end of the flexible cantilever latch and the groove portion of the attachment opening, the free end of the flexible cantilever latch defining a stop surface, and the flexible cantilever latch defining a stop receptacle;
a second connection interface arrangement configured to interlock with the first connection interface arrangement, the second connection interface arrangement including an interlock and a stop aligned along a second reference line, the stop including a stop surface, the interlock defining a third width that extends perpendicular to the second reference line, the third width being smaller than the second width and larger than the first width;
wherein at least one of the stop receptacle and the stop includes a ramp surface;
wherein the second connection interface arrangement is connected to the first connection interface arrangement by orienting the second connection interface arrangement in a first position relative to the first connection interface arrangement in which: a) the first and second reference axes are aligned; b) the interlock is received within interlock receiving portion of the enlarged portion of the attachment opening; and c) the first stop is positioned within the stop receptacle of the of the flexible cantilever latch; and then sliding the second connection interface arrangement along the aligned first and second reference axes from the first position to a second position in which: a) the interlock is received within and interlocked with the groove portion of the attachment opening; b) the stop is positioned within the interlock receiving portion of the enlarged portion of the attachment opening with the stop surface of the stop opposing the stop surface at the free end of the flexible cantilever latch; and
wherein as the second connection interface arrangement is slid from the first position to the second position, the ramp surface causes the flexible cantilever latch to deflect from a latching position to an unlatched position, and wherein after the stop moves past the free end of the flexible cantilever latch the flexible cantilever latch elastically returns from the unlatched position to the latching position.