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

Claim 22:
23. A sealed enclosure including the cable sealant arrangement of claim 1, the sealed enclosure containing:
a tray mount and a fiber management tray that are coupled together by a pivot interlock that when interlocked couples the tray mount and the fiber management tray together by a pivotal connection that allows the fiber management tray to pivot relative to the tray mount between a first pivot position and a second pivot position;
the pivot interlock including a detent pivot arrangement and a guide pivot arrangement;
the detent pivot arrangement including a detent pivot pin portion integrated with one of the tray mount and the fiber management tray, the detent pivot arrangement also including a detent receptacle integrated with the other of the tray mount and the fiber management tray, the detent receptacle being configured for receiving the detent pivot portion when the pivot interlock is interlocked, the detent pivot pin portion including a plurality of pin flat surfaces positioned circumferentially about the detent pivot pin portion, the detent receptacle defining a plurality of receptacle flat surfaces;
the guide pivot arrangement including a cylindrical pivot pin portion integrated with one of the tray mount and the fiber management tray, the guide pivot arrangement also including a guide receptacle integrated with the other of the tray mount and the fiber management tray, the guide receptacle being configured for receiving the cylindrical pivot pin portion when the pivot interlock is interlocked, the guide receptacle having an open end positioned opposite from a closed end, the open end being configured to allow the cylindrical pivot pin portion to be inserted into the guide receptacle, the closed end including a guide surface having a concave curvature that curves along a convex curvature of the cylindrical pivot pin portion when the pivot interlock is interlocked; and
wherein when the pivot interlock is interlocked, a pivot axis about which the fiber management tray pivots extends axially though the cylindrical pivot pin portion, the detent pivot pin portion, the guide receptacle, and the detent receptacle, wherein as the fiber management tray is pivoted between the first pivot position and the second pivot position, at least some of the pin flat surfaces and the receptacle flat surfaces engage one another to cause the detent receptacle to elastically deform and the cylindrical pivot pin portion to concurrently pivots within the guide receptacle, and wherein an interaction between at least some of the pin flat surfaces and the receptacle flat surfaces provides a tray retention force for retaining the fiber management tray in the first and second pivot positions.