US 12,228,780 B2
Telecommunications distribution elements
Pieter Vermeulen, Westerlo (BE); Johan Geens, Bunsbeek (BE); and Peter Claes, Berlaar (BE)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed by COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/589,941.
Application 16/811,850 is a division of application No. 16/062,060, granted, now 10,606,007, issued on Mar. 31, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2016/081564, filed on Dec. 16, 2016.
Application 18/589,941 is a continuation of application No. 18/191,582, filed on Mar. 28, 2023, granted, now 11,927,821.
Application 18/191,582 is a continuation of application No. 17/563,590, filed on Dec. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,630,276, issued on Apr. 18, 2023.
Application 17/563,590 is a continuation of application No. 17/032,460, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,226,461, issued on Jan. 18, 2022.
Application 17/032,460 is a continuation of application No. 16/811,850, filed on Mar. 6, 2020, granted, now 10,788,639, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/343,473, filed on May 31, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/268,292, filed on Dec. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0411097 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4446 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4452 (2013.01); G02B 6/4453 (2013.01); G02B 6/4455 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first telecommunications element configured to be removably and pivotally mounted to a second telecommunications element, the first telecommunications element comprising:
a hinge pin provided on the first telecommunications element that is configured to form a part of a hinge structure that also comprises a hinge pin receiver provided on the second telecommunications element for pivotally mounting the first telecommunications element to 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.