Door hinge mechanism for telecommunications panel
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsDennis Ray Wells, Rodney C. Schoenfelder
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Abstract
A double jointed hinge mechanism for pivotally coupling a door to a telecommunications chassis includes an first hinge arm configured to be non-rotatably attached to the chassis, a second hinge arm non-rotatably attached to the door, and a third hinge arm pivotally attached to the first and second hinge arms. The hinge mechanism is configured such that the door can be placed in a first open position and a second open position through rotation about first and second rotational axes. In the first open position, the door is in a generally horizontal position and below the first rotational axis. In the second open position, the door is in a generally vertical position and forward of a vertical plane defined by the first rotational axis.
Claims16
A door hinge mechanism for pivotally coupling a door to a telecommunications chassis, the hinge mechanism comprising:
- a) a first hinge arm configured to be non-rotatably affixed to the telecommunications chassis;
- b) a second hinge arm configured to be non-rotatably affixed to the door;
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- c) a third hinge arm pivotally attached to the first hinge arm and pivotally attached to the second hinge arm
- d) wherein the third hinge arm is rotatable with respect to the first hinge arm about a first rotational axis and is rotatable with respect to the second hinge arm about a second rotational axis and wherein the first pivot axis is vertically below the second pivot axis when the door hinge mechanism is placed in a fully closed position and the first pivot axis is vertically above the second pivot axis when the door hinge mechanism is placed in a fully open position.
A telecommunications system comprising:
- a) a telecommunications chassis defining an open front face;
- b) a door pivotally attached to the telecommunications chassis via a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprising:
- i) a first hinge arm affixed to the telecommunications chassis;
- ii) a second hinge arm affixed to the door;
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- iii) a third hinge arm pivotally attached to the first hinge arm and pivotally attached to the second hinge arm;
- c) wherein the third hinge arm is rotatable with respect to the first hinge arm about a first rotational axis and is rotatable with respect to the second hinge arm about a second rotational axis and wherein the first pivot axis is vertically below the second pivot axis when the door hinge mechanism is placed in a fully closed position and the first pivot axis is vertically above the second pivot axis when the door hinge mechanism is placed in a fully open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.