Pin connector

A hinge to connect a first part and a second part, comprising:

• a first pin protruding from the first part or the second part along an axis of rotation;
• a second pin protruding from the first part or the second part opposite the first pin along the axis of rotation;
• a first receiver on the other of the first part or the second part to receive the first pin;
• a second receiver on the other of the first part or the second part to receive the second pin;
• the pins and receivers configured with respect to one another on the parts such that the first pin can be received into the first receiver and then the second pin received into the second receiver to connect the parts but both pins cannot be received simultaneously into the receivers;
• a collar on the first pin protruding from the first part or the second part;
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• a spring tab on the other of the first part or the second part to engage the collar, the spring tab movable between a retaining position in which the spring tab engages the collar to retain the pins in the receivers and a detached position in which the spring tab does not engage the collar to not retain the pins in the receivers, the spring tab biased toward the retaining position.

A printer housing having a removable panel through which an interior of the housing may be accessed, a frame supporting the panel, and a hinge removably connecting the panel to the frame, the hinge including:

• first and second pins positioned opposite one another on the panel along an axis of rotation;
• first and second receivers on the frame supporting the first and second pins, a first distance between the receivers shorter than a second distance between protruding ends of the pins such that the first pin can be inserted into the first receiver and then the second pin inserted into the second receiver but both pins cannot be inserted simultaneously into the receivers;
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• a collar on the first pin and a spring tab on the frame near the first receiver, the spring tab movable between a retained position in which the spring tab engages the collar to retain the pins in the receivers and a detached position in which the spring tab does not engage the collar to not retain the pins in the receivers, the spring tab biased toward the retained position.