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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
William D Smith, Marietta, GA (US);
Harbin C Farr, Marietta, GA (US);
Craig O Belflower, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Wendi J Sams, Atlanta, GA (US);
Communications Technology Corporation, Madison, AL (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for a terminal block that provides a telecommunications transmission connection. The enclosure includes a housing that defines an interior region adapted to support a terminal block. The housing has an open front face and includes a rear wall, and a number of side walls that border the interior region. A cover is attached to one side wall of the housing for covering the interior region. The cover is moveable to a partially open, a widely open, or a fully open position to allow access to the interior region of the housing. One side wall of the housing includes a socket member that defines a groove. A hinge structure is rotatably moveable within the socket member for attaching the cover to a side wall of the housing. Biasing means are seated within the groove and interposed between the hinge structure and socket member. The biasing means bias the cover against rotatable movement between the closed position and the partially open position, or between the partially open position and the widely open position, or between the widely open position and the fully open position. The biasing means includes a leaf spring having first and second flexible legs, the first of which is secured within the groove, the second of which contacts the hinge structure to provide a resistive force against rotatable movement of the hinge structure.