Fiber closure sealing apparatus
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a lid;
a hollow body projecting from the housing;
at least one grommet disposed in the hollow body for securing one or more fiber optic cables in an orifice accessed by a slit provided therein; and
a cap disposed in front of the hollow body to compress the grommet and seal components passing through the grommet into the housing.
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Abstract
Apparatus for enclosing a plurality of fiber optic cables in a sealed environment includes a housing, a lid, a hollow body projecting from the housing, at least one grommet disposed in the hollow body for securing one or more fiber optic cables in an orifice accessed by a slit provided therein and a cap disposed in front of the hollow body to compress the grommet and seal components passing through the grommet into the housing. The grommet is a single body with a plurality of orifices for receiving a plurality of fiber optic cables or a plurality of individually formed grommets each having one orifice.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a lid;
a hollow body projecting from the housing;
at least one grommet disposed in the hollow body for securing one or more fiber optic cables in an orifice accessed by a slit provided therein; and
a cap disposed in front of the hollow body to compress the grommet and seal components passing through the grommet into the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. An optical fiber interconnection sealing apparatus comprising:
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a multi-part housing defining an enclosure;
one or more hollow bodies projecting from the housing;
at least one grommet disposed in each of the one or more hollow bodies for securing one or more fiber optic cables in an orifice accessed by a slit provided therein; and
a cap disposed in front of each of the one or more hollow bodies to compress the grommet and seal components passing through the grommet into the housing.
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