Patent ID: 11921337
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A sealing unit for a cabinet containing optical components, the sealing unit comprising:
a gasket defining a plurality of apertures configured to provide a seal around a plurality of optical fiber cables, the gasket having an interior side to face the interior of the cabinet and an exterior side to face an exterior of the cabinet;
a first retaining device located on the interior side of the gasket;
a second retaining device located on the exterior side of the gasket;
the first and second retaining devices each comprising a plurality of channels, each channel being aligned with a respective aperture of the gasket and each channel being configured to receive one of the plurality of optical fiber cables; and
each channel having a profile defined by a plurality of protruding surfaces configured to restrain longitudinal movement of an optical fiber cable received therein without contact with a collar on the optical fiber cable, the protruding surfaces compressing a coating of the optical fiber cable when the optical fiber cable is inserted in the corresponding channel.