Patent ID: 8227696

Claim:
A sealant-filled enclosure assembly for environmentally protecting a connection between cables, the sealant-filled enclosure assembly comprising: a housing selectively configurable between an open position to receive the connection and a closed position wherein the housing defines an enclosure cavity to contain the connection, wherein the housing has a housing end through which a cable can be received and includes: at least one sealant cavity; and a port control system including: a first gate member that is selectively deflectable from a closed position, wherein the first gate member blocks a first cable port, to an open position, wherein the first cable port is open to permit a first cable to extend into the enclosure cavity through the first cable port; and a second gate member that is selectively deflectable from a closed position, wherein the second gate member blocks a second cable port, to an open position, wherein the second cable port is open to permit a second cable to extend into the enclosure cavity through the second cable port; wherein the first and second gate members are located laterally side-by-side on the housing end; and wherein each of the first and second gate members is rigid or semi-rigid and free of tear and shear lines; and a mass of sealant disposed in the at least one sealant cavity; wherein: the housing defines, when closed, a tubular extension defining a reservoir on a side of the first and second gate members opposite the enclosure cavity; and the tubular extension is configured to collect and retain in the reservoir sealant exuded from the enclosure cavity through the first and second cable ports.