Patent ID: 8648258

Claim:
A port entry device configured to be mounted on a communication cable, the port entry device comprising: a tubular housing having a interior passageway between a first end of the housing and a second end of the housing, wherein the housing has an elliptical cross section and wherein the interior passageway includes a first cable channel and a second cable channel, wherein the port entry device includes at least one strain relief bracket disposed on the first end of the housing; a split sleeve that is fittable around the communication cable and is removably disposed within the interior passageway of the housing, wherein the split sleeve comprises a pair of shell members, wherein each of the shell members has a pair of troughs for receiving a telecommunication cable separated by a land area disposed between the troughs to ensure proper spacing between the telecommunication cables; and a pair of clamping nuts attachable to the second end of the housing to secure the split sleeve within the housing.