Patent ID: 6872891

Claim:
In combination, an end plate for a splice case and an expansion ring for expanding a perimeter of the end plate, the end plate having first and second flat coterminous opposite sides and formed of at least two end plate sections, each end plate section having an edge, the edges of said at least two end plate sections opposing and abutting each other in mating relationship whereby to define at least two apertures, each through both sides of the end plate and through which cables can be inserted, the expansion ring being designed to fit around the end plate perimeter, the expansion ring having first and second flat coterminous opposite sides and formed of at least two expansion ring sections, each expansion ring section having an edge, the edges of said at least two expansion ring sections opposing and abutting each other in mating relationship whereby to define at least one aperture through which the cad plate can be inserted, the first side of the expansion ring being coplanar with the first side of the end plate, and the second side of the expansion ring being coplanar with the second side of the end plate.