Patent ID: 8735744

Claim:
A cable attachment assembly for sealing and retaining at least one cable entering a telecommunications closure through an opening defined in the telecommunications closure, the cable attachment assembly comprising: an adapter body, the adapter body associated with the opening of the telecommunications closure, the adapter body providing at least one opening for allowing passage of the at least one cable; a grommet device, the grommet device associated with the at least one opening of the adapter body, the grommet device defining at least one passageway for allowing the at least one cable to traverse the grommet device in a generally axial direction relative to the at least one cable; a bolt portion, the bolt portion capable of selectively applying a compressive force upon the grommet device such that the grommet device is configured to engage the outer surface of the at least one cable; and a grommet washer associated with the grommet device and the bolt portion, wherein the grommet washer: has at least one opening to allow the at least one cable to pass through; includes a flat region and a raised region; and is sandwiched between the bolt portion and the grommet device, the flat region engaging an outer portion of an end of the grommet device on one side and a peripheral surface of the bolt portion on an opposite side, the raised region being oriented away from the grommet device and defining a concave portion for receiving a portion of the grommet device under compression.