Patent ID: 6968113

Claim:
Method of sealingly enclosing a space into which at least one optical fibre and/or cable is fed, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a container having an opening, b) providing two sealing strips separate from the container, c) accommodating a portion of at least one optical fibre and/or cable between the two sealing strips while the sealing strips are still separate from the container, and subsequently d) applying heat and/or pressure to the strips with the at least one optical fibre and/or cable accommodated therein so as to produce a sealing member which sealingly encloses the at least one fibre and/or cable, e) placing the sealing member with the at least one fibre and/or cable accommodated therein in said opening, and f) applying heat and/or pressure to the container so as to seal said opening onto the sealing member.