Patent ID: 7757384

Claim:
An apparatus capable of being repeatedly opened and then hermetically sealed comprising: a container formed from a waterproof material, the container suitable for enclosing an electronic device, the electronic device coupled to a wire, the container including an opening for allowing insertion and removal of the electronic device and through which an end of said wire is accessible from outside said container; a housing having a pair of opposing members each of which is coupled to said container proximate to said opening, said wire extending through an interior region of said housing; a gasket, coupled to said housing, adapted to form a hermetic seal around said wire and said opening when said opposing members are engaged; and a wire clamping mechanism for deforming a portion of said gasket around said wire with sufficient force to form a hermetic seal around said wire, wherein said wire clamping mechanism comprises a slide lever positioned on a ramp and adapted to engage said portion of said gasket to selectively adjust pressure on said portion of said gasket.