Patent ID: 7744287

Claim:
A connector enclosure assembly comprising: a fiber optic cable assembly including: a first fiber optic cable having a first connectorized end; a second fiber optic cable having a second connectorized end; an adapter in connected engagement with the first connectorized end and the second connectorized end; a connector enclosure including: a main body including a first body portion and a second body portion, wherein the first body portion is selectively releasably engaged with the second body portion; and each of the first body portion and the second body portion defining a cavity having a first connector portion, a second connector portion and an adapter portion disposed between the first and second connector portions, the cavity of each of the first and second body portions cooperatively defining a passage through the main body; wherein the first connectorized end of the cable assembly is disposed in the first connector portion of the connector enclosure, the second connectorized end is disposed in the second connector portion, and the adapter is disposed in the adapter portion, the connector enclosure being adapted to resist an axial force applied to one of the first and second cables at an interface between one of the first and second connectorized ends and the connector enclosure.