Patent ID: 8718434

Claim:
An optical termination enclosure comprising: a base member that defines an inner cavity, a sealing receptacle, and a cable entry port through which a telecommunications cable passes; a gasket block positioned within the sealing receptacle, the gasket block defining a cable aperture through which the telecommunications cable passes, wherein a bottom surface of the gasket block is flush with a floor of the sealing receptacle, a front surface of the gasket block is flush with an outer wall of the sealing receptacle, and side surfaces of the gasket block are flush with side walls of the sealing receptacle; a retention plate that is installed over the gasket block such that a bottom surface of the retention plate is flush with a top surface of the gasket block; a cable wedge positioned within the sealing receptacle interior to the gasket block, the cable wedge defining an aperture through which the telecommunications cable passes, wherein a bottom surface of the cable wedge is flush with the floor of the sealing receptacle, a front surface of the cable wedge abuts a rear surface of the gasket block, and a rear surface of the cable wedge forms an obtuse angle with a top surface of the cable wedge and the rear surface of the cable wedge forms an acute angle with the bottom surface of the cable wedge; a rear wedge positioned within the sealing receptacle interior to the gasket block, the rear wedge defining an indentation through which the telecommunications cable passes, wherein a rear surface of the rear wedge is flush with an inner wall of the sealing receptacle, and wherein a front surface of the rear wedge forms an acute angle with a top surface of the rear wedge and the front surface of the rear wedge forms an obtuse angle with a bottom surface of the rear wedge; wherein the front surface of the rear wedge exerts force against the rear surface of the cable wedge, the front surface of the cable wedge exerts force against the rear surface of the gasket block, and the front surface of the gasket block exerts force against an outer wall of the sealing receptacle; and wherein countervailing force exerted by the outer wall of the sealing receptacle against the front surface of the gasket block and the force exerted by the front surface of the cable wedge axially compress the gasket block, thereby radially constricting the cable aperture in the gasket block forming a seal around the telecommunication cable passing through the gasket block.