Patent ID: 8811002

Claim:
A protective enclosure comprising: a first enclosure portion comprising a first continuous mating surface and at least one conveyance aperture configured for passage between the inside of the enclosure and the outside of the enclosure of at least one conveyance, wherein the at least one conveyance comprises one or more wires separated from immediate surroundings and preventing passage of contaminants past or between the one or more wires by electrical insulation material encasing the one or more wires; wherein the at least one conveyance further comprises a single insulated wire or a ribbon cable; a second enclosure portion comprising a second continuous mating surface, wherein the second continuous mating surface is configured to form a seal with the first continuous mating surface; a clamp comprising a mouth having an upper mouth portion comprising a upper clamping surface and a lower mouth portion comprising a lower clamping surface, wherein the upper and lower clamping surfaces cooperate to clamp the at least one conveyance between the surfaces, and wherein at least a portion of the clamp is coupleable to the first enclosure portion; wherein the mouth of the clamp is configured to be offset from the conveyance aperture when the at least a portion of the clamp is coupled to the first enclosure portion, the clamp offset comprising at least a portion of the upper or the lower clamping surface being offset from the conveyance aperture; and wherein the clamp further comprises a first seal having at least a portion compressed by at least a portion of the upper or lower clamping surfaces, and wherein the first seal is configured with one or more flexible surfaces to conform around at least a portion of opposite sides of the at least one conveyance traversing the mouth to seal against contaminants.