Patent ID: 8050528

Claim:
A sealing gland system comprising: an upper plate having at least one cutout, which forms a first slot on an outer edge thereof; a lower plate having at least one cutout, which forms a second slot on an outer edge thereof; a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower plates and having at least one opening extending through the sealing material, and which is configured to receive at least one cable, the sealing material having at least one slit extending from an outer edge to the at least one opening within the sealing material, and wherein the at least one slit extending from the outer edge to the at least one opening within the sealing material is on a slight diagonal from an upper surface to a lower surface of the sealing material; an upper split pressure plate and a lower split pressure plate positioned between the upper plate and the sealing material and the lower plate and the sealing material, respectively, and wherein the upper and the lower split pressure plates each have a first half and a second half, which form at least one opening extending through the upper split pressure plate and the lower split pressure plate, and which is configured to receive the at least one cable; and a bolt which extends through the upper plate, the upper split pressure plate, the sealing material, the lower plate, and the lower split pressure plate, and upon tightening compresses the sealing material around the at least one opening extending therethrough.