Patent ID: 7245810

Claim:
A fastener for joining portions of a fiber optic cable, comprising: a first segment having a first plurality of grooves to accommodate portions of said fiber optic cables, a first plurality of posts, a first plurality of apertures, and a first gradiently-raised contoured portion located proximate to the center of the first segment; and a second segment having a second plurality of grooves to accommodate portions of said fiber optic cables, a second plurality of posts, a second plurality of apertures, and a second gradiently-raised contoured portion located proximate to the center of the second segment; wherein said first plurality of posts of said first segment cooperates with said second plurality of apertures of said second segment and said second plurality of posts of said second segment cooperates with said first plurality of apertures of said first segment to secure said first and second segments to each other to form said fastener.