Patent ID: 8178783

Claim:
A sealant-filled enclosure for environmentally sealing a connection, the enclosure comprising: a first cover member defining a first cavity having a first bottom; a second cover member pivotally connected to the first cover member along a hinge side for movement between an open position and a closed position wherein the enclosure defines an enclosure cavity having an enclosure volume, the second cover member defining a second cavity having a second bottom; a first sealant positioned in the first cavity and extending up to a first level at a first height relative to the first bottom without a connection disposed in the first cavity; and a second sealant positioned in the second cavity and extending up to a second level at a second height relative to the second bottom without a connection disposed in the second cavity, wherein the first and second heights together exceed an enclosure height from the first bottom to the second bottom in the closed position; wherein the second cover member includes a first upstanding sealant retention wall extending forwardly from the second sealant and longitudinally along the hinge side; wherein the second cover member includes a second upstanding sealant retention wall extending forwardly from the second sealant and longitudinally along a side opposite the hinge side; and wherein, when the first and second members are pivoted about the hinge side from the open position to the closed position, the first upstanding sealant retention wall and the second retention wall each serve as a dam to inhibit flow of the first and/or second sealants out of the enclosure cavity.