Patent ID: 7432445

Claim:
A splice enclosure for enclosing a splice of a plurality of wires, the splice enclosure comprising: first and second shells adapted to mate with each other and each having an interior channel extending between ends of the first and second shells capable of allowing the plurality of wires to pass through the splice enclosure; a first conductor arrangement disposed in the interior channel of the first shell and capable of supporting the plurality of wires; a second conductor arrangement disposed in the interior channel of the second shell and capable of applying a force on the plurality of wires positioned within the first conductor arrangement of the first shell to clamp the plurality of wires against the first conductor arrangement and allow conduction between the plurality of wires when the first and second shells are mated together, wherein the first conductor arrangement comprises a plurality of conducting elements and a plurality of grooves centered in an interior of the first shell and extending in a transverse direction in relation to the interior channel and the second conductor arrangement comprises a plurality of conducting elements and a plurality of grooves centered in an interior of the second shell and extending in a transverse direction in relation to the interior channel; and at least one retaining rib disposed in the interior channel of each one of the first and second shells capable of retaining the plurality of wires in the splice enclosure when the first and second shells are mated together.