OPTICAL FIBER ENCLOSURE INCLUDING NOVEL RETAINING RING

摘要

2104950 9217804 PCTABS00016 The invention comprises a cable splice enclosure comprising a base having an outlet (31) capable of receiving a cable (32), a hollow cover which can be fixed to the base (21) to close at least partially the enclosure such that the adjacent external surfaces of the base and the cover lay substantially flush, in which the base (21) and cover (22), and a ring (26) means which prevents the separation of the base (21) and cover (22), said means lying substantially flush with or below said adjacent external surfaces and said ring means having a broader base adjacent the enclosure than the side facing away from the enclosure. The invention also includes a device for joining two items in interdigitated fashion wherein a ring having a cross-sectional base greater adjacent the two items to be joined than away therefrom lies in a recess between the two parts to be joined.