Cable-clamp system for an electronic component within a telecommunications network

An electronic device for a communications network for placement in an outside environment, comprising:

• a chassis including one or more electronic components connected to cables, the chassis having passageways allowing the cables to exit the chassis;
• a base structure within the chassis, the base structure including an upper region being positioned between a first side region and a second side region, the upper region including a plurality of cable-receptor cavities through which the cables pass, the base structure including a slot;
• and
• a clamp pivotably mounted to the base structure and capable of undergoing pivoting movement between an opened position and a closed position, the clamp including an engagement surface that engages the cables when the clamp is in the closed position, the clamp further including a plunger that is retained within the slot of the base structure to maintain a clamping force on the cables when the clamp is in the closed position.

A method of assembling an electronic device that is exposed to an outside environment, the electronic device having a chassis and one or more electronic components located within the chassis, the one or more electronic components electrically coupled to cables that exit the chassis, the method comprising:

• inserting each of the cables into a corresponding cable-receptor cavity on a surface of a base structure;
• after the inserting, connecting a hook on a first end of a clamp to an opening in the base structure;
• pivoting the clamp around the hook to cause an engagement surface of the clamp to engage outer surfaces of the cables;
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• while the engagement surface is engaging the outer surfaces of the cables, locking a second end of the clamp to the base structure to maintain a clamping force on the cables between the base structure and the clamp, the engagement surface located between the first end and the second end of the clamp.