Cable enclosure

A cable enclosure comprising:

• a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible;
• an end plate assembly that, when attached to the housing, covers the opening such that the interior of the housing is not accessible;
• and
• a linkage attached to at least one of the housing or the end plate assembly and that selectively attaches the end plate assembly to the housing, wherein:
• when the linkage is in a first position, the end plate assembly is attached to the housing,
• when the linkage is in a second position, the end plate assembly is not attached to the housing,
• the linkage travels in a first direction when moved from the second position to the first position to attach the end plate assembly to the housing,
• the housing comprises a first protrusion extending away from the interior of the housing,
• the linkage comprises a second protrusion extending toward the interior of the housing,
• the second protrusion interferes with the first protrusion to limit an amount of travel of the linkage in a second direction opposite the first direction, and
• the second protrusion does not limit an amount of travel of the linkage in the first direction.

A linkage that selectively attaches an end plate assembly of a cable enclosure to a housing of the cable enclosure, the linkage comprising:

• a member;
• a lever attached to the member;
• and
• a latch attached to the lever at a first attachment point and for attachment to the end plate assembly at a second attachment point, wherein:
• when the lever is in a first position, the first attachment point and the second attachment point are spaced apart a first distance whereby a surface of the member is in contact with a surface of the housing and the end plate assembly is attached to the housing, and
• when the lever is in a second position, the first attachment point and the second attachment point are spaced apart a second distance whereby the surface of the member is not in contact with the surface of the housing and the end plate assembly is not attached to the housing.

An end plate assembly comprising:

• an end plate that, when attached to a housing, covers an opening in the housing such that an interior of the housing is not accessible through the opening, the end plate comprising:
• a grommet defining an opening for a cable passing into the interior of the housing;
• and
• a retainer, and
• an end cap comprising:
• a body;
• and
• a lever movable between a first position and a second position relative to the body,
• wherein:
• when the lever is in the first position, the lever cooperates with the retainer to locate the body a first distance from the grommet such that a first force is applied to the grommet by the body causing the opening defined by the grommet to have a first size, and
• when the lever is in the second position, the lever cooperates with the retainer to locate the body a second distance, greater than the first distance, from the grommet such that a second force, less than the first force, is applied to the grommet by the body causing the opening defined by the grommet to have a second size greater than the first size.

An end plate assembly comprising:

• an inner end plate;
• an outer end plate;
• a grommet located between the inner end plate and the outer end plate, the grommet defining an opening for a cable passing through the end plate assembly;
• a fastener cooperating with the inner end plate and the outer end plate;
• and
• a lever attached to the fastener, the lever movable between a first position and a second position relative to the fastener, wherein:
• when the lever is in the first position, the lever cooperates with the fastener such that the inner end plate and the outer end plate are spaced apart a first distance whereby a first force is applied to the grommet by the inner end plate and the outer end plate causing the opening defined by the grommet to have a first size, and
• when the lever is in the second position, the lever cooperates with the fastener such that the inner end plate and the outer end plate are spaced apart by a second distance, greater than the first distance, whereby a second force, less than the first force, is applied to the grommet by the inner end plate and the outer end plate causing the opening defined by the grommet to have a second size greater than the first size.