Gel sealing device

A telecommunications closure comprising:

• a housing including an upper housing body having an open end and an opposite closed end, the housing also including a lower housing body that releasably connects to the open end of the upper housing body, the lower housing body defining a hollow sleeve including an interior circumferential surface defining a passage in communication with an interior of the upper housing body;
• and
• a gel sealing device that mounts within the passage of the hollow sleeve, the gel sealing device defining a central axis that extends through the passage when the gel sealing device is mounted within the hollow sleeve, the gel sealing device including an upper flange and a lower flange with a support section disposed axially therebetween, the support section including a support ring that projects axially from either the upper flange or the lower flange, the gel sealing device including a sealing section defining cable ports that extend along the central axis, the cable ports being configured for receiving cables and for forming seals about the cables, the sealing section including a gel ring that defines the cable ports, the gel ring being supported on the support ring and including an outer circumferential surface that forms an outer circumferential seal with the interior circumferential surface of the hollow sleeve and an inner circumferential surface that forms an inner circumferential seal with an outer circumferential surface of the support ring, the gel ring being positioned axially between the upper flange and the lower flange, the gel sealing device further including an actuator that when actuated causes the upper and lower flanges to pressurize the gel ring therebetween, the actuator including a tension member that extends axially through an interior of the support ring.