Fiber Optic Enclosure with Improved Sealing System

A fiber enclosure comprising:

• a lower portion including a base and an upper portion including a dome that is selectively secured to the base;
• a fiber optic splice tray support structure located in an internal space of the dome;
• a gel seal insert located in the base and including a gel seal element located between first and second compression plates, said gel seal insert including an actuator that is accessible outside the base and selectively actuatable to compress the gel seal element between the first and second compression plates, the gel seal element including a plurality of cable ports for passage of fiber optic cables through the base and into the internal space of the dome, wherein said gel seal element inhibits ingress of water and/or other environmental contaminants into the internal space of the dome between the cables and the gel seal element;
• wherein:
• the first and second compression plates each comprise a periphery and a plurality of cable pass-through recesses;
• the first and second compression plates are aligned with each other so that the plurality of cable pass-through recesses are respectively registered with each other as between the first and second compression plates;
• and,
• the plurality of cable pass-through recesses are each aligned with a respective one of the plurality of cable ports of the gel seal element;
• the cable pass-through recesses of each of the first and second compression plates are normally closed by a removable web that can be selectively broken away to open the cable pass-through recess through the periphery.