Cable splice enclosure

A method of encapsulating an electrical cable splice comprising the steps of:

• enclosing said cable splice in a splice enclosure, said splice enclosure including at least two encapsulant introduction openings, said openings extending through separate non-coplanar, non-parallel surfaces of said enclosure;
• positioning said enclosure such that one of said surfaces is positioned at a generally raised elevation;
• introducing a curable encapsulating compound into said enclosure through said opening located in said one of said surfaces;
• filling said enclosure with said compound;
• and
• plugging said opening located in said one of said surfaces after said enclosure is filled;
• and
• wherein said enclosing step includes:
• providing an elongate lower housing having a bottom wall, upstanding longitudinal side and end walls bounding said bottom wall and defining an open upper surface;
• and
• providing a cover for covering said open upper surface, said cover and said lower housing defining said splice enclosure.

An enclosure for an electrical cable splice comprising:

• an enclosure housing for containing said splice, said enclosure having an opening therethrough;
• an encapsulant contained within said housing for encapsulating said splice;
• a plug positionable within said opening for closing said opening, said plug including an elongate plug body insertable into said housing so as to displace said encapsulant and pressurize said enclosure;
• said plug further including an upper plug extent at one end of said plug body for closing said opening;
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• wherein said plug body includes a plurality of outwardly directed, longitudinally spaced fins, said fins being deformable for frictionally engaging an enclosure wall about said opening and defining encapsulant accommodating regions therebetween for securing the plug within the opening upon hardening of the encapsulant.