CABLE GRIPPING DEVICE FOR A CABLE CLOSURE OR TERMINAL

A telecommunications enclosure for housing lines of a telecommunications cable. The telecommunications cable includes a sheath surrounding the telecommunications lines. The enclosure includes a housing for retaining telecommunication lines therein, the housing including at least one inlet/outlet port to receive a telecommunications cable. The enclosure further includes a cable gripping device disposed in the housing. The cable gripping device includes a cable clamp and a high friction gripping surface. In one aspect, the high friction gripping surface includes a flexible abrasive material that surrounds a substantial portion of a perimeter of the telecommunications cable and is disposed between the cable sheath and the cable clamp. In other aspects, the high friction gripping surface comprises an integrally formed roughened inner band surface portion that includes a plurality of sharp protrusions. The cable gripping device can secure the cable against a pulling force of at least 100 lbs.