Patent ID: 7805044

Claim:
A drop terminal mounting system comprising: an enclosure including: a housing having a front side and an oppositely disposed back side, the front side having a first stepped face and a second stepped face; a base attached to the back side of the housing, wherein the base defines a channel disposed proximate to a perimeter of the base; a weather tight seal disposed in the channel of the base; a first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the first stepped face; a second plurality of ruggedized output receptacle being in sealing engagement with the second stepped face, each of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing; an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity; an input channel defined by the enclosure, wherein the input channel provides a passage to the interior cavity; an incoming fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of the drop terminal, wherein the incoming fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles; a splitter disposed in the enclosure; and an input cable being in sealing engagement with the input channel of the enclosure.