Patent ID: 7512304

Claim:
A drop terminal comprising: a main housing enclosing an interior of the main housing, the main housing defining a cable port; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the main housing, the fiber optic adapters including inner ports that are accessible from within the interior of the main housing and outer ports that are accessible from outside the main housing; a fiber optic cable that enters/exits the interior of the main housing through the cable port, the fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers and at least one strength member; a plurality of fiber optic connectors mounted to ends of the optical fibers, the fiber optic connectors being located within the interior of the main housing and being inserted within the inner ports of the fiber optic adapters; and an anchor block to which the at least one strength member of the fiber optic cable is secured, the anchor block being positioned within the interior of the main housing, the anchor block mechanically interlocking with the main housing to secure the fiber optic cable to the main housing, wherein the anchor block includes a main body having a first region to which the strength member of the fiber optic cable is secured, and a second region for fanning out the optical fibers of the fiber optic cable.