Patent ID: 8346045
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications assembly, comprising: a chassis comprising a top, a bottom, a front opening, a rear opening, and first and second transverse sides extending between the front and rear openings, the chassis defining a plurality of mounting locations; a fiber optic adapter mounted to the chassis at each of the mounting locations, each fiber optic adapter including a front end directed toward the front opening of the chassis and a rear end directed toward the rear opening of the chassis, each front end and each rear end configured to receive a fiber optic connector; and at least one dust cap tool mounted to the chassis at one of the mounting locations, the dust cap tool configured to be inserted into the chassis through the front opening, wherein the dust cap tool includes a dust plug that is configured to be inserted into the front end of the fiber optic adapter at the associated mounting location when the dust cap tool is inserted into the chassis through the front opening, wherein the dust cap tool further defines a body including a front end and a rear end, the body including a finger grip adjacent the front end and a finger grip adjacent the rear end.