Patent ID: 7900332
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of removing a telecommunications connector from a mating receptacle, the method comprising: providing the telecommunications connector removably mounted within the receptacle, the connector including an end wall positioned opposite the receptacle, a latch releasably holding the connector within the receptacle and a surface opposite the latch; providing a connector tool with a tool body having a distal end with a transverse slot formed through the tool body adjacent the distal end and extending toward a proximal end, the slot including an enlarged opening adjacent the distal end, the enlarged portion including an upper extension and a lower extension defining the top and bottom of the slot within the enlarged portion; axially aligning the connector tool with the connector; extending the connector tool axially towards the connector so that the connector is received within the enlarged portion of the slot with the end wall positioned adjacent a rear wall of the enlarged portion, the lower extension of the tool adjacent the surface opposite the latch, and the upper extension of the tool depressing the latch, disengaging the connector from the receptacle and releasably holding the connector to the tool; and pulling the tool away from the receptacle to remove the connector from the receptacle.