Patent ID: 8224146

Claim:
A blockout device and a fiber optic adapter comprising: a blockout device including a front, a back, a top and a bottom, wherein the front of the blockout device includes openings and an attachment member, the blockout device further including sides extending from the front to the back, wherein each side includes an opening extending from adjacent the front towards the back of the blockout device, wherein the opening includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion extend into the device and are covered by the top and the bottom; wherein the openings in the front of the device are in communicating with the openings in the sides of the device; and a fiber optic adapter including a housing with latches extending from inner sides of the housing, wherein the latches of the fiber optic adapter slide along the sides of the blockout device and enter the second portion of the opening to secure the blockout device in the fiber optic adapter.