Patent ID: 8434218

Claim:
A telecommunications connector tool comprising: a tool body including a distal end for engaging a telecommunications connector and a proximal end defining a handle portion; the tool body including an axial slot extending from the distal end partially toward the proximal end, the slot extending across a width of the distal end; a first portion of the slot adjacent the distal end including an enlarged opening for receiving the telecommunications connector, an upper portion of the tool body defining the slot above the enlarged opening including an extension configured to engage a releasable lock of the telecommunication connector during the axial insertion of the tool towards the telecommunication connector, wherein the upper portion of the tool body defining the slot above the enlarged opening includes a recess adjacent to the extension configured to receive a portion of the releasable lock as the tool fully engages with the telecommunication connector; and a lower portion of the tool body opposing the upper portion and defining the slot below the enlarged opening configured to engage the telecommunication connector opposite the releasable lock when the upper portion engages the releasable lock.