Cable pulling grip having toolless removal

摘要

A combination of a pulling grip assembly and a fiber optic cable assembly for installing the fiber optic cable, including: • a flexible grip having an open loop region (102a) for pull-force engagement and a closed region (102b) engaged with the strength member (155) in a fiber optic cable assembly; • a first heat shrunk member positioned about a portion of the distal end of the fiber optic cable assembly and the distal end of cable (150), and • a second heat shrunk member (130) positioned about a portion of the closed region of the flexible grip and the proximal end of the fiber optic cable assembly. • The second heat shrunk member includes a perforation for easy removal of the member. A method of using the pulling grip assembly and a quick release pulling grip kit for installing fiber optic cable, as defined herein, are also disclosed.