A pulling grip includes a pulling grip sleeve, a pulling grip housing and a furcation
plug attached to the terminated end of a fiber optic cable. The pulling sleeve
includes a bag adapted to be positioned over the pulling grip housing and the furcation
plug and to be opened and closed by a lengthwise extending zipper. The pulling
grip housing has a first compartment defining an elongate channel for routing optical
fibers of the fiber optic cable and a second compartment defining a plurality of
pockets that each store a plurality of fiber optic connectors mounted upon the
ends of the optical fibers. The pulling grip housing may be formed as a plurality
of injection molded modules to increase rigidity and to reduce manufacturing cost.
The furcation plug includes means for readily integrating the furcation plug with
a conventional distribution frame or rack, or with a cross-connect housing.