Telecommunications cable storage spool

A storage spool for storing fiber cable, the spool comprising;

• a center post having a first end and a second end and being characterized by a center axis, and a channel wall that defines a channel inside the center post, the center post defining a cylindrical surface;
• a plurality of radially extending second-end fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the second-end fins extending from the second end of the center post, each second-end fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post;
• a plurality of radially extending first-end fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the first-end fins extending from the first end of the center post, each first-end fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post;
• wherein the outermost edges of the first-end and second-end fins define an oblong outer profile of the storage spool;
• a guide wall attached to at least one first-end or second-end fin, the guide wall extending from the outermost edge of the attached fin and being oriented perpendicular to the attached fin and parallel to the center axis.

A cable storage device comprising:

• (a) a spool including:
• (i) a center post having a top end and a bottom end and being characterized by a center axis;
• (ii) a plurality of radially extending bottom fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the bottom fins extending from the bottom end of the center post, each bottom fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post;
• (iii) a plurality of radially extending top fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the top fins extending from the top end of the center post, each top fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post;
• (b) a tray including:
• (i) a bottom plate, the bottom plate defining holes shaped to allow the bottom fins of the spool to be coplanar with the bottom plate when the spool is placed in the tray;
• (ii) a sidewall perpendicular to the bottom plate and extending from the bottom plate to define a spool chamber, the spool being received in the spool chamber, the sidewall defining an entry port and an exit port for allowing entry and exit of the cable to be stored.