Cable management device

An apparatus for managing a cable comprising:

• a body having an axis and a center;
• said body having a first end and a second end;
• the first end having a first planar flange;
• the second end having a second planar flange;
• the first and second planar flanges are in a parallel orientation to one another;
• the first and second planar flanges are oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of the body;
• the first planar flange and the second planar flange define a first cable retaining distance, which is oriented along the axis;
• the first planar flange has at least one first planar flange surface, which has at least one first cable retainer near a peripheral edge of the first planar flange;
• the first and second planar flanges have substantially open and non-fused peripheral edges;
• the second planar flange has at least one second planar flange surface;
• the at least one first cable retainer faces the at least one second planar flange surface to define a second cable retaining distance, which is along the axis of the body and is less than the first cable retaining distance;
• the cable can be removably secured between the first cable retainer and the at least one second planar flange surface;
• the at least one first cable retainer allows axial winding of the cable around the body and in a single winding plane and beyond the peripheral edge of the first planar flange;
• the at least one first cable retainer prevents movement of the cable along the axis of the body after the cable is placed within the apparatus,
• whereby the cable can be wrapped around the axis of the body in the single winding plane and in a substantially uniform manner, and held into place by the at least first cable retainer and the at least one second planar flange surface.

An apparatus for managing a cable comprising:

• a body having an axis and a center;
• said body having a first end and a second end;
• the first end having a first planar flange;
• the second end having a second planar flange;
• the first and second planar flanges are in a parallel orientation to one another;
• the first and second planar flanges are oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of the body;
• the first planar flange and the second planar flange define a first cable retaining distance, which is oriented along the axis;
• the first planar flange has at least one first planar flange surface, which has at least one first projection near a peripheral edge of the first planar flange;
• the first and second planar flanges have substantially open and non-fused peripheral edges;
• the second planar flange has at least one second planar flange surface;
• the at least one first projection faces the at least one second planar flange surface to define a second cable retaining distance, which is along the axis of the body and is less than the first cable retaining distance;
• the cable can be removably secured between the first projection and the at least one second planar flange surface;
• the at least one first projection allows axial winding of the cable around the axis of the body and in a single winding plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the body, and the at least one first projection prevents movement of the cable along the axis of the body after the cable is placed within the apparatus,
• whereby the cable can be placed within the apparatus, wrapped around the axis of the body in the single winding plane and in a substantially uniform manner to avoid overlap of the cable in more than one winding plane, and held into place by the at least first projection and the at least one second planar flange surface.