Cable storage cartridge

DETAILED DESCRIPTION One aspect of the present invention relates to a cable storage cartridge having a carriage frame and first and second spool members.
The spool members cooperate to form a spool which rotates within the carriage frame.
The first spool member includes a loop channel for removably fixing a loop end of the cable to be stored to the spool.
The spool members are configured with a center post around which the cable is wrapped for storage.
A storage chamber defined by the spool members and the carriage frame lies in a plane spaced from the plane occupied by the loop channel of the first spool member allowing for increased cable storage density.
The cable passes from the loop channels to the storage chamber by means of transition holes defined by the first spool member.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to a cable storage assembly which includes a cable cartridge as described above as well as a cartridge housing for storing multiple cable cartridges in close proximity.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to providing detent tabs and catch tabs on a cable cartridge as described above for retaining the cartridge in a closed position or retaining the cartridge in an open position respectively.