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A spool assembly and a cable management assembly are provided for supporting cables in a rack or housing. A mounting member is provided having a spool opening for receiving a spool. The spool opening has a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension where the longitudinal dimension is greater

A spool assembly and a cable management assembly are provided for supporting cables in a rack or housing. A mounting member is provided having a spool opening for receiving a spool. The spool opening has a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension where the longitudinal dimension is greater than the transverse dimension. A detent extends from a longitudinal side edge of the spool opening toward a second longitudinal side edge of the spool opening to define a first open portion and a second open portion. In one embodiment, the first open portion and second open portion can be substantially same size and have a substantially circular configuration. In another embodiment, the first open portion can have a dimension greater than a dimension of the second open portion.

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1. A spool assembly for supporting a cable in a cable management assembly, said spool assembly comprising: a mounting member in the cable management assembly having a spool opening, said spool opening having a longitudinal dimension greater than a transverse dimension of said spool opening; anda spo

1. A spool assembly for supporting a cable in a cable management assembly, said spool assembly comprising: a mounting member in the cable management assembly having a spool opening, said spool opening having a longitudinal dimension greater than a transverse dimension of said spool opening; anda spool having a shaft with a longitudinal axis, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first prong and a second prong extending axially in said longitudinal axis from said first longitudinal end and received in said spool opening; each said prong having an outwardly, radially extending base configured for contacting a first side of said mounting member and an outwardly extending shoulder configured for contacting a second side of said mounting member, said spool being rotatable between a first position where said spool is removable from said spool opening and a second position where said spool is retained in said spool opening of said mounting member. 2. The spool assembly of claim 1, wherein said mounting member has a detent extending transversely into said spool opening to define a first open portion having a first dimension, and a second open portion having a second dimension, each said open portion having a dimension to receive said first and second prongs and enable rotation of said prongs in the respective open portion. 3. The spool assembly of claim 2, wherein said detent extends in a transverse direction with respect to said spool opening to define a transverse dimension between said detent and an opposing edge of said spool opening that is less than a transverse dimension of said first open portion and less than a transverse dimension of said second open portion. 4. The spool assembly of claim 3, wherein said first open portion of said spool opening has a first substantially circular shape and said second open portion has a second substantially circular shape, where a perimeter of said first open portion and second open portion overlap in a central area of said spool opening. 5. The spool assembly of claim 4, wherein said first open portion has a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of said second open portion. 6. The spool assembly of claim 4, wherein said first open portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of said second open portion. 7. The spool assembly of claim 1, wherein said shaft has a slot extending from said first longitudinal end and defines a first flexible leg and a second flexible leg, said first prong extends from an axial end of said first leg and said second prong extends from an axial end of said second leg. 8. The spool assembly of claim 1, wherein each prong has a tapered end converging from the shoulder to the axial end of said prong. 9. The spool assembly of claim 1, wherein said base of each prong has a dimension to extend radially outward from said prong a distance greater than an outer surface of said shaft and a distance greater than the transverse dimension of said spool opening. 10. The spool assembly of claim 1, further comprising an arm extending radially outward with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. 11. A cable management assembly comprising: at least one mounting member mounted in a cable housing, said mounting member having a plurality of spaced apart spool openings, each of said spool openings having a longitudinal dimension greater than a transverse dimension of said spool openings, a detent extending in a transverse direction with respect to said spool opening to define a gap between a first open portion and a second open portion, each said open portion having a dimension to receive the spool, and said gap having a transverse dimension less than a transverse dimension of said first open portion and said second open portion; anda plurality of cable spools received in a corresponding spool opening, each said cable spool having a shaft with a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first prong and a second prong extending axially from said first end in a longitudinal dimension of said shaft and being biased outwardly, each prong having an outwardly, radially extending base configured for contacting a first surface of said mounting member and an outwardly extending shoulder configured for contacting a second surface of said mounting member, said shoulder of each prong having a transverse dimension to pass through said first open portion and said second open portion of said spool opening when said spool is in a first position and retained in said spool opening when said spool is in a second position. 12. The cable management assembly of claim 11, wherein said first open portion and said second open portion of said spool opening having a substantially circular configuration. 13. The cable management assembly of claim 12, wherein said first open portion and said second open portion have a substantially equal dimension. 14. The cable management assembly of claim 12, wherein said first open portion has a dimension greater than a dimension of said second open portion. 15. A spool assembly for supporting cables comprising: a mounting member having a spool opening, said spool opening having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, and a detent projecting into said spool opening dividing said longitudinal dimension into a first open portion and a second open portion, said detent defining a gap between said first open portion and said second open portion and having a transverse dimension less than a transverse dimension of said first open portion and said second open portion; anda spool having a shaft with a longitudinal dimension with a longitudinal axis, a first prong and a second prong extending axially from said shaft in a longitudinal dimension of said shaft, each prong having a base configured for contacting a first face of said mounting member and having a dimension greater than the transverse dimension of said spool opening, and an outwardly, radially extending shoulder configured for contacting a second face of said mounting member, said shoulder having a dimension less than a transverse dimension of said first open portion and less than a dimension of said second open portion. 16. The spool assembly of claim 15, wherein said first open portion and said second open portion of said spool opening have substantially the same dimensions. 17. The spool assembly of claim 15, wherein said first open portion has a dimension greater than said second open portion. 18. The spool assembly of claim 15, wherein said spool opening has a first side edge extending in said longitudinal dimension, said first side edge having a substantially rectilinear shape, and where said detent extends from a second side edge of said spool opening toward said first side edge. 19. The spool assembly of claim 4, wherein said shoulder of each said prong has a dimension less than said transverse dimension of between said detent and said opposing edge, whereby said shoulders pass through said first open portion and said second open portion when the transverse dimension of said shoulders are aligned with the transverse dimension of said first open portion and said second open portion. 20. The cable management assembly of claim 11, wherein said shoulder has a first longitudinal dimension extending radially outward from said prong and a second transverse dimension, wherein said second transverse dimension is substantially the same as a transverse dimension of said prong.