Patent ID: 8238707

Claim:
A spool for a telecommunications cable, the spool comprising: a base including a spool mount; a hub including a cable wrapping area, the cable wrapping area extending between a first flange and an opposite second flange, the first flange of the hub rotatably mounted to the spool mount of the base; a connector bulkhead adapted to receive a terminated end of the telecommunications cable, the connector bulkhead attached to the second flange of the hub; a barrier member moveably attached to the second flange of the hub, the barrier member having a first position obstructing access to the terminated end of the telecommunications cable and a second position allowing access to the terminated end of the telecommunications cable; a hub locking member operably connected to the barrier member such that the hub and the base are not locked by the hub locking member when the barrier member is at the first position and the hub and the base are locked together by the hub locking member when the barrier member is at the second position.