Conference table and components and method for the use thereof

A conference table comprising:

• a base;
• and
• a worksurface supported by the base and comprising a peripheral edge, wherein the worksurface comprises an aperture comprising a node and at least three branches extending radially outwardly from the node, wherein each of the branches comprises a greatest width, and wherein the node comprises a width greater than the greatest width of each of the branches, and wherein each of the branches has a proximal end opening into and communicating with the node and a terminal end spaced from the node, wherein each of the terminal ends is located within 36 inches of the peripheral edge of the worksurface;
• wherein the worksurface comprises a first worksurface piece defining a first portion of the peripheral edge and at least a portion of one of the upper edges of one of the branches and a second worksurface piece defining a second portion of the peripheral edge and at least a portion of the other of the upper edges of the one of the branches.

A conference table comprising:

• a base;
• a worksurface supported by the base and comprising a peripheral edge, wherein the worksurface comprises an aperture comprising a node and at least three branches extending radially outwardly from the node, wherein each of the branches comprises a greatest width, and wherein the node comprises a width greater than the greatest width of each of the branches, and wherein each of the branches has a proximal end opening into and communicating with the node and a terminal end spaced from the node, wherein each of the terminal ends is located within 36 inches of the peripheral edge of the worksurface;
• a utility cable extending through the aperture;
• and
• a pod fixedly connected to the utility cable, wherein the pod is moveably supported on an upper surface of the worksurface, and wherein the pod is shaped and dimensioned to prevent the pod from passing through the branches or the node, wherein the pod comprises an inlet opening parallel to the upper surface, a first outlet opening parallel to the upper surface, and a second outlet opening downwardly toward the upper surface, wherein the utility cable passes through the inlet and first outlet when the pod is not overlying one of the branches or the node, and wherein the cable passes through the inlet and the second outlet when the pod and the second outlet are overlying one of the branches or the node.