Cable outlet service for linoleum coated tables

One thing they all have in common: they are extremely practical! The simplest solution to the well-known problem of computer cables is your basic hole in the tabletop through which monitor, keyboard and mouse cables can be run in order to hook up with the tower under the table. Of course the hole can be used for other cables like, for example, lamp cords, extension cords, etc. In addition, you can probably come up with many other possible uses (some very amusing, we´re sure!). One example we heard was a hole through which crumpled up paper can be fed directly into the wastebasket!

The flush milling on the basic version of the cable outlet produces a relatively smooth edge whose linoleum coating is slightly chamfered, i.e. the linoleum has an edge slanted in the direction of the milled hole. The outlet, despite its economy of material (no hardware), has a nice look as a result. For people who find the basic cable outlet somewhat spartan there is another version where the hole is lined with aluminium. The border of the ring at the top of the insert that overlaps the table is only 3 mm thick and therefore very unobtrusive. Both these first two versions have the advantage that they have a very large capacity hole which can accommodate thick bundles of cable or other sizable objects.

The more elaborate versions of the cable outlets made of die-cast zinc (nickel-plated matte, black matte, stainless steel glossy and stainless steel honed) are very elegant and self-contained contrivances that include a hole lining and a hole cover. Each cover, then, has an opening (smaller) through which the cable is to be guided. This opening is equipped with flexible, black plastic brushes as a seal that precludes the possibility of anything besides the cables falling through it. Each of the hole covers has a snap-in mechanism so that it is not just lying in the hole but, by means of a one-quarter clockwise turn, is locked into place (won´t fall out). This also stops the cover from slipping out of place when the cables are moved and allows the cover to be mounted vertically.

The dimensions of the different versions can be found in the table below. The dimensions should be understood as follows: The outer diameter gives the diameter of the whole cable outlet including the ring of the insert that overlaps the milled hole. The inner diameter is the diameter of the hole or, alternatively, the hole lining without the hole cover (which itself has an opening). The outlet length and the outlet width refer in the first two examples to the simple diameter of the hole while in the next four examples (the die-cast zinc versions) it refers to the (not round) shape of the (smaller) openings in the cover pieces that fill the original hole. This information gives you an idea of the capacity of the hole or the cover openings for accepting cables. All dimensions are given in millimetres.

Dimensions of the various cable outlets