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A table top includes an exterior shell providing an interior region. An interior frame and a core are located in the interior region. The exterior shell includes top and bottom sheets and a perimeter bumper.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to

The invention claimed is: 1. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to surround the cellular core and coupled to the top and bottom sheets, the perimeter rail including a side wall located in the interior region and arranged to face toward the cellular core, a table top support frame arranged to underlie the bottom sheet, the table top support frame including a frame unit and a fastener coupled to the frame unit, a first side block located in the interior region, the first side block including a fastener plate coupled to the fastener to anchor the table top to the table top support frame, the first side block further including a mount plate appended to the fastener plate and interposed between the cellular core and a curved portion of the perimeter rail, the mount plate being coupled to the side wall of the curved portion of the perimeter rail to anchor the fastener plate in a fixed position in the interior region, wherein the side wall of the perimeter rail includes a top rim arranged to lie adjacent to the top sheet and a bottom rim arranged to lie adjacent to the bottom sheet and in spaced-apart relation to the top rim and wherein the mount plate is coupled to the top and bottom rims, wherein the side wall of the perimeter rail further includes a concave surface arranged to interconnect the top and bottom rims and face toward the cellular core, and wherein each of the top and bottom rims and the concave surface is curved and the mount plate has a rectangular shape and is coupled to the curved top and bottom rims of the perimeter rail to extend along a chord of each of the curved top and bottom rims. 2. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to surround the cellular core and coupled to the top and bottom sheets, the perimeter rail including a side wall located in the interior region and arranged to face toward the cellular core, a table top support frame arranged to underlie the bottom sheet, the table top support frame including a frame unit and a fastener coupled to the frame unit, a first side block located in the interior region, the first side block including a fastener plate coupled to the fastener to anchor the table top to the table top support frame, the first side block further including a mount plate appended to the fastener plate and interposed between the cellular core and a curved portion of the perimeter rail, the mount plate being coupled to the side wall of the curved portion of the perimeter rail to anchor the fastener plate in a fixed position in the interior region, wherein the side wall of the perimeter rail includes a top rim arranged to lie adjacent to the top sheet and a bottom rim arranged to lie adjacent to the bottom sheet and in spaced-apart relation to the top rim and wherein the mount plate is coupled to the top and bottom rims, and wherein the top rim is curved and the mount plate is coupled to the curved top rim at spaced-apart first and second contact points to extend along a chord of the curved top rim. 3. The table of claim 2, wherein the bottom rim is curved and the mount plate is coupled to the curved bottom rim at spaced-apart first and second contact points to extend along a chord of the curved bottom rim. 4. The table of claim 2, wherein the mount plate is flat and has a rectangular shape. 5. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to surround the cellular core and coupled to the top and bottom sheets, the perimeter rail including a side wall located in the interior region and arranged to face toward the cellular core, a table top support frame arranged to underlie the bottom sheet, the table top support frame including a frame unit and a fastener coupled to the frame unit, a first side block located in the interior region, the first side block including a fastener plate coupled to the fastener to anchor the table top to the table top support frame, the first side block further including a mount plate appended to the fastener plate and interposed between the cellular core and a curved portion of the perimeter rail, the mount plate being coupled to the side wall of the curved portion of the perimeter rail to anchor the fastener plate in a fixed position in the interior region, wherein the side wall of the perimeter rail includes a top rim arranged to lie adjacent to the top sheet and a bottom rim arranged to lie adjacent to the bottom sheet and in spaced-apart relation to the top rim and wherein the mount plate is coupled to the top and bottom rims, and wherein the bottom rim is curved and the mount plate is coupled to the curved bottom rim at spaced-apart first and second contact points to extend along a chord of the curved bottom rim. 6. The table of claim 5, wherein the mount plate is flat and has a rectangular shape. 7. The table of claim 5, wherein the fastener plate has a triangular shape and is formed to include a fastener receiver and the fastener is arranged to extend through the fastener receiver. 8. The table of claim 5, wherein the bottom sheet is formed to include a fastener receiver, the fastener plate is formed to include a fastener receiver in alignment with the fastener receiver in the bottom sheet, and the fastener extends into the fastener receivers in the bottom sheet and the fastener plate to anchor the table top support frame to the bottom sheet and the fastener plate. 9. The table of claim 8, wherein the fastener plate is interposed between the cellular core and the bottom sheet. 10. The table of claim 9, wherein the cellular core includes a bottom face having a first portion lying in a first plan and engaging the bottom sheet and a second portion lying in a second plane located in spaced-apart relation to the bottom sheet and engaging a surface of the fastener plate facing toward the top sheet and the fastener extends into the second portion of the cellular core. 11. The table of claim 5, wherein the fastener plate is interposed between the cellular core and the bottom sheet. 12. The table of claim 11, wherein the cellular core includes a bottom face having a first portion lying in a first plane and engaging the bottom sheet and a second portion lying in a second plane located in spaced-apart relation to the bottom sheet and engaging a surface of the fastener plate facing toward the top sheet. 13. The table of claim 5, wherein the mount plate is arranged to lie at about a right angle to the fastener plate. 14. The table of claim 5, wherein the fastener plate forms an Isosceles right triangle arranged so that a hypotenuse thereof is appended to the bottom portion of the upright mount plate adjacent to the lower rim of the circular rail. 15. The table of claim 14, wherein the fastener plate is formed to include a plurality of fastener receivers configured to receive one of the fasteners coupled to the table top support frame. 16. The table of claim 5, wherein a cross-sectional height of the cellular core adjacent to the fastener plate is about equal to a cross-sectional height of the cellular core minus a cross-sectional height of the fastener plate. 17. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to surround the cellular core and coupled to the top and bottom sheets, the perimeter rail including a side wall located in the interior region and arranged to face toward the cellular core, a table top support frame arranged to underlie the bottom sheet, the table top support frame including a frame unit and a fastener coupled to the frame unit, and a first side block located in the interior region, the first side block including a fastener plate coupled to the fastener to anchor the table top to the table top support frame, the first side block further including a mount plate appended to the fastener plate and interposed between the cellular core and the perimeter rail, the mount plate being coupled to the side wall of the perimeter rail to anchor the fastener plate in a fixed position in the interior region wherein the rail is circular and includes a curved top rim and a curved bottom rim, the mount plate includes four corner portions, and a first and second of the corner portions are coupled to the curved top rim at first and second contact points, respectively, and a third and fourth of the corner portions are coupled to the curved bottom rim at third and fourth contact points, respectively, such that the mount plate is spaced from the top rim and bottom rim except at the contact points. 18. The table of claim 17, wherein the fastener plate forms an Isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse thereof appended to a bottom portion of the upright mount plate. 19. A table comprising a table top including a top sheet and a bottom sheet underlying the top sheet to define an interior region therebetween, a cellular core located in the interior region and arranged to lie between the top and bottom sheets, a perimeter rail arranged to surround the cellular core and coupled to the top and bottom sheets, the perimeter rail including a side wall located in the interior region and arranged to face toward the cellular core, a table top support frame arranged to underlie the bottom sheet, the table top support frame including a frame unit and a fastener coupled to the frame unit, and a first side block located in the interior region, the first side block including a fastener plate coupled to the fastener to anchor the table top to the table top support frame, the first side block further including a mount plate appended to the fastener plate and interposed between the cellular core and the perimeter rail, the mount plate being coupled to the side wall of the perimeter rail to anchor the fastener plate in a fixed position in the interior region wherein the rail is circular and includes a curved top rim and a curved bottom rim, the mount plate includes four corner portions, and a first and second of the corner portions are coupled to the curved top rim at first and second contact points, respectively, and a third and fourth of the corner portions are coupled to the curved bottom rim at third and fourth contact points, respectively wherein the mount plate includes a flat surface providing the corner portions and facing toward the circular rail, the flat surface includes an upper straight chordal section interconnecting the first and second of the corner portions and lying in spaced-apart relation to an arc-shaped portion of the curved top rim located between the first and second contact points to define a D-shaped opening therebetween, and the flat surface further includes a lower straight chordal section interconnecting the third and fourth of the corner portions and lying in spaced-apart relation to an arc-shaped portion of the curved bottom rim located between the third and fourth contact points to define a D-shaped opening therebetween.