Patent ID: 9593484
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04C

Claim:
1. A free-standing wall comprising: a substantially horizontal base frame member; a substantially horizontal top frame member; a pair of substantially vertical end frame members coupling ends of the substantially horizontal base frame member to ends of the substantially horizontal top frame member; at least first and second angle bars extending between the pair of substantially vertical frame members, the first and second angle bars each having a top edge, the first and second angle bars each being L-shaped, the first angle bar being spaced from the second angle bar, the first angle bar and the second angle bar being positioned at the same height; first and second wall sections, the first and second wall sections each having an inner facing surface and a plurality of wedges attached to the inner facing surface, wherein the plurality of wedges of the first and second wall sections include an engaging portion engaging the corresponding first and second angle bars; and a top plate coupled to a top of the substantially horizontal top frame member and having a width that is greater than the widths of each of the substantially horizontal frame members and the substantially vertical frame members, the top plate being in direct contact with a top portion of each of the first and second wall sections to secure the engaging portion of the plurality of wedges to the corresponding first and second angle bars and prevent the engaging portion of the plurality of wedges from disengaging from the corresponding first and second angle bars.