Patent ID: 9732521
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04F

Claim:
1. A pedestal for supporting a partition comprising: a base directly mounted onto a horizontal floor of a dwelling, the base having a peripheral outer surface having a length as measured perpendicular to said floor when said base is mounted to said floor, wherein said peripheral outer surface defines a widest portion of said base; a body having a first end opposite a second end and an inner surface proximate the first end interfacing with the base peripheral outer surface, wherein the base does not extend externally beyond the body in a radial direction, and wherein the body extends over at least a majority of the length of the peripheral outer surface of the base, wherein any vertical plane tangent to an outer surface of said body will intersect the horizontal floor adjacent the body but not the base; a cap coupled to the body proximate the second end; and a bracket coupled to the cap for coupling with a partition, wherein the cap comprises an annular wall extending transversely from a top wall, said annular wall having an end opposite the top wall, wherein the annular wall comprises a threaded inner surface portion between the end and the top wall, wherein the body comprises a threaded outer surface portion and wherein the cap threaded inner surface portion is threaded to said threaded outer surface.