Patent ID: 7658219

Claim:
A partition mount comprising: an elongated adjustable-length pole having a foot end and a head end, the pole being adjustable in length between the foot end and the head end, the pole having a longitudinal axis; an anchor secured to and within a narrowest segment of the elongated adjustable-length pole, the anchor at a position proximal to the head end of the pole; a mounting head that extends from the head end of the pole and travels in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the pole relative to the anchor position within the pole, the mounting head including a neck having a portion that extends into an interior of the pole and a mounting unit that removably secures a sheet of material; and a compression mechanism that biases the position of the mounting head in an outward direction away from the anchor, wherein the anchor is constructed and arranged to limit outward extension of the mounting head in the outward direction, and wherein: the anchor and the compression mechanism have a width less than an inner width of the narrowest segment of the pole, and the compression mechanism, the portion of the neck and the anchor are positioned at the interior of the narrowest segment of the pole, and wherein the mounting head includes a stop that travels in relative motion with the mounting head in the direction along the longitudinal axis of the pole, wherein the stop interfaces with the anchor to limit the outward extension of the mounting head in the outward direction.