Patent ID: 8544226

Claim:
An interior partition system for installation between a lower deck structure and an upper deck structure of a structural frame building, the structural frame building having a ceiling line that defines a ceiling height of occupiable space within the structural frame building, the interior partition system comprising: a first modular partition assembly for connection to the lower deck structure along a lower edge of the first modular partition assembly; a second modular partition assembly for connection to the upper deck structure along an upper edge of the second modular partition assembly; and a receptor structure configured to connect an upper edge of the first modular partition assembly to a lower edge of the second modular partition assembly; wherein the first modular partition assembly has a vertical dimension that exceeds the ceiling height such that the upper edge of the first modular partition assembly, the lower edge of the second modular partition assembly, and the receptor structure are located above the ceiling line upon installation of the first modular partition assembly, the second modular partition assembly, and the receptor structure in the structural frame building; wherein the receptor structure is configured to accommodate vertical deflection between the lower deck structure and the upper deck structure; wherein the receptor structure comprises a lower receptor structure configured to receive the upper edge of the first modular partition assembly and an upper receptor structure, which is separate from the lower receptor structure, configured to receive the lower edge of the second modular partition assembly, wherein the lower receptor structure and the upper receptor structure are configured to be fastened together.