Mounting arrangement for pivotal space divider

Claim 1

In an interior space divider assembly having, in combination, a central post of circular cross-section adapted to be supported on the floor, a plurality of space dividing elements, a pair of mounting brackets secured to upper and lower portions of each of said space dividing elements, and mounting means fitted on said post and adapted to receive said mounting brackets to mount said space dividing elements on said post, said mounting means and said brackets being adapted to permit pivotal movement of said brackets relative to said post for adjusting the angular positions of said space dividing elements; an improved mounting arrangement for pivotally mounting a plurality of the space dividing elements about the central post wherein the mounting brackets secured to adjacent space dividing elements respectively comprise a pair of right hand offset brackets and a complementary pair of left hand offset brackets, each of said brackets including a first portion adapted to be secured to one of said space dividing elements and a second portion which is of complementary shape relative to the post and which is adapted to be received by said mounting means to permit pivotal movement of the bracket about the post, said first portion being adapted to orient the space-dividing element attached thereto along an axis at a predetermined angle from a radial line extending from the vertical axis of said post normal to said complementary-shaped surface of said second portion, whereby the offset between said complementary brackets allows the adjacent space-dividing elements to be selectively positioned closely parallel or at various angles to each other when said complementary brackets are rotated relative to each other about the post.