Patent Application
20200219427
This invention relates to flags, and more particularly to attaching a flag or banner to flag poles, posts, and other vertical structures.
The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.
Utility and ornamental poles are well known in the art and often decorated in cities and towns with various seasonal flags, signs or banners that are changed throughout the year. Unfortunately, such poles typically do not provide means for raising, lowering and easily removing and changing the signs, flags, or banners. Often, the task of changing or removing requires the use of a ladder, crane, or other personnel lifting device, which is inconvenient, slow, costly and conducive to injury.
Therefore, a need exists for an assembly to improve ease of installation of signs, flags, or banners in a safe manner.
A flag pole assembly is disclosed for supporting flags and banners. The flag pole assembly includes an elongated male member having a first and second elongated perpendicular banner member and a sleeve for receiving a flag pole, a female member formed of a C-shaped elongated member for receiving the elongated member. The elongated member can include a first and second rod-shaped members at a first and a second endmost position of the elongated member for ease of installation and securement within the female member.
This summary is provided merely to introduce certain concepts and not to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter.
One or more embodiments will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the subject matter of the present disclosure. Appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.
Various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, where like reference numerals represent like parts and assemblies throughout the several views. Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the claimed invention.
As used in the description herein and throughout the claims, the following terms take the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise: the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on.” The term “based upon” is not exclusive and allows for being based on additional factors not described, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Additionally, in the subject description, the word “exemplary” is used to mean serving as an example, instance or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word exemplary is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein the depictions are for the purpose of illustrating certain exemplary embodiments only and not for the purpose of limiting the same,
The flag pole assembly 10 is formed of a male member 12 and a female member 14.
In one embodiment, the male member 12 include a first and a second banner member 24 and 26, respectively. These banner members 24 and 26 are elongated members configured to receive a banner 6, preferably at a perpendicular angle with respect to a front surface of the member 12. In one embodiment, the banner members 24 are cylindrically-shaped. In one embodiment, the banner members 24 and 26 have a circular cross-section. The banner members 24 and 26 may be welded to a surface of the male member 12. As shown in
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In one embodiment of the male member 12, additional spacer members 36 may be used to provide additional support and guard against undesired movement or flexing of the male member 12. The spacer members 36 provides depth from the female member 14, when assembled.
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As used herein, the phrase “at least one of”, when used with a list of items, means different combinations of one or more of the listed items may be used and only one of the items in the list may be needed. The item may be a particular object, thing, or category. In other words, “at least one of means any combination of items or number of items may be used from the list, but not all of the items in the list may be required. For example, “at least one of item A, item B, and item C” may mean item A; item A and item B; item B; item A, item B, and item C; or item B and item C. In some cases, “at least one of item A, item B, and item C” may mean, for example, without limitation, two of item A, one of item B, and ten of item C; four of item B and seven of item C; or some other suitable combination.
In the above description, certain terms may be used such as “up,” “down,” “upper,” “lower,” “horizontal,” “vertical,” “left,” “right,” “over,” “under” and the like. These terms are used, where applicable, to provide some clarity of description when dealing with relative relationships. But, these terms are not intended to imply absolute relationships, positions, and/or orientations. For example, with respect to an object, an “upper” surface can become a “lower” surface simply by turning the object over. Nevertheless, it is still the same object. Further, the terms “including,” “comprising,” “having,” and variations thereof mean “including but not limited to” unless expressly specified otherwise. An enumerated listing of items does not imply that any or all of the items are mutually exclusive and/or mutually inclusive, unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms “a,” “an,” and “the” also refer to “one or more” unless expressly specified otherwise. Further, the term “plurality” can be defined as “at least two.”
While the foregoing disclosure discusses illustrative embodiments, it should be noted that various changes and modifications could be made herein without departing from the scope of the described embodiments as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the described embodiments are intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, although elements of the described embodiments may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. Additionally, all or a portion of any embodiment may be utilized with all or a portion of any other embodiments, unless stated otherwise.
