US 10,121,398 B2 · Flag stopper

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for a flag stopper that is used in conjunction with a flagpole from which a flag, banner, or other fabric cloth hangs. The flag stopper may be fabricated from a sheet of flexible material that can be removably connected to a flagpole. The flag stopper preferably comprises a planar body having a pair of coplanar legs preferably configured to flex in opposing directions to facilitate its removable connection and firm engagement with a flagpole. When connected to a flagpole, the preferred flag stopper radially extends outwardly from the flagpole, and a flag that is mounted on the flagpole will be forced to remain in such position, thereby preventing the flag from flying off the flagpole.

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Dependent claims

A flag stopper for use with a flagpole configured to retain a flag, the flag stopper comprising:

a planar body,
said body having a coplanar pair of elongated legs,
said elongated legs defining a narrow elongated slot in communication with a plurality of tiered apertures of decreasing size,
said tiered apertures being sized and configured to firmly and removably receive and secure a portion of an outer cylindrical surface of a large diameter flagpole and alternatively a small diameter flagpole, respectively,
wherein the elongated legs are configured to flex longitudinally away from each other by twisting said legs in opposing directions to provide for passage of a flagpole therebetween and then retract back into position so as to contract around the cylindrical surface of the flagpole, so that the flag stopper extends radially outwardly from said flagpole to retain a flag while the flag stopper is detachably coupled to and retained by the flagpole.

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A flag stopper for use with a cylindrical flagpole configured to retain a flag, the flag stopper comprising:

a round planar body forming two opposing planar surfaces, the body comprising an outer portion relative to an inner portion,
said body defining a plurality of evenly spaced concentrically extending projections, each projection extending inwardly from a proximal base at the outer portion to a distal end at the inner portion, said distal end defining an outwardly concave tip, the outwardly concave tips of said plurality of projections configured to firmly engage a portion of the circumference of the cylindrical flagpole when it is received therein.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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