Adjustable bracket assembly for tensioning a pole mounted flag/banner and method of forming same

A bracket assembly for use with a banner hung on an upright structure, comprising:

• a base having a first surface where the based is configured for attachment to the upright structure;
• a mounting bracket engaging the base and supporting the banner;
• and
• wherein the mounting bracket includes a second surface for engaging the first surface on the base such that the mounting bracket is moveable in a manner parallel to the surface of the base in a multiplicity of progressive positions for adjusting vertical position of the banner and further where one end of the banner is fixedly attached to the upright structure and the mounting bracket is used to vertically adjust the position of the other end of the banner.

A banner mounting assembly comprising:

• a first base fixedly attached to an upright structure where a first mounting bracket attaches to the first base for holding one end of a banner;
• a second base fixedly to the upright structure where a second mounting bracket attaches to the second base and is configured to releasably engage the second base while supporting an opposite end of the banner;
• and
• wherein the second base includes a ratcheting surface that slideably engages with a head in the second mounting bracket to enable the second mounting bracket to be vertically adjusted such that the head moves parallel to an outer surface of the base for providing an adjustable tension on the banner.

A method for tensioning a hanging banner using an adjustable bracket assembly comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of bases configured for attachment to an upright structure;
• providing a plurality of mounting brackets where each mounting bracket is attached to one of the plurality of bases;
• forming an adjustable bracket assembly by configuring at least one of the plurality of bases such that it includes a ratcheting surface that releasably engages with a similarly configured engaging surface located within its respective mounting bracket for enabling the respective mounting bracket to be slideably adjusted such that the ratcheting surface moves parallel to an outer surface of the base on the at least one of the plurality of bases;
• and
• attaching one end of the banner to the upright structure and adjusting the adjustable bracket assembly to vertically adjust position of the other end of the banner.