Smartflag
OwnerPer Oivind Martinsen, Preben N. Martinseninventors
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically raising and lowering of at least one flag or pennant comprising at least one flag or pennant, a flagpole, a line and a container. The container has at least two chambers, each chamber has at least one drum. The drum is controlled by at least one motor, a line extending from a first drum via a guide in the top of the flagpole to a second drum.
Claims9
A system for raising at least one flag or pennant (Q, R) while lowering at least one other flag or pennant (Q, R), the system comprising:
- two or more flags or pennants (Q, R) attached to a line (D), said line is at one end attached to a first drum (B) and extends from that first drum (B) via a pulley or ball bearings toward a top of a flagpole (E) and is attached to a second drum (C),
- wherein the first and second drums (B, C) are placed in a container (A) located toward a bottom of the flagpole, the container (A) has at least two chambers, with one drum (B, C) in each chamber, said drums (B, C) being controlled by at least one motor (I), said motor (I) driven by a power source;
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- when the flag or pennant (Q, R) being wrapped around the first drum is rolled out from the first drum (B) by the line out of the container and toward the top of the flagpole, another flag or pennant (Q, R) is rolled into the container and onto the second drum (C);
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- a plurality of sensors located on the line (D) such that the motor (I) stops when the flag (Q) and/or pennant (R) is respectively rolled around the drum (B, C) or to the top of the flagpole (E).
A method for raising at least one flag or pennant (Q, R) while lowering at least one other flag or pennant (Q, R), said method comprising:
- attaching two or more flags or pennants (Q, R) to a line (I)), said line is at one end attached to a first drum (B) and extends from the first drum (B) via a pulley or ball bearings at a top of a flagpole (E) and is attached onto a second drum (C) wherein said first and second drums (B, C) are placed in a container (A) located at a bottom of the flagpole. said container (A) has at least two chambers, with one drum (B, C) in each chamber,
- controlling said drums (B, C) by at least one motor (I), said motor (I) being driven by a power source, and when the flag or pennant (Q, R) being wrapped around the first drum is rolled out from the first drum (B) by the line out of the container and toward the top of the flagpole, another flag or pennant (Q. R) is rolled into the container and onto the second drum (C) and there are a plurality of sensors located on the line (D) such that the motor (I) stops when the flag (Q) and/or pennant (R) is respectively rolled around the drum (B, C) or to the top of the flagpole (E).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.