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US 11,846,409 B2Granted
Field configurable flagpole truck system and device
OwnerDaniel J. Pitcher, Lisa M. Pitcherinventors
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Abstract
A flagpole truck system includes a flag pole truck device, including an enclosure body with a blocking protrusion, first and second pulley mounts, first and second halyard apertures, and internally mounted pulley assembly, a mounting stem assembly with first and second pin apertures, first and second blocking pins; a flagpole; a flag; a halyard; and a flag pole finial; such that the flag pole truck device is configurable in a first configuration for external halyard mounting and in a second configuration for partially internal halyard mounting; and such that the flag pole truck device is configurable for free rotation, restricted rotation, and blocked rotation.
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A flagpole truck system, comprising:
- a) a flagpole, such that a lower end of the flagpole is configured to be mounted on a ground surface;
- b) a flagpole truck device, which is mounted on a top end of the flagpole, wherein the flagpole truck device, further comprises:
- a pulley assembly, which is mounted inside an enclosure interior of the flagpole truck device;
- c) a flag, which is mounted on a top part of the flagpole;
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- d) a halyard, which is connected around the pulley assembly inside the flagpole truck device, wherein the halyard is connected to the flag, such that a movement of the halyard enables positioning of the flag;
- such that the flagpole truck device is configurable in a first configuration, wherein the pulley assembly is positioned in a first position, such that a first end of the halyard and a second end of the halyard each protrude downward from the flagpole truck device externally and visibly, to a side of the flagpole;
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- such that the flagpole truck device is configurable in a second configuration, wherein the pulley assembly is positioned in a second position, such that the first end of the halyard protrudes downward from the flagpole truck device externally and visibly, to a side of the flagpole, and such that the second end of the halyard protrudes downward from the flagpole truck device inside a hollow interior of the flagpole.
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A flagpole truck system, comprising:
- a flagpole truck device, which is configured to be mounted on a top end of a flagpole mounted on a ground surface, wherein the flagpole truck device, further comprises:
- a pulley assembly, which is mounted inside an enclosure interior of the flagpole truck device;
- such that the flagpole truck device is configured to receive a halyard, which is
- connected around the pulley assembly inside the flagpole truck device;
- such that the flagpole truck device is configurable in a first configuration, wherein the pulley assembly is positioned in a first position, such that a first end of the halyard and a second end of the halyard each protrude downward from the flagpole truck device externally and visibly, to a side of the flagpole;
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- such that the flagpole truck device is configurable in a second configuration, wherein the pulley assembly is positioned in a second position, such that the first end of the halyard protrudes downward from the flagpole truck device externally and visibly, to a side of the flagpole, and such that the second end of the halyard protrudes downward from the flagpole truck device inside a hollow interior of the flagpole.
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A flagpole truck system, comprising:
- a flagpole truck device, which is configured to be mounted on a top end of a flagpole mounted on a ground surface, wherein the flagpole truck device, further comprises:
- an enclosure body, which comprises an enclosure interior;
- a mounting stem assembly, which comprises,
- a mounting stem structure;
- wherein an upper end of the mounting stem structure is rotatably connected to a bottom center of the enclosure body;
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- a pulley assembly, which is mounted inside the enclosure interior;
- wherein the mounting stem structure is configured to connect to the top end of the flagpole, such that the enclosure body is rotatably connected to the top end of the flagpole;
- such that the flagpole truck device is configured to receive a halyard, which is connected around the pulley assembly inside the flagpole truck device;
- wherein the mounting stem structure is configured with an outer threading on a lower portion of the mounting stem structure, such that the lower portion of the mounting stem structure is configured to be screwed into a threaded aperture of the top end of the flagpole.
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A flagpole truck system, comprising:
- a flagpole truck device, which is configured to be mounted on a top end of a flagpole mounted on a ground surface, wherein the flagpole truck device, further comprises:
- an enclosure body, which comprises an enclosure interior;
- a mounting stem assembly, which comprises,
- a mounting stem structure, wherein the mounting stem structure further comprises:
- a first pin aperture;
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- a second pin aperture, which is horizontally displaced to a side of the first pin aperture;
- wherein an upper end of the mounting stem structure is rotatably connected to a bottom center of the enclosure body;
- a pulley assembly, which is mounted inside the enclosure interior;
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- a blocking protrusion, which is connected to a bottom of the enclosure body;
- wherein the mounting stem structure is configured to connect to the top end of the flagpole, such that the enclosure body is rotatably connected to the top end of the flagpole;
- such that the flagpole truck device is configured to receive a halyard, which is connected around the pulley assembly inside the flagpole truck device;
- wherein the mounting stem assembly, further comprises:
- a first blocking pin, which is configured to be inserted into the first pin aperture, such that the first blocking pin protrudes horizontally from the mounting stem structure, such that the first blocking pin is configured to impact with the blocking protrusion to stop a first rotation of the mounting stem assembly relative to the enclosure body;
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- a second blocking pin, which is configured to be inserted into the second pin aperture, such that the second blocking pin protrudes horizontally from the mounting stem structure to a side of the first blocking pin, with a separation distance between the first blocking pin and the second blocking pin, such that the second blocking pin is configured to impact with the blocking protrusion to stop a second rotation of the mounting stem assembly relative to the enclosure body;
- such that when neither of the first blocking pin and the second blocking pin are inserted in either of the first pin aperture and the second pin aperture, the mounting stem assembly is freely rotatable 360 degrees in either direction,
- whereby the enclosure body of the flagpole truck device is freely rotatable when the flagpole truck device is mounted on the flagpole;
- such that when solely one selected blocking pin of the first blocking pin and the second blocking pin is inserted in a selected pin aperture of the first pin aperture and the second pin aperture, the mounting stem assembly is rotatable in a restricted rotation range in either direction, wherein the restricted rotation range is 359 degrees or less, whereby the enclosure body of the flagpole truck device is rotatable in the restricted rotation range when the flagpole truck device is mounted on the flagpole;
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- such that when the first blocking pin is inserted in the first pin aperture, and the second blocking pin is inserted in the second pin aperture, with the blocking protrusion positioned between the first blocking pin and the second blocking pin,
- the mounting stem assembly is prevented from rotating,
- whereby the enclosure body of the flagpole truck device is rotatably fixed in position when the flagpole truck device is mounted on the flagpole.
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