Smartflag
AssigneePer Oivind Martinsen
InventorsPer Oivind Martinsen, Preben N. Martinsen
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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.
Claims8
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 a 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 at a top of a flagpole (E) and onto a second drum (C), wherein the first and second drums (B, C) are placed in a container (A),
- 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) s driven by a power source;
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- when a flag or pennant (Q, R) is rolled out from a first drum (B), another flag or pennant (Q, R) is rolled onto a second drum (C) and there are sensors on the line (D) such that the motor (I) stops when the flag (O) and/or pennant (R) is respectively rolled around the drum (B, C) or to the top of the flagpole (E).
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A method for raising at least one other flag or pennant (O, 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 (D) 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 onto a second drum (C) wherein said first and second drum (B, C) is placed in a container (A), 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 a flag or pennant (O, R) is rolled out from a first drum (B), another flag or pennant (Q, R) is rolled onto a second drum (C) and there are sensors on the line (D) such that the motor (I) stops when the flag (O) and/or pennant (R) is respectively rolled around the drum (B, C) or to the top of the flagpole (E).
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