Flag Demonstration Apparatus
OwnerThomas D'Amicoinventor
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Abstract
A flag demonstration apparatus which prevents flag furling is provided. The apparatus comprises a flagpole which further comprises a bottom portion and a top portion that removably fasten together and sandwich a lower swivel bracket. The apparatus also includes an upper bracket attached near the top of the top portion of the flagpole and is attached to at least one portion of a flag and the lower swivel bracket is attached to at least two portions of the flag. The lower swivel bracket allows the flag to rotate less than 360 degrees about the flagpole and also keeps at least a portion of the flag displayed, regardless of environmental conditions.
Claims12
A flag demonstration apparatus comprising:
- a flagpole further comprising a bottom portion with a first fastening end and a first terminating end, and a top portion with a second fastening end and a second terminating end;
- a lower swivel bracket;
- and
- an upper bracket;
- wherein the upper bracket is removably attached near the second terminating end of the top portion, further the first fastening end of the bottom portion and the second fastening end of the top portion sandwich the lower swivel bracket and are configured to allow the lower swivel bracket to rotate about the flagpole less than 360 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the lower swivel bracket further comprises:
- A flag hook;
- a rod;
- a clamp;
- and
- a clamp screw;
- wherein the flag hook is fixed to one end of the rod and the clamp is fixed to the other end of the rod while the clamp screw is removably attached to the clamp. 7 The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the clamp and clamp screw are configured to securely hold a portion of a flag.
A flag demonstration system comprising:
- a flag with at least two grommets;
- a flagpole further comprising a bottom portion with a first fastening end and a first terminating end and a top portion with a second fastening end and a second terminating end;
- a lower rotatable bracket sandwiched between the first fastening end and the second fastening end;
- and
- an upper bracket attached to the second terminating end;
- wherein the upper bracket is removably attached to one grommet of the flag and the lower rotatable bracket is removably attached to the second grommet of the flag and a portion of the flag, the lower rotatable bracket is configured to rotate about the flagpole less than 360 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.