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US 2022/0101763 A1Published application
Rail Mount Flagpole
OwnerKenneth LeRoy Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a flag-mounting device to be fastened onto a rail for securely mounting and holding a flag. The device includes a flagpole and a mounting apparatus that are made of strong material. The device is durable and easy to be installed onto a rail. The device can also be used on a pipe, a tube, or any objects with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section. The present invention also provides a method for mounting a flag onto a rail.
Claims19
A flag-mounting device to be fastened onto a rail for securely mounting and holding a flag, comprising:
- a clamp for mounting onto the rail, said clamp comprising:
- an upper clamp body;
- a lower clamp body pivotally connected to the upper clamp body at a pivoting point, wherein the upper and lower clamp bodies are movable between an open position and a closed position, and when in the closed position, the upper and lower clamp bodies form a loop for the clamp tightly grasping and mounting to the rail;
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- a fastener configured to fasten and lock the upper and lower clamp bodies at the closed position;
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- a flagpole configured for hanging and holding the flag, having a shaft, a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end of the flagpole is welded or connected onto the upper clamp body of the clamp, said flagpole and clamp forming a unitary, integral, and single-piece assembly.
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A method for mounting a flag onto a rail, comprising:
- providing a flag-mounting device, comprising:
- (i) a clamp for mounting onto the rail, said clamp comprising upper and lower clamp bodies pivotally connected with one another at one end, and fastenable together by a fastener at the opposite end, wherein the upper and lower clamp bodies are movable between an open position and a closed position, and when in the closed position, the clamp bodies form a loop for tightly grasping the rail;
- and (ii) a flagpole connected or welded onto the upper clamp body of the clamp as a unitary, integral and single-piece assembly,
- optionally snapping clamp inserts into interior surfaces of the upper and lower clamp bodies,
- positioning the upper and lower clamp bodies around the rail, moving the clamp bodies into the closed position, and fastening the clamp bodies by the fastener, in order to securely mount the device onto the rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.