Telescoping flagpole
AssigneeHMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsDallas R. Atkins, Anthony M. Manfredi
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Abstract
A flagpole is provided for displaying a flag, the flagpole comprises at least one longitudinally extending tubular segment and rotatable flag engaging rings concentrically disposed on the tubular segment. One of the rotatable flag engaging rings includes a pawl device, concentrically disposed on the tubular segment, for allowing only uni-directional lateral movement of one of the flag engaging rings.
Claims15
A telescoping flagpole assembly for displaying a flag, said assembly comprising:
- a plurality of interengaging telescoping segments slidable between a retracted position and an extended position,
- locking means for securing adjacent segments in said extended position,
- means for engaging said flag on said segments including means for allowing said flag to rotate about said segments, said flag engaging means including means for preventing billowing of said flag, said billowing prevention means concentrically disposed about said flagpole, said rotatable flag engaging means including a first flag engaging ring and a second flag engaging ring, said billowing prevention means including means for stopping lateral movement of said rotatable flag engaging means and including pawl means on said first flag engaging ring for frictionally engaging one of said segments to prevent upward lateral movement along said telescoping segment, said first flag engaging ring including a cylindrical portion disposed concentrically about said segment and said pawl means including a lever pivotably connected to said first flag engaging ring.
A telescoping flagpole assembly for displaying a flag, said assembly comprising:
- a plurality of interengaging telescoping segments slidable between a retracted position and an extended position,
- locking means for securing adjacent segments in said extended position,
- means for engaging said flag on said segments including means for allowing said flag to rotate about said segments, said flag engaging means further including pawl means concentrically disposed about said flagpole for preventing billowing of said flag;
- said rotatable flag engaging means including a first flag engaging ring and a second flag engaging ring, said pawl means including a lever depending from said first flag engaging ring for frictionally engaging said one of said segments to prevent upward lateral movement along said telescoping segments.
A flagpole for displaying a flag, said flagpole comprising at least one longitudinally extending tubular segment, first and second rotatable means concentrically disposed on said tubular segment for attaching said flag on said flagpole, said first rotatable means connected to means for stopping unidirectional lateral movement of said first rotatable means along said flagpole, said lateral stopping means concentrically disposed on said tubular segment, said lateral stopping means including lever means rotatable about said flagpole, said lever means including a plate portion concentrically disposed about said flagpole and an arm extending therefrom, said arm pivotably attached to said first rotatable means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.