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US 6,634,123 B1Granted
Device for waving a flag and banner
OwnerWilliam P. Bradley, William Z. Sloaninventors
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Abstract
A device for waving a banner which utilizes an electric motor mounted in a housing and having a simple attachment spring mechanism secured to an output shaft so that a flag staff or banner staff can be easily attached or detached therefrom. Accordingly when the flag is attached in this manner and the motor is energized the flag is rotated and appears to wave so that all may observe. A user accessible switch is provided so that the device can be easily activated and deactivated by the user.
Claims6
A device for waving a flag and banner comprising:
- a) a motor for supplying rotative motion to move said flag;
- b) a power source for energizing said motor;
- c) a means for attaching said flag to an output shaft of said motor;
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- d) a housing for containing said motor, said power source, and supporting said device upon a surface, wherein said housing further comprises:
- a shape of said housing selected from the group consisting of a pyramid and a cone;
- wherein said motor has an output shaft which extends out of a top of an apex of said group;
- and wherein said output shaft has a gear fixedly secured thereto, wherein said means for attaching said flag to said shaft of said motor further comprises an attachment component, with a first end, having a U-shaped portion which is placed abutting teeth of said gear and secured thereto by tightly fitting an elastic torus therearound and capturing both arms of said U-shaped portion between said teeth of said gear, and a second end having a helical spring integrally formed therewith so that a staff of said flag can cooperate with the convolutions of said helical spring.
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