US 7,878,139 B1Granted

Universal automobile flag

AssigneeGameday, LLC

InventorsLuther McKinley Karnes, Brian Joe Karnes, Roy Jeffery Lashley

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Abstract

A flagpole comprising a clip portion, where the clip portion is shaped such that it fits over the top of an automobile window and allows the flagpole to be held in place by the window and an associated window frame when the window is nearly in a rolled up position; a u-shaped portion extending generally downward from the clip portion, away from the clip portion, and then upward, such that the u-shaped portion extends around a vent visor or rain guard associated with the window, where the vent visor or rain guard need not be in use on the window when the flagpole is in use; a straight portion extending upward from the u-shaped portion; and a flag situated on the straight portion. The flagpole may also be adjustable such that it may be used on a trunk deck.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A flagpole comprising:

a clip portion, where the clip portion is shaped such that the clip portion fits over the top of an automobile window or over the edge of an automobile truck deck, where the clip portion is generally rectangular and has a generally J-shaped cross section where the curved part of the J hooks over the window or trunk deck and the straight part of the J extends along the outside of the window or trunk deck, and where the clip portion has a back side facing the window or trunk deck and a front side opposite the back side;
a suction cup with a cup portion attached to the back side of the clip portion and situated such that the cup portion of the suction cup may be removably attached to the window or trunk deck when the clip portion is in place over the window or trunk deck;
a clip attachment piece extending from the front side of the clip portion;
a straight portion terminating in a pole attachment piece, where the pole attachment piece is removably attached to the clip attachment piece;
and
a flag situated on the straight portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.