Flag pin, flag pin kit, and methods of using the same
OwnerSara Magnessinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A flag pin is provided comprising a pin, a flag at the end of the pin, a sleeve positioned around the pin, and a flexible base receiving the tip of the pin therethrough and abutting the bottom of the sleeve. A user may insert the flag pin into the sleeve so that the tip of the pin extends from the bottom of the sleeve, and move the bottom of the pin through the flexible base so that the top of the base rests against the bottom of the cylindrical sleeve. The bottom end of the pin may then extend into a base on which the pin is to be placed, with the flexible base vertically supporting the cylindrical sleeve and the pin itself, and holding the pin in a generally vertical orientation. A kit for assembling flag pins and a related method are also provided.
Claims17
A flag pin comprising:
- a straight pin having a top end and a bottom end opposite said top end;
- a flag extending outward from said top end of said pin;
- a cylindrical sleeve having a channel extending through an entire length of said sleeve, said cylindrical sleeve being positioned below said flag;
- and
- a flexible base positioned below said sleeve;
- wherein said pin extends through both said cylindrical sleeve and said flexible base, and wherein the bottom end of said pin extends a distance away from a bottom of said flexible base.
A method of using a flag pin, comprising:
- providing a straight pin having a top end and a bottom end opposite said top end, and a flag extending outward from said top end of said pin;
- providing a cylindrical sleeve having a channel extending through an entire length of said sleeve;
- providing a flexible base;
- positioning said cylindrical sleeve around said pin and below said flag;
- and
- positioning said flexible base around said pin and below said cylindrical sleeve, such that said pin extends through both said cylindrical sleeve and said flexible base, and such that the bottom end of said pin extends a distance away from a bottom of said flexible base.
A flag pin kit, comprising:
- a plurality of straight pins, each having a top end and a bottom end opposite said top end;
- a flag extending outward from each top end of each of said pins;
- a plurality of cylindrical sleeves, each having a channel extending through an entire length of said sleeve sized to receive one of said pins therethrough;
- a plurality of flexible bases configured for placement on each of said pins adjacent to one of said sleeves;
- wherein each of said flags, said sleeves, and said flexible bases are sized with respect to said pins so that any one of said pins will extend through any one of said cylindrical sleeves and any one of said flexible bases so that a bottom end of said one of said pins will extend a distance away from a bottom of said one of said flexible bases when said one of said cylindrical sleeves and said one of said flexible bases is positioned on said one of said pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.