Flag and buoy apparatus

• US 5,179,907 A
• Filed: 10/28/1991
• Issued: 01/19/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Patricia Galbraith
• Original Assignee: Patricia Galbraith
• Inventors: Galbraith, Patricia
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Worth, W. Morris
• Application Number:
  US07/783,325
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 116/173, 116/26, 116/209, 441/6, 441/11, 441/129, 403/12, 403/174, 403/178, 403/175
• US Class Current: 116/209
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 17/00 Flags; Banners; Mountings therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2017/005 Means for mounting flags to masts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/1608 Holding means or protector functioning only during transportation, assembly or disassembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/345 Coplanar

Abstract

A flag and buoy apparatus includes a body having a plurality of receptacles therein. The flag and buoy apparatus also includes a plurality of buoyant arms, each arm being receivable in one of the receptacles and extending radially from the body. Each arm is also tethered to the body. A pole assembly extends axially from the body to support the flag, the pole assembly being attachable to the body. The arms and the pole assembly may be detached from the body for storage of the apparatus.

Claims

1. A flag and buoy apparatus which comprises:

a body having a plurality of receptacles recessed into said body;

a plurality of buoyant arms, each arm receivable in one of said receptacles and extending radially from said body;

flexible, stretchable cord means extending between each said arm and said receptacles to maintain each arm in close proximity to said receptacles when disassembled or dislodged;

a flag; and

pole means extending axially from said body to support said flag, said pole means attachable to said body by means for receiving said pole means, wherein said arms and said pole means may be attached to said body for use and detached from said body for storage of said apparatus.

2. A flag and buoy apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including means to attach an anchor line to said apparatus.

3. A flag and buoy apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means to attach an anchor line includes a protrusion extending from said body opposite said pole means and eyelet means for attaching an anchor line thereto.

4. A flag and buoy apparatus as set forth in claim 1 having four said buoyant arms, wherein adjoining arms are spaced 90 degrees apart radially.

5. A flag and buoy apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pole means includes a lower pole section attachable to said pole receiving means, an upper pole section attachable to said lower pole section, and a boom pole extending radially from said upper pole section and detachable therefrom, wherein said lower pole section is tethered to said upper pole section and said upper pole section is tethered to said boom pole.

6. A flag and buoy apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein said lower pole section is tethered to said upper pole section by a flexible, stretchable cord and wherein said upper pole section is tethered to said boom pole by a flexible, stretchable cord.