Flag holder
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1. A flag holder for mounting a flag on a post, the post having four lateral sides, the holder comprising:
- a sleeve that is in the form of a band having five peripheral side wall segments that extend more than 270 degrees around a central internal cavity, the central cavity extending to a bottom end of the band;
three pockets formed on and parallel to three of said side wall segments of the sleeve so as to run along the cavity, and so that when the sleeve is mounted on the post the pockets will be arrayed around the post and at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the post and at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve, the pockets each having an elongated internal bore that is open at its top; and
a longitudinal slit defined by two adjacent sleeve side wall segments of said five side wall segments, the sleeve being formed of a flexible material and configured such that the size of the slit can be varied by flexing parts of said sleeve wall segments relative to each other and such that the sleeve acts as a flexible jaw to grip onto the sides of the post without the need for a separate fastener to force the sleeve tightly against the post;
the sleeve and its slit comprising means to permit the mounting of the sleeve on the post by sliding the sleeve along a longitudinal axis of the post;
wherein at least a first one of the pockets is on a first side wall segment of said five wall segments that is opposite the slit, and the other two pockets are on two different ones of said side wall segments respectively other than the first side wall segment and other than the side wall segments adjacent the slit, and wherein each of the three pockets is upwardly sloped, with one of the other two pockets having a lower end adjacent the first side wall segment and being upwardly sloped towards said side wall segments adjacent to the slit, and the other one of said other two pockets being upwardly sloped towards the first wall segment; and
wherein when the holder is not mounted on a post, said means assuming in top view a rest position where an angle between at least one of the peripheral side wall segments and another of the peripheral side wall segments that it intersects is less than 90°
at the intersection.
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Abstract
A flag holder is disclosed which permits display of a flag on a post. There is a sleeve having a central vertical bore and an outer peripheral wall extending around the bore. A pocket is attached to the wall for retaining a flag pole. The holder frictionally engages the post on an inner sleeve wall surface. This is preferably achieved by providing a vertical slot in a side of the sleeve and causing the sleeve to act as flexible jaw.
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1. A flag holder for mounting a flag on a post, the post having four lateral sides, the holder comprising:
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a sleeve that is in the form of a band having five peripheral side wall segments that extend more than 270 degrees around a central internal cavity, the central cavity extending to a bottom end of the band; three pockets formed on and parallel to three of said side wall segments of the sleeve so as to run along the cavity, and so that when the sleeve is mounted on the post the pockets will be arrayed around the post and at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the post and at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve, the pockets each having an elongated internal bore that is open at its top; and a longitudinal slit defined by two adjacent sleeve side wall segments of said five side wall segments, the sleeve being formed of a flexible material and configured such that the size of the slit can be varied by flexing parts of said sleeve wall segments relative to each other and such that the sleeve acts as a flexible jaw to grip onto the sides of the post without the need for a separate fastener to force the sleeve tightly against the post; the sleeve and its slit comprising means to permit the mounting of the sleeve on the post by sliding the sleeve along a longitudinal axis of the post; wherein at least a first one of the pockets is on a first side wall segment of said five wall segments that is opposite the slit, and the other two pockets are on two different ones of said side wall segments respectively other than the first side wall segment and other than the side wall segments adjacent the slit, and wherein each of the three pockets is upwardly sloped, with one of the other two pockets having a lower end adjacent the first side wall segment and being upwardly sloped towards said side wall segments adjacent to the slit, and the other one of said other two pockets being upwardly sloped towards the first wall segment; and wherein when the holder is not mounted on a post, said means assuming in top view a rest position where an angle between at least one of the peripheral side wall segments and another of the peripheral side wall segments that it intersects is less than 90°
at the intersection.
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Current AssigneeLinda J. Getsinger, Victor C. Getsinger
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Original AssigneePAR Financial Services, Inc.
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InventorsGetsinger, Victor C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Jones, Eugenia
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Assistant Examiner(s)SCHROCK, ALLAN
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Application NumberUS08/156,991Time in Patent Office406 DaysField of Search248/218.4, 248/538, 248/536, 248/512, 248/229, 248/231.8US Class Current248/218.4CPC Class CodesE04H 12/24 Cross armsG09F 17/00 Flags; Banners; Mountings t...
