FLAGS AND FLAGSTAFFS

A distress warning device intended for use on vehicles and the like and including a suction cup base with a telescopic mast affixed thereto and projecting upwardly therefrom and terminating in a hollow elongated cylindrically shaped ball member having hemi-spherical dome shaped ends and having its exterior...     

A flag pole that is balanced about pivot bearings of a stationary base so that the flag pole can be effortlessly tilted down into a horizontal position so that the flag can be removed or attached; the pole being made of interfitting sections, and the uppermost section loosely supporting a series of flag...     

A pliable, directional, protective finial comprising an initially substantially flat resilient member having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, a first geometric shape at the top thereof providing different color indications toward the front and back of the finial in installation, and a pair of geometric...     

A molded cap for a flag pole formed of counterpart partially hollow elements adhered together along their rims, to form a shape, preferably of revolution. Mating cores may be formed in opposite elements guiding a halyard over a molded block or sheath. The lower element has a central arbor which extends...     

A tubular staff is provided and includes a longitudinal slot extending therealong throughout at least a major portion of the length of the staff. A plurality of bracing structures spaced along the slotted portion of the staff internally thereof rigidly brace adjacent portions of the staff disposed on...     

A stiff display figure panel has an elongated backing strip attached along its edges to an intermediate portion of a die cut figure to form a tube for receiving a staff upon which the figure is supported. An eyelet is attached to the top of the figure at the upper end of the backing strip for hanging...     

A flagpole assembly having a manually actuated hoist for raising and lowering a flag mounted on an endless halyard which is trained about a driving sheave wheel driven by a manually actuated drive shaft and gear train assembly powered by a portable hand crank, detachably associated with the drive shaft....     

A decorative marker particularly suited for use as a grave marker is disclosed. The marker comprises a one-piece molded rigid plastic assembly with an embossed decorative metalized legend on the front surface and four axially aligned bosses on the rear surface adapted for securely mounting the marker...     

A device is provided for displaying a flag or the like in waving condition, wherein such condition is produced or simulated by mechanical means, rather than by the effects of air currents. The device employs a rotatably supported pole, to which one edge of the flag is secured; a support element, to which...     

A flag storage and display device comprising a fixed lower housing, a connector pivotally connected to the top of the lower housing and an upper housing rotatably mounted on the top of the connector. An electric motor is mounted in the lower housing and linked to the connector to cause pivotal movement...     

This invention is a warning flag and holder used as a safety device for motorists on the road.

A display assembly for use on a vehicle such as an automobile arranged to communicate a visual message indicating distress when the automobile or its occupants require aid. A generally U-shaped carrying clip is supportably disposed on an upper margin of a side window and provides a rigid carrier for...     

A golf practice and amusement apparatus for golfers to practice chipping and putting. A receptacle is provided having a hollow inner compartment which contains a mounted roll of carpet. The upper exterior surface of the receptacle is given a central recessed portion. The carpet has an upper surface,...     

A golf flag assembly is provided for use in conjunction with a flagpole and comprises a flag and means for attaching the flag to the pole, said means further comprising a pair of facing panel members adapted to receive one edge of the flag therebetween and means for securing the panel members together...     

A burgee, particularly for boats and yachts, comprising a frame supported by pivot bearing means on the upper end of a staff has a detachable flag. The flag may be fitted on a frame, for example a wire frame, adapted to be coupled to the frame supported on the staff, the latter frame preferably being...     

The improved sign disclosed herein is particularly adapted for use in an institutional building, such as a hospital, for warning persons of temporary, potential hazards relating to maintenance work and the like. The improved sign includes a base member which may be quickly and easily mounted on and dismounted...     

A visual marker means for attachment to the floatation gear of a water skier to enable the skier to be more readily detected when down in the water. The marker means includes a staff having a flag member secured to the upper end thereof, and attachment means are secured to the lower end of the staff...     

A burgee, particularly for boats and yachts, and comprising a flag mounted on a frame carried by a staff is enabled to be more sensitive by providing a pivot bearing mounting for the frame on the staff. The pivot is preferably a pointed tip to the staff bearing against a flat surface provided by the...     

A flagpole assembly for automatically displaying and furling a flag. The assembly is formed of a first hollow vertical slotted pole mounted concentrically inside a second slotted hollow pole with both poles mounted to a base. A cable, mounted on pulleys extends inside the first pole with the flag fixed...     

A resuable portable wind indicator comprises a central body member having four elongated arms extending radially outward therefrom at equal angles of 120 degrees from adjacent arms and connected to the central body member by coil springs, with each arm including a ribbon or the like at the outer end...     

Warning flag and associated releasing and raising mechanisms for emergency vehicles, water ski equipped boats and the like.

A highway safety warning kit having a portable all inclusive container, a display pole fitted thereto and a plurality of displayable safety warning signs.

An illuminated flag or pennant adapted to be affixed to the radio antenna of a moving vehicle such as a boat or automobile and is adapted to receive electrical energy therefrom includes means of coupling to the source of electrical energy and a fiber optic cable which couples electrical energy which...     

A float and flag assembly for use by divers includes a buoyant annular ring or member mounted on an elongated staff. A flag or signalling device is mounted on the staff at one end thereof. A lead weight or the like is secured to the other end of the post.

An emergency distress signal device for use on vehicles and the like having a semi-adaptable magnetic base member and a telescopic mast whose base is secured within said base member. The mast has a semi-circular, fixed loop at its peak for attachment of a flag. A flexible flag of a generally rectangular...     

A signal device for detecting a faulty steam trap and the like by being responsive to the temperature of steam flow in a pipe. The signal device is a spring wire looped on one end around the pipe and normally connected, at the other end, to the pipe by a metal pellet of low melting point. Upon attainment...     

A safety illumination device is provided for a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle comprising a lamp housing and lamp member carried by a pole member extending above the frame of the vehicle and attached thereto wherein an optic rod member is carried in light receiving relationship with the lamp housing...     

A flagpole system for automatically displaying and furling a flag employing a motorized drive in which a frictional roller causes the flag to be loosely folded without a spindle into or unfolded from a waterproof cylindrical housing. The system employs both light sensitive and moisture sensitive circuits...     

A Auta help, is a flag (emergency) attached to a pole in which is part of a complete unit, pole, grip, and handle. This complete unit fits snugly into a cylinder with the flag on it. The grip and handle part fits over the window of a vehicle in which will hold the flag straight out away from vehicle...     

This invention relates to an emergency kit comprising a signaling device which is adapted to be supported on a window of a vehicle and which is collapsible for insertion into a container for storage in a convenient location in a vehicle.

A rescue signal for use by a person in the water, consists of a tube of thin flexible material, at least about as long as the user's arm and as wide as his hand, inflatable by mouth, of a vivid color such as the international emergency orange. A flag of a similar but contrasting color may be fastened...     

A novelty device has a tubular body into one end of which extends a flexible member. That end of the flexible member accommodated within the tubular body is secured to an anchor member. The anchor member is retained in the tubular body by retaining lips formed at the one end of the body and which extend...     

A device for preventing a flag from wrapping around a flagpole, especially one which is inclined at an angle with the vertical. The flag is mounted along one edge to a support member which in turn is pivotally mounted for rotation about the flagpole. A semi-flexible rod is sewn into the hem along a lower...     

A flag waving machine for automatically waving a flag in a figure 8 pattern. A rod provides a support for the flag to be waved, this rod being attached to a pitman arm through a universal joint, the rod being pivotally supported in a bushing. The pitman arm is rotatably driven at one end to provide reciprocal...     

A kit for motorists in distress comprises a container which includes one or more furled distress signal flags, a flag staff, including one or more suction cups, journalled on a terminal portion of the staff, and rotatable from an inwardly-directed storage position to an outwardly-directed position for...     

A support device suitable for flying a pennant, flag or burgee from an elongated support element. The pennant support of this invention is characterized by its provision of elements for removably attaching the pennant support to the support element in a fashion whereby the pennant support is free to...     

A display device for use on automobiles and the like which includes a bracket having a vertical bore extending therethrough for supporting a staff upon which a flag is carried. The bracket is attached to an automobile and the staff can be readily removed from the bracket for waving the flag by hand.

An improved golf pin flag device for providing accurate wind velocity information is disclosed, including a golf pin and a flexible open-ended frusto-conical shaped flag member which, when encountering incident wind, enlarges and becomes extended in proportion to wind speed and self-orients parallel...     

A safety flag bus, which includes a spring-loaded recoil pulley carrying a length of cable extending from the pulley around a bushing attached to the hinge mechanism of a conventional stop arm attached to the bus. The cable extends through one end of a flag storage pipe attached to the stop arm and through...     

A device for supporting a display board above a vehicle. The device includes a channel shaped formation which is sandwiched between an upper edge of a side window of the vehicle and the window surround and a spigot which is pivotal relatively to the formation and which is insertable into a downwardly...     

A portable ground insert signal indicator designed to be utilized by an individual to indicate his or her presence in a wooded or forested area and to direct others to his or her location. The signal indicator of the present invention comprises an elongated stake having a flag attached to an upper end...     

A flag and flag mounting, the flag being formed from a strong durable material and mounted on a supporting rod clipped into a handle, the flag being retained between the handle and a knob on the rod. The handle can be inserted into a mounting block adapted to be retained between the window glass and...     

An apparatus for mounting on a pipeline to signal the passage of a pipeline pig through the pipeline. A tubular body is mounted on the pipeline. A flag arm is hinged to the body member and pivotal between a set and an actuated position. A plunger rod is slideably supported on the body and engages the...     

A signal device for attachment to the flotation vest of a water skier to permit the skier to be more readily detected when in the water. The signal device includes a telescoping flag member and a support member to support the telescoping flag member in an upright manner. The support member has attachment...     

Adjustable slalom pole, consisting of a standpipe, a ground part to be inserted into the ground and a tipping element arranged between ground part and standpipe. The standpipe consists of fiber-reinforced synthetic material. This wall strength of the standpipe consists of fiber-reinforced synthetic material....     

A diver's signal flag which is pivotally attached to the diver's belt or other portion of his equipment and protrudes above the water when the diver is at or just below the surface to indicate the presence of the diver to passing boats, other divers or rescue crews. The pivotal mounting allows the flag...     

A signal flag or pennant for use at sporting events consisting of an elongated flag staff on which is attached a hollow transparent flat envelope such as a plastic envelope into which is inserted a flag or pennant. A semi-circular spring-loaded clip having a diameter slightly smaller than the flag staff...     

A pressure releasable safety antenna for off-road vehicles comprising an antenna mounted within the upper portion of a pressure releasable mounting assembly, the lower portion of the assembly being mounted on the vehicle and the upper portion being snapped within the lower portion, the upper portion...     

A roll-up type portable roadside sign of the type normally used with a resilient stand member. A novel warning flag mounting system is disclosed for such sign wherein the warning flags are retained in association with the sign such that they are collapsible with the roll-up sign cross members and remain...     

An illuminated wind sock apparatus comprising a wind sock unit (11) provided with at least one interior light source (19, 21) that transmits light to a plurality of fiber optic members (22) disposed on the exterior of the wind sock unit (11).

A mast mounting assembly is provided for supporting a safety flag mast, communication antenna or the like. The novel assembly comprises a mounting bolt that can be permanently attached to a vehicle with the free end of the bolt extending in an upright position. The free end of the bolt has a drilled...     

A collapsible signpost comprising three major subassemblies is disclosed. An elongate support shaft having a ground engaging stake for engaging the ground mounted at the lower end thereof forms the main body of the signpost. An extendable arm having a mast head for supporting a display at the upper end...     

A flag assembly has a pedestal frame which contains a miniature phonograph recorder that is battery operated and which has two contacts that are connectable together to activate the recorder. One contact is connected to the conductive base of a flag staff and the other contact is connected to a flexible...     

A mnemonic system for identifying one object out of many substantially like objects. The system includes an elastomeric adhesion device proportioned for placement upon a horizontal surface of the object to be identified. Also included is an elongate resilient linear member having a first end and a second...     

A warning flag for skiers includes a flexible mast attached to the skier's life jacket at the approximate center of the jacket's rear portion. The flexible mast extends upwardly from the life jacket for a substantial distance beyond the highest point of the skiers head and terminates in a high visibility...     

An emergency breathing and warning system (100) is disclosed to provide an emergency means of obtaining fresh air for individuals trapped within a building containing noxious fumes or smoke. The emergency breathing and warning system (100) includes flanged conduit (122) which passes through an exterior...     

A flagpole assembly includes a hollow pole and a winch at the base of the pole. A halyard is connected to the winch, extends through the hollow pole and out an exit opening at its tip. The inner edge of the flag is removably mounted to fixed positions along an elongate flag trolley to keep the inner...     

A safety alert for water skiers attachable to a tow boat and automatically actuated by a regulated release of tow line tension to elevate a flag to warn other boats that a skier is "down". An elastic member is operatively connected to a reciprocal flag standard and a tow line whereupon the memory of...     

An elongated pennant-like member formed of a flexible sheet has a banner portion and a base portion; a connector pile panel extends transversely of the base portion and a connector hook panel extends transversely across the base portion in spaced relation to the pile panel for permitting the device to...     

A location marking device includes a hollow body adapted to function as a spike or stake for insertion into the ground, and a roll of a narrow strip of sheet material disposed within the hollow body and adapted to be withdrawn axially therefrom through one open end. Withdrawal of the coiled strip by...     

A flagpole for flags and pennants. Clips on the flag or pennant are rotatably received in circumferential grooves on the flagpole to prevent the flag or banner from becoming fouled or wrapped around the flagpole. An adjustable bracket is provided for holding the base of the flagpole relative to a supporting...     

A flag holder which comprises a plurality of recepticals for receiving the ends of flag staffs and a clamp having notches for holding the flags in compression against the flag holder.

A wind deflection device includes a vertically-oriented elongated body having diverging side walls. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of brackets are mounted between the diverging side walls and have apertures which will snap onto and grip a vertically-oriented vehicle aerial. In a second...     

A combination bicycle safety flag and kite is disclosed which offers greater visibility than previous designs. As a bicycle safety flag, it is fastened atop a pole which is bolted to the bicycle. The flag may also be removed for use as a full-fledged small kite.

A vehicle distress signal includes a rigid banner which has attention attraction coatings or lights on the banner's surfaces. The signal is attached to a vehicle door or window at one end of the banner by a combination clamp and spacer. The clamp overfits the edge of a door of a vehicle and the spacer...     

The invention relates to a signal flag with a flagstaff and an adjoining grip part, the flagstaff being capable of being folded into the case and the case forming a housing for containing the folded flagstaff and the flag atached thereto. It is characterized, as shown in FIG. 1, in flag 1 consisting...     

An indicator attached to a golf flagstick to inform golfers as to the depth of the pin on the putting green. The indicator is a one-piece molded part and includes a hinge and a latch to allow the indicator to be quickly shifted by golf course personnel.

A banner including a bonded nonwoven polyolefin film-fibril sheet having front and back surfaces and having two side edges intersecting top and bottom edges to define four corners. The side edges are generally linear and are folded-over onto the back surface of the sheet and secured with double-faced...     

A foldable flag or display device includes a hollow handle, a flag or display sheet such as for advertising purposes, and a pole secured with the flag or display sheet pivotally mounted on the handle so that the pole can be folded into the hollow handle and the flag or display sheet is wound around the...     

A water skier safety alarm which is characterized by a flag-deploying mechanism mounted on a boat and designed to receive and deploy a flag when a water skier towed by the boat releases his grip on the tow rope handle. In a first preferred embodiment, the flag-deploying mechanism includes a mechanical...     

An improved rotatable flagpole arrangement for supporting a flag or banner includes an elongate pole with structure thereon for mounting a flag or banner, a lower stop surface attached to the pole and a novel bearing arrangement between the stop surface and a support surface which utilizes a pair of...     

An elongate message holding device consisting of telescoping conical segments surrounded by a fluid-tight cylindrical housing. An axially, centrally located conical segment is provided with a clasp which can be used to hold a card or note upon which desired information can be placed. At another end of...     

An apparatus is securable to an uppermost end of an automotive antenna, including an enlarged signal plate diagonally aligned with an elongate body. The body includes a tab member foldable about an upper end of the antenna to define a "U" shaped securement portion. The body further includes spaced parallel...     

A self-storing flag assembly is described for mounting to the deck or similar area on a boat. the assembly will facilitate extension of a telescoping flag standard from a below deck stowed position to an upright extended operative position, displaying a flag body for the purpose of signalling adjacent...     

A device to enclose a car antenna that will aid in locating the car in a large, crowded parking lot and may display a message of the user's choice. The device encloses the car antenna and provides a support for a visal attention getting device such as a flag, banner, pennant, or streamers. In addition...     

The invention is a flag protection device mounted on the upstream edge of the flag which extends laterally outward from the plane of the flag a distance of one-twelfth the flag's width so as to deflect a portion of the airstreams outwardly into the free stream air so as to cause a degree of disturbance...     

A method for honoring the Flag and Nation for which it stands is accomplished by having a weather cap and protective flag housing upon a flag staff such that a cabling and winching system will, via a pulley and bar-ring supporting, spring-return, slidingly captured, internal staff insert, move the housing...     

An aid to locating vehicles in crowded parking areas comprises a bracket which engages a vehicle side window and a flagstaff which is supported in the bracket. The angular orientation of the flagstaff relative to the bracket is adjustable without the aid of tools to place the flagstaff in a vertical...     

Self-opening and closing flag material (20) is mounted on a largest flagpole element (34) of a telescoping flagpole and this element can be extended on a smaller element from an elongated compartment (14) of a motor vehicle (10) upon depression of a switch (50) from within the motor vehicle for signalling...     

A writing instrument is disclosed having a display flag attached to an internal pen holder such that the flag may be displayed either by pulling it laterally through any elongated opening in an external pen holder, or by axially extending the internal pen holder from the external pen holder. A positioning...     

An emergency distress signal, including a substantially "s" shaped channel member, with one leg of the channel being insertable over the side glass of an automotive vehicle, to be entraped between the side glass and the window channel, and the other leg of the "s" shaped channel member holding, in combination...     

A dual purpose visual identification and safety flag comprising at least one sheet portion carrying a non-emergency visible identification display and substantially coextensive with the sheet portion, a flexible radar reflecting portion of silver anodized rip-stop nylon.

An antenna clamp comprises complementary halves configured to fit onto the mast and tip of a vehicle antenna to hold the cord of a banner-like object. A cap-like structure is pressed over the assemblage to hold it in place and is itself held frictionally and/or by securing elements. The antenna clamp...     

A sign for attaching to a vehicle. In the illustrated embodiment, a flexible sign requesting road service has a sleeve which allows the sign to be readily attached to the antennae of the vehicle. A second sleeve receives a stiffening member to ensure the readability of the sign. When not in use, the...     

A pair of parallel slalom posts connected by a flag, which flag is connected by an elastic strip with one of the posts, and the other post is provided with a tilting joint. Thus, if a skier touches the post with the tilting joint, the post can bend without damage to the flag.

A device for coupling a pennant to a rod. The device consists of two opposed members. Each member has a semi-circular channel which surrounds and secures the rod when the two members are attached. Also, one member has a cylindrical member extending therefrom, which is inserted through a hole in the pennant...     

A flag display device adapted to be mounted on the exterior of a vehicle or other object on which a flag may be displayed. The flag display device has a base, a plurality of spaced apart suction cups carried the base which are adapted to grip an exterior surface of the vehicle; a flagstaff; clips for...     

A portable signalling device is disclosed. The device comprises a housing having a longitudinal opening therein, a signal support slidably engaged in the longitudinal opening between a contracted position and an expanded position, and a clip on the housing. The signal support is capable of displaying...     

An apparatus for use on a flagpole with a central elongate pole, adapted for automatically unfurling and maintaining in an unfurled state a flag attached thereto comprises a squirrel-cage like assembly adapted for rotational mounting about the axis of the pole with first and second spaced end plates...     

A golf flagstick with an attached digital odometer wherein the odometer is placed at the top of the flagstick. When the distance between a golf ball and a hole is to be determined, the flagstick is removed from the hole, turned upside down, and wheeled between the golf ball and hole. As the wheel of...     

Vertically oblong fabrics panels displaying promotional graphics mounted pivotally on a frame enabling the panels to rotate as wind vanes kinetically displaying the graphics. The apparatus, which displays graphics like a banner but emulates the kinetic properties of a flag, is termed a Flanner.

The antenna clamp holds securely a connective member of an object suitable for display at the top of a vehicle antenna mast. The clamp consists of a hinged inner part called the enclosing unit, which is configured to fit around both mast and the tip at the top of the mast and secure the connective member...     

The invention relates to an improved car finder apparatus that instantly identifies one's automobile in a parking lot or other area through a personally selected number of large and small flags and/or flashing and non-flashing lights.

A flag-locking mechanism for an external halyard flagpole having a pulley affixed near the top thereof and a halyard which runs over the pulley, the flag being carried on the outside run of the halyard, the locking mechanism including a housing constructed to be affixed to the flagpole near the top thereof...     

A water safety system to be carried on the person of a water skier. The water safety system occupies a minimal packing envelope and includes a signal flag borne by an extendable flag pole. The flag and flag pole assembly are readily accessible to the skier and permit rapid display of the signal flag...     

A safety marker suspension device which consists of a rod having a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to a safety marker. A plate is secured transversely to the second end of the rod. A housing is provided having a side wall defining an opening. The opening has a peripheral lip which...     

A sailflag, consisting of a light weight frame and a light weight material mounted on it, is interposed between two swivels by means of cable units which run from both sides of the framework of the sailflag to the two swivels. The sailflag is caused to move in the wind around an axis which extends between...     

The Flag is attached to an ornamental halyard tube which is raised and lowered along a weather capped flagpole. A spring disposed within the tube limits the displacement of a ring which encircles a flag furling cord. A line for hoisting and lowering an appealing flag sheltering house along the flagpole...     

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...     

An integrated self-storing flag holder for flags on flagstaffs that have an elongate slot in the proximal end, comprising a main support plate having positioning means to engage the elongate slots and elongate fasteners extending through the slots to secure the flagstaffs in display position and to permit...