Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F17/00—Flags; Banners; Mountings therefor
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F17/00—Flags; Banners; Mountings therefor
  • G09F2017/0025—Raising or lowering devices

Definitions

• a flag-pole in use has a sphere at the top and, close to the sphere, a guide means for a rope attached by one end to the upper attachment point of a fleg and by the other end to the lower attachment point of a flag.
• the flag When the flag is hoisted the lower end of the rope is anchored to a cleat.
• This method of hoisting a flag is perfectly satisfactory in most instances.
• one end of the rope is attached to the top attachment point on a flag and the rope then runs inside the actual flag-pole.
• the flag-pole may have a hole drilled in it for this purpose or it may be in the form of a pipe.
• the flag-pole Inside the flag-pole is a unit for winding and unwinding the rope, this being at a suitable level to be operated manually by a person standing on the ground. A weight and a loop encompassing the flag-pole are attached to the lower attachment point of the flag.
• An arrangement of the above-mentioned type makes it impossible to lower a flag which has been hoisted. It is complicated to drill a transverse hole to prove communication with the axial hole in the flag-pole. Furthermore, the transverse hole must be provided with suitable sliding means to prevent the rope from becoming worn upon passage through the hole.
• the object of the present invention is to produce an end-piece enabling the end of a rope to be passed to the longitudinal hollow of the flag-pole without having to make a transverse hole in the upper end of the flagpole.
• This is achieved in that the end-piece consists of two units arranged one after the other and joined together. One unit is designed for attachment to the upper end of the flag-pole. The other unit has a transverse aperture leading to a passage running through both the units.
• the two units are joined together by means of a hollow shaft and a bearing consisting of a hole.
• the shaft is connected to one of the two units and the bearing to the other.
• the bearing may consist of a pipe.
• connection between the two units consists of a hollow shaft and a bearing
• the two units may be pivotable in relation to each other.
• the two units are so arranged as to prevent relative movement in axial direction.
• the second unit may be in the form of a sphere or may be such that a sphere can be attached thereto.
• Figure 1 shows an end-piece in accordance with the present invention
• Figure 2 shows part of the end-piece in section
• Figure 3 shows a flag and flag-pole.
• a unit 2 At the top end of the flag-pole 1 is a unit 2, substantially in the form of a sleeve. This may be attached to the end of the flag-pole by means of a shrink fit or by suitable screw or nut joints.
• a bearing 6 At the top of the unit 2 is a bearing 6 in the form of a cylinder.
• the upper end of the unit 2 is provided with a contact surface 7.
• the second unit 3 is provided at its lower end with a hollow shaft 4.
• the shaft 4 is provided at the top with a peripheral shoulder 8 for cooperation with the contact surface 7.
• the shaft 4 At its lower end the shaft 4 is provided with a locking ring 9 or some other member to prevent axial movement of the second unit 3 in relation to the unit 2.
• a transverse hole 10 is provided in the second unit and communicates with the through-passage formed by the shaft 4 and upper part of the unit 2.
• the bearing 6 and shaft 4 may be so arranged in relation to each other that the parts 2 and 3 are unable to rotate in relation to each other. However, it is preferable for the two parts 2 and 3 to be pivotable in relation to each other.
• the second unit 3 is provided with an attachment pin 17 for a decorative sphere 12.
• a rope 11 is passed through the hole 10 and passage 5, running from a reeling unit 16 at the lower end of the flag-pole. This unit is enclosed in order to prevent damage.
• the other end of the rope 11 is attached to the attachment point at the top corner of a flag 13.
• the lower corner of the flag 13 is provided with an attachment point from which is suspended a weight 14 with a loop 15 encompassing the flag-pole 1.
• the end-piece according to the invention need only be fitted over the end of the flag-pole 1 and secured thereto by a screw joint or shrinking.
• the end-piece is thus extremely simple to apply and eliminates the need for a transverse hole in the upper end of the flagpole.
• the units 2 and 3 being pivotable in relation to each other offers the advantage that the upper part will rotate with the movement of the flag about the geometric axis of the flag-pole, thus eliminating the risk of it becoming twisted when blown by the wind.

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• Suspension Of Electric Lines Or Cables (AREA)
• Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)

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