US1266770A - Flagstaff-holder for automobiles and the like. - Google Patents

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l. G. BURTON. FLAGSTAFF HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 3. 1917.

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Application-filed April 3; 1917; Serial No. 159,434?

To all whom it may" concern and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in F1 agstaff-Holders for Autemobiles'and'theLikepof which the following is a specification.

This invention releases a flag mounting and particularly pertains to means whereby a flag inay'-=be=-mounted upou'the radiator cap of a motor vehicle.

It is the principal object of this lnvention to provide a simple attachment adapted to r be mounted upon the radiator cap of a motor vehicle and which will provide means for detachably supporting the staff of afiag.

Another object of this lUVGIIlZIOH is to provide positively acting means for gripping the flag staff and thereby insuring against its loss.

Another object of this invention is to provide a flag mounting which may be d sposed in a concealed position when not inuse and which will close the opening through the radiator cap.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a mounting of the above character which is simple in its construction, may be mounted without difficulty upon a radiator cap, and without requiring a new or specially constructed cap.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the hood and radiator of an automobile, disclosing a flag mounted upon the radiator cap thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in vertical section illustrating the radiator cap as fitted with the flag mounting and particularly disclosing the flag staff positioned therein.

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation with parts broken away to disclose the disposition of the flag mounting when it is not in use.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a case of a radiator which is provided with a neck 11. This necl: extends upwardly from the top of the radiator case and is normally closed by a cap 12 which is here shown as a mounting for a flag 13. Referring particularly to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the radiator cap is formed with a threaded sleeve 14L and atop portion 15, both ofwhich are of common construction. The top 15 of. the-cap; is preparedby forming a straight cylindrical bore 16through it. This here is adapted to receive the sleevel? 'of the flag mounting; -This sleeve is fornied with anopened! end '18 which is exteriorly thread ed-and"haslongitudinal slots 19 extending alonglits sides :to permit a lock-nut 20 "to wedge the side walls of the sleeve around the staff 21 of the flag 13." Thethreads upon the end 18 of the sleeve are tapered as is ease-arisen; Wm

common in pipe thread construction and it will be understood that threads of the same design are formed within the nut so that tightening of the nut will contract the walls of the sleeve. The opposite end of the sleeve is closed and is exteriorly threaded to receive a cap 22 provided for a purpose which will be hereinafter disclosed. A threaded length 23 is formed along the body of the sleeve 17 and is adapted to receive a locknut 24.

iVhen a flag is to be mounted within the sleeve 17, the sleeve is passed through the opening 16 in the radiator cap, with the split end 18 extending upwardly through the cap. The staff of the flag is positioned within the sleeve and is thereafter secured in fixed relation thereto by tightening the nut 20 down upon the threaded end of the sleeve. After the staff has been securely wedged in place, the nut 24 is tightened up against the under face of the radiator top 15 and will cause the sleeve to be fixedly held. The flag will be thus maintained as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

When the sleeve is not required, the flag is removed and the nut 20 taken from the end of the sleeve to permit the removal of the sleeve, after which the nut is placed in position again and the end cap 22 removed. The sleeve is then inverted and its closed end positioned to extend upwardly through the radiator cap, after which the end cap is placed in position and the sleeve locked by the nut 24. This will close the opening in the radiator cap and also lend a finished appearance thereto without disclosing the opened end of the sleeve within which the flag staff is adapted to seat.

It will thus be seen that the flag mounting here disclosed is simple in construction and that it may be readily adapted for use upon most radiator caps and will positively hold a flag in position therein. It is also evident that this identical mounting may be placed at other points upon the vehicle if desired.

\While I have shown the preferred construction of my flag mounting as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes in the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts'may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: I

1. Ina flag mounting, the combination with a radiator cap having a central openingv formed through it, of a tubular sleeve adapted to extend through said opening and to receive the end of a flagstafi', means whereby said stafi may be detachably secured within the sleeve, locking means for securing the sleeve within the opening through the cap, and means whereby the opening through the radiator cap may be closed in a sightly manner when the staff is removed.

2. In a flag mounting, the combination with a radiator cap having a central opening through it,' of a split tubular sleeve adapted to extend through said opening and receive the end of a flagstafl, a jam nut to clamp the sleeve upon the staff, and a clamping nut acting in combination with the am nut to hold the sleeve in position in the cap.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

IRWIN Gr. BURTON.

Copies-of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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