US1278318A - Flagstaff-holder. - Google Patents

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W. H. EDSALL.

FLAGSTAFF HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAYII. Isls.

1 ,278,3 18, Patented Sept. 10,1918.

UNTTED STATES EATEN T EETEE.

WILLIAM H. EDSALL, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 H. L. JUDID COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

FLAGSTAFF-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 17, 1918. Serial No. 235,174.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be itknown that I, WILLIAM I-I. EDsaLL, a citizen of the United States of Amerlca,

residing atWallingford, Connecticut, have` invented a new and useful Flagstaif-Holder,

of which the following is a specil'ication.

My invention relates to flag staff holders,

my object being to provide an improved construction whereby the holder may be easily adjustedto different angular positions at will, the construction being so designed as to possess a high degree of strength, at the same time being comparatively light.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of my holder as it would appear in operation.

Fig. 2 isa rear end elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of certain parts.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the base relatively enlarged. c

Fig. 5 'is a view of the underside of a detail 'of construction also relatively enlarged.

`1 is a base which may be secured by screwsor otherwise up'on any suitable support such .as a window ledge. The upper f part of the base is cup shaped and the outer and a ring 4 near its outer end into which ring and socket the Iiag pole or stal" is projected and held. LAt the inner end of the holder is a curved extension 5 which has therein a longitudinal slot 6. On the lower side of this extension and on opposite edges of the slot are ribs 7.-7 so spaced as to fit into the grooves formed between the teeth around the upper edge of the base 1, whereby when the rear extension of the holder is securely clamped down on the base the holder cannot turn thereon. 48 is a screw havinga suitablehandle at the upper end, said screw passing through the slot 6 and screwing into the center of the base 1.l 9 is a specially shaped washer for further locking the holder in its adjusted position. It will be noted that the upper face of the extension 5 on opposite edges of the slot 6 is provided with a series of saw teeth 10-l0. On the lower .side of the washer 9 vare teethv 11-11, and 12 1s a lug on the lower side of the washer 9 half way between the teeth 11-11. The lug is arranged to project into the slot 6, as shown in Fig. 3, so that thewasher is held against turning. with the screw 8. When the angular position of the `holder 2 has been determined, the screw 8 is turned down so that the teeth 11-11 on the washer will project in between the teeth 10-10 on the holder directly under said washer whereby, when the screw 8 is turned down firmly the eX- tension 5 of the holder can neither turn nor slip on the base l and thus the holderwill be rigidly held in the desired angular position, In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown in dotted lines another position of adjustment, showing in Fig. l, that the outer end of the holder may be lowered and in Fig. 2 that the outer end may be swung oft at an angle. From the foregoing, it will be seen that the parts are exceedingly .simple and few in number and arefso designed as to afford a maximum of strength to resist strain occasioned by wind pressure. It will be noted that the width of the extension 5 is greater than the depth thereof. It is, therefore, best adapted to resist side strains such asroc'casioned when the Hag is blown to the right or left by a severe wind. The downward strain is comparatively slight at all times since the combined weight of the pole and the flag is relatively little. For this reason, the depth of the extension may be less than the width without sacrifice to strength.

In Fig. 4 I have shown-in dotted lines the position of the parallel ribs 7 7 between the teeth at the upper edge of the holder, which in this particular instance, are specially designed to secure the best results. In said figure, 14-14 constitute a series of teeth directly at the edge of the cup shaped portion of the holder l, while 1 5--15 are teeth formed a little ways in from the edge and positioned alternately between the teeth 14--14. By this arrangement, I form a lurality of sets of parallel grooves exten ing transversely across the top of the holder 1 tol to receive the set of ribs 7 7, as shown in dotted lines, the arrangement being preferably such that the holder can be turned and adjusted'at almost any angle. y

I have shown. and .described my improved holder only in its preferred form and I am aware that the design and construction of the various ,partsY may be modiied very materially without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, such vmodilica-V tions being too numerous for me to attempt t0 illustrate the same. I might, however, mention that it is immaterial Whether the screw 8 screws into the'suppor't on'the base in the manner shown, or whether the screw is rigidly Carried by thebase with the'handle 'portion in the form of a nut'mounted to -rotate on the screw above the washer. Such a modification is t'oo obvious to require illustration and 'would manifestly be within the scope 'of my invention.

What I claim is: il. A -ilag staff holder comprising ay base yhaving an upwardly projecting support, a 'holder constructedto4 receive a flag stall', a curved rearward extension on said holder arranged tobe seatedat'different angular having 'an upwardly projecting support, av

holdertconstructed to receive a flag staff, ka curved rearward extension on` said .holder arranged to be seated at diHerent angular positions on the upper part of said support Vand-'to `be slidable thereon when so seated,

'said extension yhaving a longitudinal slot, a washer arranged to'rest on the upper side 'of saideXtension on opposite sides of said slot, and a'screw carried lby said support and passing through said extension and 'washer fordrawing said'parts into binding engagement, and interlocking means between said several parts to prevent anyrelva't'ivemovement of the same when said screw is tightened down.

` 3. lAlag staff holder comprising a base ','having an upwardly projecting' circular support constructed'with a concaved upper end, aholder constructed to receive a flag staff, a curvedv rearward extension on said holder arranged to be seated at different angular vpositions onthe upper part of' said support and tobe' slidable'thereon when so seated, said extension having a longitudinal slot, a washer arranged to rest on the upper side or said extension on opposite sides of said slot, and a screw carried by said support and .passing through said :extension and washer for drawing said parts into binding engagement and interengaging means between-said extension and said support to prevent angulardisplacement of the former-on the latter.

4. A agstaii'f holder comprising a base having an upwardly projecting circular support concaved at its upper end, the edges thereo'having notches, a holder constructed to receive a flag staff, a curved rearward eX- tension on said 'holder arrangedto'be seated lat ,different angular positions onthe .upper end of said support, and' to be'slidable thereon'when so seated, said extension having' a longitudinal 'slot with alongitudinaljribL at one 'side to project `into said notches, a washer arranged to-restV on 'the upper side of 'said extension Aon opposite sides-of said slot,'and a screw carried by said support and passing through said'extension and washer for drawing saidparts into binding' engagement, and -means on said washer projecting into said slot to prevent said `washer from rotating relatively to said extension;

'5. In'a flag'stai holder, a base having a cup-shaped -support j projecting .upwardly therefrom with a seriesV of notches vinland around the upper part of said supp-ort, a holder constructed to receive ay ilag sta, a longitudinally slotted curved rearward extension on said holder having' a longitudinal rib on the underside arranged to'ext'endintosaid notches to prevent rotation of the extension -thereon when the sameis seated, a :clamping screw passingy through ,saidy slot and vengagingv saidi support7 and means between j the screw and theeXtension forlocking the lattei' against sliding movement on 'thej'support when saidsc'rew is tightenedjdown.V`

6. In a'rflag st'al holder, a 'base-having aA cup shaped support projecting upwardly therefrom with notches in the upper `part of said support', a holder lconstructed tereceiveY ak flag stall", al long gitudinally slotted curved rearward extension on said yholder having a projection onfthe underside arranged to -extend into said notches kvto'prevent rotation ofthe extension'when the'saine is seatedtherein, a clamping screw Epassing through said slot and engaging said'support, and means between thei'screw and the eXtension for binding the latter against sliding movement on the suppor't'w'hen said screw is tightened down, said' means comprising a washer-like piece, the upper surface'bf saidex'ten'sion having notches, said washerlikepiece havinga portionadapted to enter said notches. v Y

v "7'. AtlafgV stall 'h'oldencomprisi'njg abase having a cup shaped'support'prjectingup" ioo iio

Wardly therefrom with upwardly projecting teeth around the edge thereof, a holder constructed to receive a flag staff, a longitudinally slotted curved rearward extension on said holder having ribs on opposite sides of its slot arranged to stand between teeth on the support7 a screw engaging said support for clamping the extension tightly thereon, and a Washer controlled by said screw and resting on the upper side of said support With nterengaging teeth on the supportand washer to prevent the extension from sliding on the support.

WILLIAM H. EDSALL.

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