Flag Display Apparatus Partial Support Unfurling
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for cost-effective, convenient, and attention-grabbing flag or banner display solutions that ensure flags and banners remain recognizable and unfurled, even in the absence of wind, to promote widespread display, particularly for the United States flag.
Innovation Solution
A flag or banner display apparatus featuring a frame with support legs and a horizontal support member, where the horizontal member's length is less than the flag or banner's length, allowing a portion to remain unfurled and another portion to unfurl with wind, with adjustable and flexible design options for stability and ease of installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the horizontal support member length is made equal to or longer than the flag length, then the flag can be fully supported, but the flag will remain furled and not unfurl in the absence of wind
Solution Approach 1:
The horizontal support member is deliberately made shorter than the flag length, providing only partial support. This allows the flag to extend beyond the support member and unfurl naturally without requiring full support across its entire length, resolving the contradiction between stability and unfurling capability.
2Ease of operation
If a vertical pole mounting is used for United States flags, then the flag can be displayed vertically, but the flag may not unfurl properly when wind is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure transitions from a rigid vertical pole to a dynamic ground-inserted frame with legs that can splay outward. This dynamic configuration allows the flag to be displayed conveniently while creating the necessary conditions for reliable unfurling through the extended horizontal support and ground insertion stability.
3Loss of information
If school flags are displayed on poles mounted at angles between vertical and horizontal, then the flags can be unfurled for better recognition, but the installation becomes more complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is segmented into separate functional components: vertical support legs for stability and a horizontal support member for flag display. This segmentation allows the structure to achieve the beneficial angled display orientation for flag recognition while simplifying the overall construction and reducing complexity compared to traditional single-pole angled mounting.
4Ease of operation
If the frame uses slender flexible support members, then the frame can be more flexible and easier to install, but the structural stability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame combines slender flexible support members with ground insertion stability. The individual flexible members provide ease of installation and adaptability, while their combined configuration forming a stable geometric structure (legs splayed outward) provides the necessary structural stability to support the flag effectively.
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AI summary
A flag display apparatus includes a frame comprising first and second support legs having upper and lower opposed ends when placed for display. A horizontal support member having a predetermined length can be connected to the upper end of the first and second support legs. A flag or banner having a predetermined length is attached to and supported by the frame. The predetermined length of the horizontal support member is less than the length of the flag or banner so that a portion of the flag or banner extends beyond the first or second support leg thereby providing a first portion of the flag or banner that is unfurled and a second portion of the flag or banner that is at least partially furled in the absence of wind moving across the flag.