Patent ID: 6783026
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
An articulated flag member, comprising:a flag body having an upper portion and a lower projecting leg, the flag body pivotably connected to a device; a notch at the upper portion of the flag body through which signals may pass; a stop member extending along the projecting leg of the flag body toward a tip end of the projecting leg; a flag foot pivotably connected to the flag body, the flag foot having a first surface and a second surface, each surface facing in an opposite direction of one another, such that an object striking the first surface rotates the flag foot in a first direction, whereas the object striking the second surface rotates the flag foot in a second direction, the second direction opposite the first direction; and a recess in the flag foot, the recess engaging or disengaging the stop member according to rotation of the flag foot.