Patent ID: 6955456
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A device for illuminating a flag under low-light conditions, comprising: a a generally tubular upstanding pole at least an upper length portion of which is stationary and light-transmitting about 360 degrees of its axis; b a non-rotatable light source within said light-transmitting pole portion; c a flag having a suspended end adjacent said light-transmitting portion and a free end remote from the suspended end, the height of said flag suspended end being at least as great as said light-transmitting pole portion and said flag being freely movable generally circumferentially about said pole in response to changes in wind direction across the flag surfaces; d a rotatable element atop said upper length pole portion for mounting at least a portion of the flag suspended end; e said flag extending essentially in a radial direction toward a downwind side of said pole in response to air flow across said pole, and f a light-reflecting element having a reflective surface facing the flag and being operatively associated with said rotatable element to rotate therewith whereby to continuously focus light from said light source through said light-transmitting portion and toward said flag irrespective of air flow direction changes that may cause the flag to move about said pole.