Patent Publication Number: US-2010123000-A1

Title: Flag pole buddy

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     There are many times that a trip to the mail box is difficult to the elderly and handicap and dangerous in traffic. A lot of the time they check the mailbox only to find that the mailperson has not arrived. The Flag pole buddy eliminates that from happening. The Flag pole buddy lays on its side resting on the Flag pole buddy support that bolts to the mailbox door. When the mailbox door is opened the Flag pole buddy falls standing straight up showing mail has arrived. In a emergency to help someone find your home at night bottom cap of the Flag pole buddy comes off and allows a AA cell mini maglite flashlight to be installed. This eliminates the Flag pole buddy and lights shine out of top cap holes. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view of Flag pole buddy setting on the Flag pole buddy support that bolts to mailbox door. It also shows the Flag pole buddy set for mail delivery. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of Flag pole buddy after mail has arrived. 
         FIG. 3  is a top view showing bolts nuts washers and there location installed. It also shows top view of Flag pole buddy setting on Flag pole buddy support. 
         FIG. 4  is front view of the Flag pole buddy And Flag pole buddy support 
         FIG. 5  is front view of the Flag pole buddy with top and bottom caps off also shows hole 
         FIG. 6  is front view showing flash light installed with top cap showing holes drilled in it. 
         FIG. 7  is front view showing caps off the Flag pole buddy support. 
         FIG. 8  is front view showing caps in place and holes drilled in the Flag pole buddy support. 
         FIG. 9  is top view of second flag pole buddy support. 
         FIG. 10  is front view of second Flag pole buddy support 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring now to  FIG. 3  this shows the Flag pole buddy  1  from a top view. The Flag pole buddy  1  is in set position laying on the Flag pole buddy support  5 . The Flag pole buddy support  5  is made of (½ inch) PVC pipe. It has a (½ inch) PVC right end cap  6  and a left end PVC cap  7  as seen in  FIG. 7 . Two (¼ inch) holes  13  and  14  as seen in  FIG. 8  are drilled in the Flag pole buddy support  5 . The Flag pole buddy support  5  will then bolt to the mail box door as seen in  FIG. 3 . Two holes will be drilled in mail box door. Acorn nuts  15  and  16  are used inside mail box door to protect hands from cuts from bolt threads as seen in  FIG. 3 . All bolts nuts washers are (¼ inch). The length of the Flag pole buddy support  5  On a standard mail box is (6 inches). The Flag pole buddy  1  is made of (1 inch) PVC pipe thin wall. A (1 inch) PVC top cap  2  and a (1 inch) PVC bottom cap  3  as seen in  FIG. 5  will be used. The (1 inch) PVC pipe is (13 inches) long on a standard mail box. A (¼ inch) hole  12  as seen in  FIG. 5  will be drilled in center of pipe (7 inches) from bottom of pipe. This makes bottom portion of the Flag pole buddy  1  longer and heavier than top portion. A (¼ inch) bolt is placed through (¼ inch) hole  12 . 
     Two nuts will be tightened together (1 and ½ inch) from head of bolt that goes in (¼ inch) hole  12 . This Is the swing area  10  seen in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4  for the Flag pole buddy  1 . A acorn nut  17  will be used inside mail box to protect hands from bolt threads. All bolts nuts and washers are (¼ inch) and will tighten in place as seen in  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 1  shows the Flag pole buddy before mail has arrived  FIG. 2  shows after mail has arrived. When Flag pole buddy support  5  is pulled from under the Flag pole buddy  1  the heavier bottom of the Flag pole buddy  1  goes down causing the Flag pole buddy  1  to stand up signaling mail has arrived. 
     As seen in  FIG. 6  Top cap  3  has ( 1/16 inch) holes  4   8   9   11  drilled in it. This is for light to shine through from a flash light AA mini maglight. You take off bottom cap  3  install flash light on replace cap  3 . This illuminates the thin wall PVC white pipe also at night. This will help someone find your home at night. 
     The second Flag pole buddy support  19  is made from (2 inch) PVC pipe  18 . The length of the (2 inch) PVC pipe  18  is (1 inch). It will incircle the bottom of the Flag pole buddy  1 . This will keep high winds from blowing the Flag Pole buddy  1  around. A piece of flatbar  23  (8 inches) long (1 inch) wide and (⅛ inch) thickness will be used. One end of the Flatbar  23  will be bent at (90 Degrees) From the end. This will then bolt  22  to (2 inch) PVC pipe  18  then bolts  20  and  21  will bolt flatbar  23  to mailbox door. All bolts are (¼ inch) and both Flag pole buddys supports work the same way.  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10  shows top and front views of Flag Pole Buddy support  19 .