Patent ID: 7426899

Claim:
A flag pole housing apparatus for raising, lowering and storing a flag in a housing adjacent to a flagpole comprising: a manual crank assembly having a pulley to pull one end of a flag line while feeding the other end in order to raise and lower a flag accordingly as needed; a substantially tubular housing assembly for axially retaining said crank pulley therein and for storing said flag when in the lowered, stored position; means for securing said housing assembly to said flagpole; wherein said housing assembly comprises a first lower section, a second middle section, a third upper section and connection means for lineally connecting all three sections; wherein said lower section of said housing assembly serves primarily to house said crank assembly and the related flag line routing components; wherein said crank assembly comprises: the pulley in communication with the flag line; an axle for manually driving said pulley; a cap disposed on one first end of said axle; and a handle for manually rotating said axle, said handle comprising: a first 90-degree elbow disposed on the other end of said axle; a tubular extension inserted into the other end of said elbow; a second 90-degree elbow disposed on the end of said extension and oriented in a manner that is substantially parallel to said first elbow; a handle inserted into said second elbow; and a hand grip substantially covering said handle; wherein said lower housing section includes a pair of opposing, elongate slots to enable said crank pulley to reside within while a substantial portion thereof extends beyond said housing; wherein said lower housing section further includes means for rotatively accepting said axle; and wherein said lower housing section further includes a pair of free-wheeling line leads exteriorly disposed superior to said pulley with each said line lead in a vertical plane with said axle.