Patent ID: 8286575

Claim:
An internal halyard flagpole assembly, comprising: a halyard; a retainer ring encircling a flagpole; first and second self-closing fasteners for securing a flag, said first self-closing fastener positioned adjacent to said halyard and said second self-closing fastener positioned adjacent to said retainer ring for receiving and supporting respective top and bottom portions of the flag; a counterweight extending from a first end coupled to said first self-closing fastener to a second end coupled to said second self-closing fastener, and having a weight evenly distributed from the first end coupled to the first self-closing fastener to the second end coupled to the second self-closing fastener; a first fastener for coupling the first end of the counterweight to the first self-closing fastener and to the halyard; and a second fastener for coupling the second end of the counterweight to the second self-closing fastener and to the retainer ring.