Patent ID: 7451720

Claim:
A flagpole assembly comprising: a generally-cylindrical, hollow flagpole body having a principal central axis, an inner surface, an outer surface, an aperture disposed in the side thereof, passing from the inner surface to the outer surface along a radial axis substantially orthogonal to the principal axis and plural internal fastener receiving passages passing from the inner surface to the outer surface; an internal fastening plate, disposed at least partly within the flagpole body, having an inner surface, an outer surface, an aperture disposed therein and at least two threaded fastener receiving holes, each generally aligned to a corresponding fastener receiving passage in the flagpole body; an external fastening plate, disposed at least partly outside of the flagpole body, having an inner surface, an outer surface, an aperture disposed therein and at least two external fastener receiving passages, each generally aligned to an internal fastener receiving passage in the flagpole body; plural threaded fasteners, each disposed within an external fastener receiving passage, an internal fastener receiving passage and a threaded fastener receiving hole respectively; and a substantially rectangular winch mount having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the principal central axis of said flagpole body, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a profile conforming to the flagpole body, and the inner surface being substantially planar and opposite said outer surface, the winch mount having a winch secured to the inner surface and fully contained within the flagpole body, wherein the aperture is positioned at one end of the diameter of the flagpole body that is collinear with the radial axis and the winch mount is positioned at the other end of the flagpole body diameter thus opposite the aperture.