Patent ID: 7421972

Claim:
A flag retaining device for keeping a flag in place, comprising: a) a flag pole member, having a first end and a second end; b) a flag banner member, coupled to the flag pole member near the second end of the flag pole; c) a clamp member, removably coupled to the flag banner member near an end opposite the second end of the flag pole, having: c1) a first elongated member, having a third end and a fourth end, and having a first middle portion substantially between the third and fourth ends; c2) a pivot mechanism, pivotally coupled to the middle portion of the first elongated member; and c3) a second elongated member, having a fifth end and a sixth end, having a second middle portion substantially between the fifth and sixth ends, and pivotally coupled to the pivot mechanism near the second middle portion; and d) a cap member, removably coupled to the first elongated member and second elongated member, and having a cavity sized to correspond to a track mechanism of the first elongated member and second elongated member.