Patent ID: 8322297

Claim:
A flag securing assembly, comprising: a generally flat, elongate member having opposed upper and lower faces, first and second inwardly notched ends, opposed parallel first and second sides extending between the opposed first and second inwardly notched ends, and a length extending from the first inwardly notched end to the second inwardly notched end; an opening formed through the elongate member from the upper face to the lower face between the opposed first and second inwardly notched ends and the opposed parallel first and second sides; a lug affixed to the elongate member, the lug positioned proximate to the first inwardly notched end and projecting outward from the elongate member terminating with a free end; a flag formed with a grommet; a line; a major loop formed in the line forming opposed first and second standing parts in the line; the major loop applied through the opening formed in the elongate member from the lower face of the elongate member to the upper face of the elongate member; the major loop folded over the elongate member from the upper face to the lower face forming in the major loop opposite first and second minor loops on either end of the major loop at the first and second inwardly notched ends of the elongate member; the first and second minor loops applied to the first and second inwardly notched ends, respectively, of the elongate member forming in the major loop a length of the line extending between the first and second minor loops along the lower face of the elongate member; the first and second standing parts formed in the line projecting outwardly and away from the opposed first and second inwardly notched ends in opposite directions and pulled away from one another such that the first and second minor loops are tightened within the first and second inwardly notched ends, respectively, and the length of the line is tightened between the first and second minor loops applied to the first and second inwardly notched ends of the elongate member; the grommet of the flag applied to the lug between the free end of the lug and the elongate member; a fastener applied to the free end of the lug captively retaining the grommet of the flag between the free end of the lug and the elongate member; and a strand-securing hole formed through the elongate member from the upper face to the lower face, the strand-securing hole is positioned proximate to the second inwardly notched end opposite to the lug formed proximate to the first inwardly notched end of the elongate member and is used to receive lashing to lash the elongate member to a support.