Patent ID: 7861903

Claim:
A display apparatus for use with a vehicle having a receiver hitch, comprising: a mounting bracket having oppositely disposed first and second ends, said first end being slidably receivable in the vehicle receiver hitch; a main support member coupled to said second end of said bracket and extending upward, said main support member defining an elongate channel; at least one fastener coupled to said main support member for movement along said channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag; wherein said main support member includes: a first leg having a generally tubular configuration, said first leg having a lower end fixedly connected to said second end of said bracket and an upper end defining an opening; a second leg having a generally tubular configuration receivable in said first leg through said opening for movement therein; means for maintaining said second leg at a selected position relative to said first leg; a first support arm having first and second ends, said first support arm first end being pivotally coupled to a side wall of said second leg for movement between retracted and extended configurations; a first auxiliary support member pivotally coupled to said first support arm second end for movement between retracted and extended configurations, said first auxiliary support member defining an elongate first auxiliary channel; and at least one fastener coupled to said first auxiliary support member for movement along said first auxiliary channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag when said first support arm and said first auxiliary support member are at respective extended configurations.