Patent ID: 7966757

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a flexible banner, comprising: a plurality of flexible frames comprising upper and lower frames, each frame comprising a plurality of stacked, flexible plates; a connection unit having an interior cover and an exterior cover for connecting the plurality of frames to each other by removably inserting at least one of the upper and lower frames into the interior cover and another at least one of the upper and lower frames into the exterior cover, wherein the interior and exterior covers comprise insertion parts for receiving the upper and lower frames, and wherein a width and a thickness of an individual insertion part is at least as great as a width and thickness of an individual upper or lower frame; a supporter at an end of each of the plurality of frames, each supporter comprising an attachment device to support the banner which is shaped to force outer edges of the banner outward away from the connection unit; and a support frame connected to one side of the connection unit to support the plurality of frames; wherein a combined length of the at least one of the upper and lower frames and the another at least one of the upper and lower frames is less than a diagonal corner-to-corner length of the banner such that the plurality of flexible frames are flexed and the banner is held taut when the banner is supported by the plurality of flexible frames.