Patent ID: 7810265

Claim:
A system for installing banners using multiple brackets comprising: a) a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a front and a back, wherein the back comprises a mounting side of said bracket and has a pair of legs which define a pair of rear surfaces of the bracket and define a channel therebetween, wherein said legs are configured to engage a mounting surface, b) a magnetic portion provided on the mounting side of each bracket and being located in said channel defined by said pair of legs, wherein said magnetic portion is constructed from a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component, and wherein said first magnetic component and said second magnetic component are arranged having their polarities longitudinally aligned; c) each bracket comprising a body having a circumferential flange portion; d) a bore provided in said bracket, said bore extending through said circumferential flange portion; e) a pair of apertures disposed in said circumferential flange portion and communicating with said bore, said apertures being located on the flange at diametrically opposite positions relative to each other; f) mounting arms, each mounting arm comprising a fiberglass rod dimensioned at at least one end thereof for receipt within said bore; g) a diametrically disposed bore provided in said at least one dimensioned end of each said mounting arm; h) fastening members for securing said mounting arm to said bracket; i) said fastening members each including at least one substantially elongate member having a head on one end thereof and a diametrically disposed bore at the other end thereof, said head being sized larger than said aperture of said flange of said bracket to limit movement of said elongate member in a first direction; said elongate member being dimensioned to be received within the apertures of the circumferential flange portion of the bracket and within each diametrically disposed mounting arm bore, j) said fastening members each further comprising a securing element configured to attach to said diametrically disposed bore of said elongate member, said securing element comprising a split key ring; k) an upper channel and a lower channel provided on said bracket; l) retaining members, each retaining member having a band with a plurality of threads disposed therein, a captive screw assembly including a captive screw provided at one end of the band, a slot proximate the captive screw through which the other end of the band is fed, wherein when the captive screw is rotated it functions as a worm drive pulling the threads of the band and causing the band to tighten around the bracket, the band and upper and lower channels of said bracket being dimensionally sized such that the band may be received within the channel when said band is installed.