Patent ID: 8863419

Claim:
A mounting system for securing a rigid banner to a pole, the banner having a given length defined by two lateral edges and a given width defined by an upper edge and a lower edge, said mounting system comprising: a) bracket means receiving a channel means and attaching said channel means to the pole, said bracket means comprising i) a first actuate portion which extends in a first direction around a portion of the pole; ii) a second truncated spherical member which extends is a second opposite direction and engages said channel member; iii) a web interconnecting said first actuate portion and said second truncated spherical member; b) channel means for grasping a first lateral edge portion of the banner, said channel means sliding axially into said truncated spherical member of said bracket means and being prevented from axial movement by first and second set screws extending laterally through at least a portion of said truncated spherical member above and below said channel member thereby engaging upper and lower edges of said channel member without penetrating any portion of said channel member.