Patent ID: 7424864

Claim:
A flag for a flag staff having a longitudinal axis, said flag comprising: a) a sleeve member including two outer ends and adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation that is congruent with said axis of said flag staff; b) a flexible membrane including a leading end, a trailing end, and tube means extending along at least a portion of the leading end of the flexible membrane for removably attaching said leading end of said membrane to said sleeve member; c) removable retention means for holding said sleeve member on its axis of rotation; d) distending means for holding said membrane distended normal to said sleeve member and across the plane of the membrane by applying pressure from within said membrane; e) said distending means including resilient rod means having two outer distal ends that extend to the trailing end of said flexible membrane; f) pocket means located at the trailing end of said flexible membrane for receiving the outer distal ends of the resilient rod means; and g) collar means connected to the sleeve member at a location intermediate the outer ends of the sleeve member for fixing said resilient rod means in place on the sleeve member.