Abstract: An arm locking system for a vertical banner supporting column having horizontally disposed arms. The tubular column internally receives a nut having resilient fingers permitting unilateral installation of the nut adjacent an arm extending through holes formed in the column. A screw within the nut bears upon the arm forcing the arm against the edges of the associated column holes frictionally positioning the arm and column. A single nut and screw may be used to position a plurality of arms upon the arms being so related that the screw causes engagement of the arms portion's within the column to engage in a frictional relationship forcing the arms into contact with their associated hole edges.

Abstract: A display stand for flags or banners adapted to be supported by the weight of a vehicle. The stand comprises a tubular piece of metal having a U-shaped configuration at one end including an arcuate portion and a pair of spaced legs extending in a common direction therefrom which form a base for receiving a vehicle's tire rolled thereupon to stabilize the stand. One of the legs extends beyond the length of the other leg away from the associated vehicle and includes an outer end deflected upwardly from the base having an inner diameter adapted to releasably receive one end of a flag pole to which the flag or banner to be displayed is attached.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing a banner consisting of an elongated flexible strip upon which indicia is located wherein the indicia is formed by computer-controlled apparatus. A masking material is directly laminated to the banner face and, preferably, the lateral edge regions of the banner are provided with drive and orientation holes cooperating with drive structure of a computer-controlled cutting machine through which the laminated banner and mask are fed. The computer-controlled cutter slits only the masking material to define the desired indicia and the unwanted portions of the masking material are then peeled from the banner face. The remaining masking material may form the indicia itself, but in the preferred embodiment, the exposed banner face is coated, as with paint, and after drying, the remaining masking material is removed from the banner face to produce a long-lasting banner having painted indicia defined thereon.