Flag pole buddy
A Flag Pole Buddy for helping the elderly and handicap from making a unnecessary trip to the mailbox. When mailperson deliveries mail and opens the mailbox door this pulls the Flag pole Buddy support from under the Flag pole buddy causing it to stand up straight telling that mail has arrived. You get your mail and lay heavier bottom end back on the Flag pole buddy support. You can see the Flag pole buddy from your window in many homes. The bottom cap of the Flag pole buddy comes off which allows a 2 AA cell mini maglite flash light to be installed. At night this flash light eliminates the Flag pole buddy and light shines out of holes drilled in the top cap. This will help rescue and law enforcement find your home at night. The flag pole buddy bolts on opposite side of mailbox of outgoing mail flag.
There are many times that a trip to the mail box is difficult to the elderly and handicap and dangerous in traffic. A lot of the time they check the mailbox only to find that the mailperson has not arrived. The Flag pole buddy eliminates that from happening. The Flag pole buddy lays on its side resting on the Flag pole buddy support that bolts to the mailbox door. When the mailbox door is opened the Flag pole buddy falls standing straight up showing mail has arrived. In a emergency to help someone find your home at night bottom cap of the Flag pole buddy comes off and allows a AA cell mini maglite flashlight to be installed. This eliminates the Flag pole buddy and lights shine out of top cap holes.
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Two nuts will be tightened together (1 and ½ inch) from head of bolt that goes in (¼ inch) hole 12. This Is the swing area 10 seen in
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The second Flag pole buddy support 19 is made from (2 inch) PVC pipe 18. The length of the (2 inch) PVC pipe 18 is (1 inch). It will incircle the bottom of the Flag pole buddy 1. This will keep high winds from blowing the Flag Pole buddy 1 around. A piece of flatbar 23 (8 inches) long (1 inch) wide and (⅛ inch) thickness will be used. One end of the Flatbar 23 will be bent at (90 Degrees) From the end. This will then bolt 22 to (2 inch) PVC pipe 18 then bolts 20 and 21 will bolt flatbar 23 to mailbox door. All bolts are (¼ inch) and both Flag pole buddys supports work the same way.
Claims
1. I claim that when mailbox door is open to deliver mail by mail delivery person. This pulls out flag pole holder from under flag pole signaling mail has arrived without any Extra effort from mail delivery person. Wherein being a major improvement thereof of other signals that require Extra effort.
- I claim that the flatbar that bolts the flag pole support to the mail box door can be factory bent to configure to any standard front side end of mail box. Wherein the flag pole can adjust on its bolt to conform to the flag pole support.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 16, 2009
Publication Date: May 20, 2010
Inventor: Robert E. Glover (Wilmington, NC)
Application Number: 12/590,811