Brakes – Strand
Patent
1990-01-02
1992-03-17
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Brakes
Strand
24136R, 116173, 188265, B65H 5916, F16D 6900, G09F 1700
Patent
active
050960229
ABSTRACT:
A flag-locking mechanism for an external halyard flagpole having a pulley affixed near the top thereof and a halyard which runs over the pulley, the flag being carried on the outside run of the halyard, the locking mechanism including a housing constructed to be affixed to the flagpole near the top thereof beneath the pulley through which is threaded the inside run of the halyard, a locking pin moveable in the housing and toward an inside face of a wall thereof whenever the inside run of the halyard is moved upwardly, such frictional movement of the locking pin being capable of squeezing such inside run of the halyard between itself and the housing wall to arrest further movement of the halyard, an attachment to the locking pin for exerting a downward pull thereon to move same from its lock position into its unlock position including a cable disposed in the interior of the flagpole and extending downwardly therein to a level near the ground where it can be accessible, the lower end of the cable being fastened to a moveable lockpart lockable in a second lockpart held fast in the wall thickness of the flagpole, whereby, such authorized user with a key can unlock the moveable lockpart and pull upon the lower end of the cable to exert a downward pull upon the locking pin to move same from its lock position into its unlock position, whereby to free the halyard for lowering or raising of the flag.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2386908 (1945-10-01), Puckett
patent: 3976283 (1976-08-01), Schmit
patent: 4103642 (1978-08-01), Swenson
Bowers Charles E.
Oberleitner Robert J.
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