Rotating flag device
CA 2120430 A1 · Owner: Poissant, Philip Laurier · Inventors: Poissant, Philip Laurier; Hart, Mathew
Overview
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A rotating flag device for displaying graphic information has a shaft with a flag rotatably mounted on it for displaying the information when it is in a rest position and for rotating in an amusing and appealing manner when it is in a wind engaging position. Wind catching blades are provided for driving the flag about the shaft when the shaft is in a wind engaging position and the forward end of the flag is directed into the wind. A connector may be provided on the shaft for connecting the rotating flag device to an aerial or bicycle handle, or a handle may be provided on the shaft if the device is to be handheld. The shaft may have a fixed or variable joint, and the variable joint will …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 31, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 31, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 31, 2016.
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