Patent
Rival flag
| العنوان: | Rival flag |
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| Patent Number: | 6,866,002 |
| تاريخ النشر: | March 15, 2005 |
| Appl. No: | 10/759142 |
| Application Filed: | January 20, 2004 |
| مستخلص: | The rival flag is made from a sheet of material having a parallelogram shape. A diagonal line divides the parallelogram into first and second complementary, triangular-shaped pennants. Each pennant has indicia marked thereon representing one of two opposing teams. The indicia on the two pennants face opposite directions. Thus, when the rival flag is oriented such that the first pennant is on top and the second pennant is on the bottom, indicia on the first pennant is displayed right side up while indicia on the second pennant is displayed upside down. When the rival flag is oriented such that the second pennant is on top and the first pennant is on the bottom, indicia on the second pennant is displayed right side up while indicia on the first pennant is displayed upside down. |
| Inventors: | Christy, Raymond D. (Oldsmar, FL, US); Palmisano, Salvador J. (Laplace, LA, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A rival flag, comprising: a sheet of material having the shape of a parallelogram; a diagonal line dividing at least one face of said parallelogram into first and second complementary, triangular pennants, the first pennant having indicia marked thereon facing a first direction, the second pennant having indicia marked thereon facing a second direction opposite the first direction; wherein the indicia on the first and second pennants represent opposing athletic teams. |
| Claim: | 2. The rival flag according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet of material is made from fabric. |
| Claim: | 3. The rival flag according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet of material is made from plastic. |
| Claim: | 4. The rival flag according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet of material is made from metal. |
| Claim: | 5. The rival flag according to claim 4 , further including fasteners attachable to said sheet of material for affixing said sheet of material to a supporting surface. |
| Claim: | 6. The rival flag according to claim 5 , wherein said sheet of material is configured as a license plate, said fasteners comprising screws for affixing said sheer of material to a vehicle. |
| Claim: | 7. The rival flag according to claim 5 , wherein said fasteners comprise magnets for attaching said sheet of material to a ferromagnetic support. |
| Claim: | 8. The rival flag according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet of material is made from wood. |
| Claim: | 9. The rival flag according to claim 1 , further including a vertical support attached to a side edge of the rival flag. |
| Claim: | 10. The rival flag according to claim 9 , wherein said vertical support is a pole. |
| Claim: | 11. The rival flag according to claim 1 , further including detachable magnets affixed to its rear surface. |
| Claim: | 12. The rival flag according to claim 1 , wherein the rival flag is constructed from a magnetic material. |
| Claim: | 13. A method for identifying a winning team from amongst two opposing athletic teams comprising the steps of: displaying an image of a parallelogram having a diagonal line extending across the parallelogram and dividing the parallelogram into first and second triangular pennants, the first pennant having indicia marked thereon facing a first direction and representing a first team, the second pennant having indicia marked thereon facing a second direction and representing a second team, the first direction being opposite the second direction; orienting the parallelogram such that the indicia representing the winning team is displayed right side up and the indicia representing the losing team is displayed upside down. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 116/173 |
| Patent References Cited: | D27006 May 1897 Perkins 1232120 July 1917 Sutter, Jr. D62092 March 1923 Pope D132707 June 1942 Ziegler D134583 December 1942 Woodward 3766854 October 1973 Scarlet 4108311 August 1978 McClendon 4177750 December 1979 Scarlet 4637151 January 1987 Love et al. 4774869 October 1988 Riksford 4964360 October 1990 Henry 5207174 May 1993 Fabbrini 5454120 October 1995 Rowlands 5517941 May 1996 Fisher 5881391 March 1999 Mullaney D471840 March 2003 Sylvester 20020073914 June 2002 Kinahan 2002040973 February 2002 |
| Primary Examiner: | Smith, R. Alexander |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Litman, Richard C. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.06866002 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |