Flag pole mount
View Patent ↗A mount device for receiving a flag pole is described. The mount device is attachable to a trailer hitch such as a gooseneck hitch or a fifth wheel hitch, which is installed on a vehicle. The mount device includes a connecting tube for inserting into a hitch ball receiving aperture of the trailer hitch. The connecting tube has a top end defining a top aperture. The mount device also includes a receiving tube for inserting into the connecting tube. The receiving tube has a top end defining a top aperture for receiving a flag pole by inserting the flag pole into the aperture of the receiving tube.
1 . A system for attaching a flag pole to a vehicle, the system comprising:
a lower attachment device for connecting to a trailer hitch; wherein the lower attachment device comprises:
a lower wedge lock comprising a side wall, a top end, and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end of the lower wedge lock is removably connectable to the trailer hitch; and
a center bolt that is connected to and extends vertically above and from a center of the top end of the lower wedge lock; and
an upper attachment device for connecting to the lower attachment device and for receiving and holding the flag pole.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the top end of the lower wedge lock comprises a shape that is elliptical in a diagonal plane and wherein the bottom end is generally flat.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the upper attachment device comprises an upper wedge lock comprising a side wall, a top end, and a bottom end; wherein the top end of the upper wedge lock is generally flat and wherein the bottom end comprises a shape that is elliptical in a diagonal plane.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the shapes of the top end of the lower wedge lock and the bottom end of the upper wedge lock are complementary so as to be alignable with and connectable to one another; wherein once connected, the upper wedge lock and lower wedge lock form a unitary cylindrical body.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the upper and lower wedge locks are connectable together by twisting to lock them together to prevent the system from being removed or detached from the trailer hitch during usage of the system for attaching the flag pole to the vehicle.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the upper attachment device comprises:
an upper wedge lock comprising a side wall, a top end, and a bottom end;
a plate comprising an upper side and a lower side, wherein the plate covers the top end of the upper wedge lock;
a gusset connected to the upper side of the plate;
a vertical mount cap that connects to the upper side of the plate; and
a mount head that is connectable to the vertical mount cap.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the plate comprises:
a first aperture that passes vertically through the plate for receiving a bottom end of the gusset; and
a second aperture that passes vertically through the plate for receiving a bottom end of the vertical mount cap.
8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the gusset is oriented vertically when installed and provides strength and stability to the mount head when the mount head is attached to the vertical mount cap.
9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the vertical mount cap is plate-shaped and is vertically oriented when connected to the plate and to the mount head.
10 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the vertical mount cap comprises two or more apertures for receiving handle screws, hand knob screws, or other fasteners.
11 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the mount head comprises three side walls forming a channel therebetween; wherein the channel is generally U-shaped, rectangular, trapezoidal, or semicircular; and wherein the mount head is vertically oriented when connected to the vertical mount cap.
12 . The system of claim 6 , wherein when the mount head is connected to the vertical mount cap, the channel of the mount head is enclosed by the vertical mount cap thereby forming an interior space between the mount head and the vertical mount cap; and wherein the flag pole is insertable into the interior space.