Display apparatus for a vehicle having a receiver hitch

1. A display apparatus for use with a vehicle having a receiver hitch, comprising:

a mounting bracket having oppositely disposed first and second ends, said first end being slidably receivable in the vehicle receiver hitch;

a main support member coupled to said second end of said bracket and extending upward, said main support member defining an elongate channel;

at least one fastener coupled to said main support member for movement along said channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag;

wherein said main support member includes:

a first leg having a generally tubular configuration, said first leg having a lower end fixedly connected to said second end of said bracket and an upper end defining an opening;

a second leg having a generally tubular configuration receivable in said first leg through said opening for movement therein;

means for maintaining said second leg at a selected position relative to said first leg;

a first support arm having first and second ends, said first support arm first end being pivotally coupled to a side wall of said second leg for movement between retracted and extended configurations;

a first auxiliary support member pivotally coupled to said first support arm second end for movement between retracted and extended configurations, said first auxiliary support member defining an elongate first auxiliary channel; and

at least one fastener coupled to said first auxiliary support member for movement along said first auxiliary channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag when said first support arm and said first auxiliary support member are at respective extended configurations.

2. The display apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

means for removably securing said mounting bracket to said receiving hitch; and

means for securing said at least one fastener at user-determined positions in said channel.

3. The display apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising a ball hitch member connected to said second end of said bracket and extending outwardly therefrom.

4. The display apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said second leg defines said elongate channel.

5. The display apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising a ball hitch connected to said second end of said bracket and extending outwardly therefrom.

6. The display apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

a second support arm having first and second ends, said second support arm first end being pivotally coupled to another side wall of said second leg for movement between retracted and extended configurations;

a second auxiliary support member pivotally coupled to said second support arm second end for movement between retracted and extended configurations, said second auxiliary support member defining an elongate second auxiliary channel; and

at least one fastener coupled to said second auxiliary support member for movement along said second auxiliary channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag when said second support arm and said second auxiliary support member are at respective extended configurations.

7. The display apparatus as in claim 6 wherein:

said first and second support arms define respective auxiliary support member storage channels, each said respective auxiliary support member storage channel having a configuration such that said first and second auxiliary support members nest therein when at respective said retracted configurations; and

said side and said another side of said second leg define respective support arm storage channels each having a configuration such that said first and second support arms nest therein when at respective said retracted configurations.

8. A display apparatus for use with a vehicle having a receiver hitch, comprising:

a mounting bracket having oppositely disposed first and second ends, said first end being selectively mounted in the vehicle receiver hitch;

a main support member coupled to said second end of said bracket and extending upward, said main support member defining an elongate channel; and

a pair of fasteners coupled to said main support member for movement along said channel, each of said pair of fasteners including an eyelet for securing a flag;

means for securing each of said pair of fasteners at a user-selected position along said elongate channel;

wherein said main support member includes:

a first leg having a generally tubular configuration, said first leg having a lower end fixedly connected to said second end of said bracket and an upper end defining an opening;

a second leg having a generally tubular configuration receivable in said first leg through said opening for movement along said opening ;

means for maintaining second leg at a selected position relative to said first leg;

a pair of support arms each having first and second ends, said support arm first ends being pivotally coupled to opposed sides of said second leg of said main support member for movement between retracted and extended configurations;

a pair of auxiliary support members, each auxiliary support member being pivotally coupled to a respective second end of a respective support arm for movement between retracted and extended configurations, each auxiliary support member defining an elongate auxiliary channel; and

at least a pair of fasteners coupled to respective elongate channels of respective auxiliary support members for movement along respective elongate auxiliary channels, said at least a pair of fasteners including means for securing a flag.

9. The display apparatus as in claim 8 further comprising a ball hitch connected to said second end of said bracket and extending outwardly therefrom.

10. The display apparatus as in claim 9 , further comprising:

a first support arm having first and second ends, said first support arm first end being pivotally coupled to a side wall of said main support member for movement between retracted and extended configurations;

a first auxiliary support member pivotally coupled to said first support arm second end for movement between retracted and extended configurations, said first auxiliary support member defining a first elongate auxiliary channel;

at least one fastener coupled to said first auxiliary support member for movement in said first auxiliary channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag when said first support arm and said first auxiliary support member are at respective extended configurations;

a second support arm having first and second ends, said second support arm first end being pivotally coupled to another side wall of said main support member for movement between retracted and extended configurations;

a second auxiliary support member pivotally coupled to said second support arm second end for movement between retracted and extended configurations, said second auxiliary support member defining a second elongate auxiliary channel; and

at least one fastener coupled to said second auxiliary support member for movement in said second elongate auxiliary channel, said at least one fastener having means for securing a flag when said second support arm and said second auxiliary support member are at respective extended configurations.

11. The display apparatus as in claim 10 , wherein:

said first and second support arms define respective auxiliary support member storage channels, each said respective auxiliary support member storage channel having a configuration such that respective said auxiliary support members nest therein when at respective said retracted configurations; and

said side and said another side of said main support member define respective support arm storage channels each having a configuration such that said first and second support arms nest therein when at respective said retracted configurations.