Combination flagpole and bracket

Claim 1

In combination, a flagpole for displaying a flag or pennant, the flagpole having a base end, a bracket for receiving and holding the base end of the flagpole relative to a supporting surface, the bracket including a base fixed to the supporting surface, a flagpole support for receiving the base end of the flagpole, the flagpole support being adjustably and rotatably secured to the bracket base, the flagpole having a plurality of circumferential grooves therein along its length, clips for connecting the flag or pennant to the flagpole, the clips being formed from a deformable metal into a helix having a pair of first and second adjacent coils receivable in and freely rotatable relative to the grooves of the flagpole through a 360 degree arc, the coils each having a tail depending substantially vertically therefrom, each tail having an outer free end, the tail of the first coil being deformed adjacent its outer free end to form a curved somewhat semi-circular appendage, the tail of the second coil being deformed adjacent its outer free end to form a somewhat circular appendage having a free tab end which overlaps the tail of the second coil, tubular locks sleeved on the appendage of the tail of the second coil and slidable relative thereto to engage the appendage of the tail of the first coil to lock the appendages together, the appendages of the clips being receivable through provided openings in the flag or pennant.