US Patent Issued to ALPINA MANUFACTURING on June 2 for "Mounting bracket and system for hanging a banner" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,428, issued on June 2, was assigned to ALPINA MANUFACTURING LLC (Chicago).

"Mounting bracket and system for hanging a banner" was invented by Darius A. Povilaitis (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket for hanging a banner includes a pole holder configured to secure a banner pole and a pivot base pivotably connected to the pole holder. The pole holder is configured to rotate only around a single axis and is biased to a predetermined rotational position around the single axis. The pole holder is configured to hold a banner pole a few degrees from 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the mounting bracket. At leas...