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A revolving pennant 10 is provided which features a flag 20 which is attached to a handle 40 through a pivot assembly 50. The pivot assembly 50 connects the flag 20 to the handle 40 in a manner which allows the flag 20 to revolve around the handle 40 without furling. A weight region 30 is oriented u

A revolving pennant 10 is provided which features a flag 20 which is attached to a handle 40 through a pivot assembly 50. The pivot assembly 50 connects the flag 20 to the handle 40 in a manner which allows the flag 20 to revolve around the handle 40 without furling. A weight region 30 is oriented upon the flag 20 to enhance an ease with which the flag 20 can be caused to revolve about the handle 40. The pivot assembly 50 includes an axle 52 attached to the handle 40 and a collar 60 surrounding the axle 52 and to which the flag 20 is attached. The collar 60 is maintained upon the axle 52 by a cap 54 and disc 57 which are oriented at ends of the axle 52 and spaced from each other, restricting travel of the collar 60 and preventing thecollar 60 from falling off of the handle 40.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A hand held revolving pennant, comprising in combination:an elongate handle having a lower end and an upper end opposite said lower end;a flag, said flag formed of planar flexible fabric;a means to pivotably attach said flag to said handle in a manner allowing said flag t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A hand held revolving pennant, comprising in combination:an elongate handle having a lower end and an upper end opposite said lower end;a flag, said flag formed of planar flexible fabric;a means to pivotably attach said flag to said handle in a manner allowing said flag to revolve around said handle without furling;a weight affixed to said flag at a location on said flag spaced from said pivotable attachment means, said weight having greater density than said fabric forming said flag;wherein said weight is deformable when forces are applied thereto, such that impact forces exerted by said weight when said weight strikes another object are diminished;wherein said weight includes an enclosure with multiple separate pellets located within said enclosure, said pellets restrained within said enclosure and capable of movement relative to adjacent said pellets within said enclosure;wherein said weight is located at an edge of said flag opposite an edge of said flag where said pivotable attachment means connects said flag to said handle;wherein a flexible reinforcement means extends from a weight region where said weight is located to an edge of said flag where said pivotable attachment means connects to said handle such that centrifugal forces generated between said pivotable attachment means and said weight are discouraged from damaging said fabric forming said flag;wherein said pivotable attachment means includes a collar attached to said flag, said collar having an inner surface sized wider than a width of said handle at said upper end, said collar located surrounding said handle at said upper end with said inner surface facing said handle and means to restrain said collar from translating past said upper end of said handle and off of said handle;wherein said means to restrain said collar from translating past said upper end of said handle and off of said handle includes a cap attached to said upper end of said handle, said cap including a convex surface on an uppermost end thereof and a flat surface adjacent said upper end of said handle and facing said collar, said flat surface having a diameter greater than a width of said upper end of said handle and greater than a diameter of said collar, said convex surface being substantially hemispherical and free of sharp edges;wherein said collar is cylindrical in form with an inner diameter greater than a diameter of said handle, such that said collar can freely rotate about said handle, said collar being formed from a substantially rigid material;wherein a disc surrounds said handle and extends radially from said handle at a location spaced from said upper end of said handle by a length of said handle defining an axle, said disc having a diameter greater than a diameter of said collar, said collar interposed between said flat surface of said cap and said disc;wherein said flag is attached to said pivotable attachment means through a leash which attaches only to one corner of said flag, such that said flag can pivot into a plane non-parallel to said handle when said handle is oscillated in a manner causing said flag to rotate around said handle; andwherein said flag is square and said weight is restricted to one corner of said flag, said leash located at a corner linearly spaced along an edge of said flag from said weight, such that all of said flag is on a common side of a line extending between said leash and said weight.