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A system, method and bracket for installing banners, including an improved bracket useful for mounting banners to a supporting structure is provided. The bracket is configured with a magnetic feature for facilitating installation of the bracket to a metallic support structure, and may receive banner

A system, method and bracket for installing banners, including an improved bracket useful for mounting banners to a supporting structure is provided. The bracket is configured with a magnetic feature for facilitating installation of the bracket to a metallic support structure, and may receive banner mounting hardware, such as, for example, banner mounting arms and fastening members, and may be positioned and held on the structure to allow mounting straps to be installed in order to securely mount the bracket to the structure, and complete installation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for installing banners using multiple brackets comprising: a) a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a front and a back, wherein the back comprises a mounting side of said bracket and has a pair of legs which define a pair of rear surfaces of the bracket and de

What is claimed is: 1. A system for installing banners using multiple brackets comprising: a) a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a front and a back, wherein the back comprises a mounting side of said bracket and has a pair of legs which define a pair of rear surfaces of the bracket and define a channel therebetween, wherein said legs are configured to engage a mounting surface, b) a magnetic portion provided on the mounting side of each bracket and being located in said channel defined by said pair of legs, wherein said magnetic portion is constructed from a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component, and wherein said first magnetic component and said second magnetic component are arranged having their polarities longitudinally aligned; c) each bracket comprising a body having a circumferential flange portion; d) a bore provided in said bracket, said bore extending through said circumferential flange portion; e) a pair of apertures disposed in said circumferential flange portion and communicating with said bore, said apertures being located on the flange at diametrically opposite positions relative to each other; f) mounting arms, each mounting arm comprising a fiberglass rod dimensioned at at least one end thereof for receipt within said bore; g) a diametrically disposed bore provided in said at least one dimensioned end of each said mounting arm; h) fastening members for securing said mounting arm to said bracket; i) said fastening members each including at least one substantially elongate member having a head on one end thereof and a diametrically disposed bore at the other end thereof, said head being sized larger than said aperture of said flange of said bracket to limit movement of said elongate member in a first direction; said elongate member being dimensioned to be received within the apertures of the circumferential flange portion of the bracket and within each diametrically disposed mounting arm bore, j) said fastening members each further comprising a securing element configured to attach to said diametrically disposed bore of said elongate member, said securing element comprising a split key ring; k) an upper channel and a lower channel provided on said bracket; l) retaining members, each retaining member having a band with a plurality of threads disposed therein, a captive screw assembly including a captive screw provided at one end of the band, a slot proximate the captive screw through which the other end of the band is fed, wherein when the captive screw is rotated it functions as a worm drive pulling the threads of the band and causing the band to tighten around the bracket, the band and upper and lower channels of said bracket being dimensionally sized such that the band may be received within the channel when said band is installed. 2. A system for installing a banner to a surface, the system including: two brackets, each bracket having a banner holding side and a surface mounting side, each said bracket having a bore therein adapted for receipt of a banner mounting arm, and having a magnetic portion on said mounting side of said bracket; a pair of banner mounting arms, a pair of fasteners for fastening said mounting arms to said brackets, two pair of retaining members for securing said brackets to a mounting surface; wherein said magnetic portion includes at least one magnetic element; wherein a plurality of magnetic elements are provided; and wherein said plurality of magnetic elements includes two magnetic elements that are longitudinally disposed on said mounting side of each said bracket and are longitudinally spaced apart from each other, and an intermediate magnetic element disposed between said two longitudinally disposed magnetic elements, wherein said two longitudinally disposed spaced apart magnetic elements are arranged with their polarities aligned, and wherein said intermediate magnetic element is arranged with its polarity opposite of that of said two spaced apart magnetic elements. 3. A method for installing a banner on a structure, the method comprising: a) providing a bracket comprising: a front a back, wherein the back comprises a mounting side of said bracket and has a pair of legs which define a pair of rear surfaces of the bracket; a channel defined between said pair of legs; a magnetic portion provided on the mounting side of the bracket and being located in said channel, wherein said magnetic portion includes at least one magnetic component; the bracket having a body with a flange portion; a bore provided in the flange portion; and securing means for securing a mounting component in said bore; b) magnetically attaching the bracket to a supporting structure; c) aligning the bracket in a desired position for installation; and d) installing retaining straps on the bracket while the bracket is magnetically attached to the supporting structure in the desired position. 4. The method of claim 3, further including installing a banner mounting arm on the bracket before said bracket is magnetically attached to said supporting structure. 5. The method of claim 4, including installing a banner on said banner mounting arm before said bracket is magnetically attached to said supporting structure.