Device for supporting a banner or flexible panel

The present invention relates to a device for supporting a banner or similar flexible panel in a vertical plane for advertizing or decorative purposes, by tensioning it in such a way that it always remains flat, without forming wrinkles, and simultaneously giving it the ability to withstand windage, especially as the panel is taut and therefore has a relatively rigid flat surface, this panel being constantly returned to its vertical plane. A support system for vertically hanging a flexible banner, the system including two horizontally extending arms for supporting a banner tautly. A dampener is connected at an inner end of each respective arm, the dampener including: a) a movable first element on which is fixed a respective horizontally extending arm; b) a fixed bracket second element for securement to a vertical support surface; and c) an intermediary elastic member mounted between the first and second elements.