portion 231 and a stop edge 233 defined between the upper crossed hole portion 232 and the lower flat hole portion 231 further after installation of the bottom screw rod 71 of the finial 7 in the top through hole 25 of the top pivot holder 2 a gap g is left between the finial 7 and the flat top end wall 24 of the top pivot holder 2 allowing free rotation of the top pivot holder 2 relative to the retractable flagpole 1 see fig3 the end block 3 comprises a hanging lug 31 formed integral with the periphery thereof for the fastening of a lower hook member of the flag 8 see fig2 and an axial through hole 32 extending through opposing top and bottom ends thereof the axial through hole 32 comprises a lower crossed hole portion 322 an upper flat hole portion 321 and a stop edge 323 defined between the lower crossed hole portion 322 and the upper flat hole portion 321 the link 4 is coupled between the top pivot holder 2 and the end block 3 comprising a flat top end portion 41 and a flat bottom end portion 42 see fig2 the flat top end portion 41 and flat bottom end portion 42 of the link 4 are disposed on the same plane the flat top end portion 41 of the link 4.