Patent ID: 9521827
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A01K,E04H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electric fence insulator apparatus of monolithic construction, comprising: a flexible band of electrically insulating material of substantially uniform thickness, the band pre-formed into a hollow three-dimensional shape of a selected longitudinal length and having a cross section shaped generally as a Latin cross in a closed configuration of the electric fence insulator apparatus, the cross section having a longer cross member portion bisecting a shorter cross member portion and having an opening along a periphery of one of the cross member portions, the opening located interior any two adjacent end points of the longer cross member portion and the shorter cross member portion and extending along the selected longitudinal length; the electric fence insulator apparatus capable of being installed around and immediately adjacent a longitudinal section of a fence post to be insulated and capable of preventing electrical contact between the longitudinal section of the fence post to be insulated and at least one electric fence wire when installed; a first peripheral end of the flexible band formed as a first convex-curved portion of a fastener clip located at the opening and extending along the selected longitudinal length, the fastener clip to affix the electric fence insulator apparatus at the longitudinal section of the fence post to be insulated, an edge of the first peripheral end directed inward toward an interior of the electric fence insulator apparatus; and a second peripheral end of the flexible band formed as a second convex-curved portion of the fastener clip, an edge of the second peripheral end directed outward, away from the interior of the electric fence insulator apparatus.