Patent ID: 9611670
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A01K,E02D,E04H

Claim:
1. A livestock fence assembly for use across a waterway having a flow direction and a substantially horizontal bed surface, the fence assembly comprising: a foundation having a bottom portion configured to be disposed parallel to and below the bed surface, a top portion configured to be disposed proximate the bed surface, and an interior region between the top portion and bottom portion; and a plurality of spaced apart poles, each having a proximal segment secured to the bottom portion of the foundation and secured to the top portion of the foundation, and having a distal segment extending upwardly in a plane which forms an angle α between 30° and 75° relative to the flow direction; and at least one cross-section member within the foundation, wherein the at least one cross-section member interconnects the plurality of poles; wherein the assembly is substantially devoid of any structure between distal segments of adjacent poles.