Patent ID: 9603313
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A01G,E04H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A protective covering for a post of a plant protection device, the protective covering comprising: a cap having a main body with an aperture formed in only one side thereof, and wherein a top side of the main body opposite the aperture is entirely closed, the aperture having a cross-sectional shape substantially corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of an end of the post to be covered, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the aperture of the main body is one of substantially T-shaped and substantially U-shaped, wherein the main body covers an entirety of the end of the post when the end of the post is inserted into the aperture, and militates against damage to any portion of the plant that may strike the end of the post, and wherein the cap further has at least one additive known to repel animals.