Patent ID: 6199831
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A01K,E04H

Abstract:
A non-electric perimeter fence adapted to enclose an area and to keep selected animals from entering said enclosed area, said fence comprising:an elongate, vertical barrier member extending lengthwise around an outer perimeter of said enclosed area and extending upwardly from ground level to a predetermined height above ground level, said height being sufficient to prevent said selected animals from jumping over said fence;a plurality of vertical support members for supporting said vertical barrier member;an elongate angled barrier member extending lengthwise along substantially the entire length of the vertical barrier member, said angled barrier member projecting upwardly from said vertical barrier member at an angle to the horizontal and comprising a first surface facing upwardly and inwardly relative to said enclosed area and a second surface facing downwardly and outwardly relative to said enclosed area, said surfaces meeting at a lower edge extending along said vertical barrier member in close relation thereto and at an upper edge remote from the vertical barrier member, wherein said second surface is substantially smooth and flat from the bottom edge to the top edge and a distance from the bottom edge to the top edge being sufficient to prevent said selected animals from reaching from the bottom edge to the top edge of the angled barrier member; anda plurality of angled support members for supporting the angled barrier member, said angled support members being rigidly secured to the first surface of the angled barrier member and maintaining the position of the angled barrier member relative to the vertical barrier member.