Patent ID: 6561491
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A fence guard for preventing the growth of vegetation along a fence line, providing stabilization of a lower portion of said fence line and providing an aesthetically pleasing fence border, said fence guard comprising:a linearly elongated fence border having a generally L-shaped cross-section defining a horizontal growth shielding portion oriented perpendicular to a vertical fence shielding portion, said growth shielding portion having an upper surface opposite a ground engaging surface and said fence shielding portion having an outer surface opposite a fence engaging surface; a series of spike apertures spaced along said growth shielding portion, said spike apertures providing fluid communication between said upper surface and said ground engaging surface of said growth shielding portion; a series of fence securing apertures spaced along said fence shielding portion, said fence securing apertures arranged in pairs and providing fluid communication between said outer surface and said fence engaging surface of said fence shielding portion; and an overlap strip formed opposite said growth shielding portion and extending in a direction perpendicular from said fence shielding portion, said overlap strip extending the entire length of said fence guard.