Patent ID: 8308141
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A01K,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular fence, comprising: a plurality of posts, each of which comprises a rod having a plurality of longitudinally extending fins radially projecting therefrom and terminating at a lower end having a sharp tip for penetrating the ground; a plurality of first mesh panel members, each of which extends between different adjacent pairs of the plurality of posts, a respective edge of each first mesh panel member connected to a fin of a respective one of the posts; a plurality of struts, each comprising a supporting surface, a clevice defining a slot configured to receive a fin of a respective one of the plurality of posts to enable attachment of each strut to a post of the plurality of posts, and a bracing member disposed between the supporting surface and the clevice to support the supporting surface by engaging with a post of the plurality of posts, the plurality of struts comprising a plurality of upper struts attached to upper portions of a respective plurality of posts and a plurality of lower struts attached to lower portions of a respective plurality of posts; a plurality of second mesh panel members, each of which is disposed on the supporting surfaces of different adjacent pairs of the plurality of upper struts for preventing animals from climbing over the first mesh panel members, a respective edge of each second mesh panel member connected to a supporting surface of a respective one of the upper struts; and a plurality of third mesh panel members, each of which is disposed on the supporting surfaces of different adjacent pairs of the plurality of lower struts adjacent or beneath the surface of the ground for preventing animals from digging under the plurality of first mesh panel members, a respective edge of each third mesh panel member connected to a supporting surface of a respective one of the lower struts.