Patent ID: 6481696
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A01G,A01K,E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
A top cap for attachment to a studded fence post to captivate trellis wires thereon, said top cap comprising:a) a metallic body, having a front, a pair of upright angular sides, a top and a bottom, with said body configured slide over and enclose a top portion of a metal fence post, b) said front, formed with a flat face for being juxtaposed with a fence post, having a dominant concave surface, to which the body front flat face is parallel, c) each angular side extends at least one obtuse angle from the front, and each angular side having a plurality of bores therethrough, d) said top having a bent right angle horizontal lip extending rearward from the front such that the lip forms a barrier for contiguously engaging the fence post's upper end, wherein the sides remain upright forming a U-shaped therebetween for containing trellis wires on the lip between the upright sides, e) said bottom having an interior dimensional outline compatible with the fence post exterior, f) a first cotter pin disposed through a the pair of the aligned bores in the sides to retain the cap in place jointly between a fence post stud and the top cap horizontal lip, and g) a second cotter pin disposed through a distinct pair of the aligned bores in the sides to captivate trellis wires between the top lip and the second cotter pin permitting a plurality of trellis wires to form a matrix.