Abstract:
An animal barrier system for deterring hogs and or other small animals from entering a protected area they include a barrier section including an outer frame member, and opposed interior frame member being opposed to the outer frame member, and a side frame member to connect the outer frame member and the inner frame member. The barrier section may include a first section of a first angled wall.

Description:
PRIORITY 
       [0001]    The present invention claims priority based upon 35 USC section 119 and based upon a provisional application with a Ser. No. of 61/520,720 which was filed on Jun. 15, 2011. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to an animal barrier and more particularly to a animal barrier to keep hogs out from protected areas. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    It is well-known that people generally enjoy watching deer and other animals especially the people who live in the rural areas where these types of animals exist. In order to facilitate the watching of deer and other animals, people may provide food and other attractions in order to encourage the deer and other animals to congregate. 
         [0004]    However, there exist other animals which are undesirable such as hogs which may be attracted to the food. These animals not only will deprive the deer from the food, but may cause significant damage near and around the feeder which may contain the food for the deer and other animals. It is desirable to deter the hogs and other animals from reaching the feeder and food for the deer&#39;s and other desirable animals. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0005]    An animal barrier system for deterring hogs and or other small animals from entering a protected area they include a barrier section including an outer frame member, and opposed interior frame member being opposed to the outer frame member, and a side frame member to connect the outer frame member and the inner frame member. The barrier section may include a first section of a first angled wall. 
         [0006]    The first angled wall may be at an acute angle. 
         [0007]    The first angled wall may be at an angle of 45° with respect to the vertical. 
         [0008]    The barrier section may include a second section of a second angled wall at a different angle than the first angled wall. 
         [0009]    The second angled wall may be at an angle of 45° with respect to the vertical 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]    The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which: 
           [0011]      FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0012]      FIG. 2  illustrates a top perspective view of a animal barrier section of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  illustrates a bottom perspective view of the animal barrier section of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  illustrates a cross-sectional view of the animal barrier section of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 5  illustrates a perspective view of a multitude of substantially mirror animal barrier sections of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 6  illustrates another animal barrier section of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 7  illustrates a top perspective view of the animal barrier section of the animal barrier system of the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 8  illustrates a perspective view of multiple substantially mirror animal barrier sections of the present invention 
           [0019]      FIG. 9  illustrates the first angled frame member and the substantially mirrored second angled frame member of the animal barrier section of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0020]    The present invention provides an animal barrier system  100  which may provide a barrier  101  to inhibit animals from crossing the barrier which may lack the ability to jump the barrier and which have a relatively short leg length. The animal barrier system  100  may include the barrier  101  which may have a low profile and have a width which may allow certain animals such as deer to jump the barrier  101 . The animal barrier system  100  is adapted to be positioned on the ground and connected together end to end to encircle game feeders, gardens or other devices needing protection from feral hogs and the like. The animal barrier system  100  may include angled slats positioned in different directions to prevent the hooves of the hogs to navigate through the animal barrier system  100 . The animal barrier system  100  maybe formed to enclose any sized area. The width of the animal barrier system  100  may be sufficiently narrow to allow deer to step over the animal barrier system  100  with little or no problems. The slats may be angled at 45° in different directions and may be positioned a predetermined distance from the ground causing the legs of the hogs to twist with these steps, preventing the hogs from entering the protected area. The low-profile and frame of the animal barrier system may allow a vehicle to drive over the animal frame system  100 . The material of the animal frame system  100  may be weatherproof to withstand outdoor elements year-round. The frame system  100  may be used in cooperation with a barb wire fence and may be attached between posts to prevent the migration of groups of hogs from one field to another and to alleviate the spread of disease and damage caused by feral hogs. 
         [0021]    The barrier  101  may include multiple substantially mirror animal barrier sections  103  which may be arranged in a multitude of ways in order to define a protected area  105  which may include a food dispenser  107  in order to attract animals such as deer which may have the capability of jumping the animal barrier section  103  in order to enter the protected area  105 . The protected area  105  may be any suitable shape and may include a substantially rectangular shape, an substantially oval-shape, a substantially circular shape or other shape. 
         [0022]      FIG. 2  illustrates a top perspective view of the animal barrier section  103  which may be solid or hollow, which may be formed from metal, plastic, wood or other material and which may include an outer frame member  111  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section, an interior frame member  113  which may have planar surfaces, may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may be opposed to the outer frame member  111 , a pair of opposing side frame members  115  which may have planar surfaces, may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect the outer frame member  111  with the interior frame member  113 . Additionally, the animal barrier section  103  may include a first angled frame member  117  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect to the intersection of the outer frame member  111  and the side frame member  115  to form an acute angle with the outer frame member  111  and the side frame member  115  and may connect to substantially the midpoint  121   a  of the interior frame member  113 , and the animal barrier section  103  may include a second angled frame member  119  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect to the interconnection of the opposing end of the outer frame member  111  and the opposing side frame member  115  and may connect to the substantial midpoint  121   a  of the interior frame member  113  to form an acute angle with the outer frame member, interior frame member  113  and the side frame member  115 . The surfaces of the outer frame member  111 , the interior frame member  113 , the side frame member  115 , the first angled frame member  117  and a second angled frame member  119  may be substantially either horizontal or vertical. 
         [0023]    The first angled frame member  117  or the substantially mirror second angled frame member  119  as shown in  FIG. 9  may include a front surface  211  which may be opposed to a back surface  213  and may be connected to a pair of opposing side surfaces  209 , a top surface  205  and a bottom surface  207 , the top surface  205  may be connected to the pair of opposing side surfaces  209 , the front surface  211 , and the back surface  213 , the bottom surface  207  may be connected to the pair of opposing side surfaces  209 , the front surface  211  and the back surface  213 , the back surface  213  may be connected to the top surface  205 , the bottom surface  207 , and the pair of side surfaces  209  may be connected to the top surface  205 , the bottom surface  207 , front surface  211  and the back surface  203 . 
         [0024]    Returning to  FIG. 2 , the animal barrier section  103  may include a first section  121  of first angled walls  127  which may extend between the interior frame member  113  to the first angled frame member  117 , a second section  123  of second angled walls  129  which may extend from the interior frame member  113  to the second angled frame member  119  and a third section  125  of third angled walls  133  which may extend substantially perpendicular to the first angled walls  127  and the second angled walls  129 . Additional or fewer sections are within the scope of the present invention. 
         [0025]    The first angled walls  127 , the second angled walls  129  and the third angled walls  131  may be slanted or angled at an acute angle (‘a’ which may be 45°) with respect to the side surface  209  of the first angled frame member  117  and the second angled frame member  119  (mirror to member  117 ) and to the interior surface  114  of the interior frame member  113  and to the substantial vertical. The first angled walls  127 , the second angled walls  129  and the third angled walls  131  may provide a hindrance to the foot and leg of an undesirable animal by causing it to be caught or restrained between adjacent angled walls  127 ,  129 ,  131 . 
         [0026]      FIG. 3  illustrates a bottom perspective view of the animal barrier section  103  which may be solid or hollow, which may be formed from metal, plastic, wood or other material and which may include an outer frame member  111  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section, an interior frame member  113  which may have planar surfaces, may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may be opposed to the outer frame member  111 , a pair of opposing side frame members  115  which may have planar surfaces, may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect the outer frame member  111  with the interior frame member  113 . Additionally, the animal barrier section  103  may include a first angled frame member  117  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect to the intersection of the outer frame member  111  and the side frame member  115  to form an acute angle with the outer frame member  111  and the side frame member  115  and may connect to substantially the midpoint  121   a  of the interior frame member  113 , and the animal barrier section  103  may include a second angled frame member  119  which may have planar surfaces and may have a substantially rectangular cross-section and may connect to the interconnection of the opposing end of the outer frame member  111  and the opposing side frame member  115  and may connect to the substantial midpoint  121   a  of the interior frame member  113  to form an acute angle with the outer frame member, interior frame member  113  and the side frame member  115 . The surfaces of the outer frame member  111 , the interior frame member  113 , the side frame member  115 , the first angled frame member  117  and a second angled frame member  119  may be substantially either horizontal or vertical. 
         [0027]    The animal barrier section  103  may include a first section  121  of first angled walls  127  which may extend between the interior frame member  113  to the first angled frame member  117 , a second section  123  of second angled walls  129  which may extend from the interior frame member  113  to the second angled frame member  119  and a third section  125  of third angled walls  133  which may extend substantially perpendicular to the first angled walls  127  and the second angled walls  129 . Additional or fewer sections are within the scope of the present invention. 
         [0028]    The first angled walls  127 , the second angled walls  129  and the third angled walls  131  may be slanted or angled at an acute angle with respect to the side surface  209  of the first angled frame member  117  and the second angled frame member  119  (mirror to member  117 ) and may be angled with respect to the substantial vertical and to the interior surface  114  of the interior frame member  113 . The first angled walls  127 , the second angled walls  129  and the third angled walls  131  may provide a hindrance to the foot and leg of an undesirable animal by causing it to be caught or restrained between adjacent angled walls  127 ,  129 ,  131 . 
         [0029]      FIG. 4  illustrates a cross-sectional view of the animal barrier section  103  and illustrates the interior frame member  113 , the side frame member  115 , the first angled frame member  117 , the second angled frame member  119 , the first angled walls  127 , the second angled walls  129  and the animal foot  200 . 
         [0030]      FIG. 5  illustrates an another configuration of the animal barrier sections  103 . 
         [0031]      FIG. 6  illustrates another embodiment for the animal barrier sections  603 . The animal barrier section  603  may be convexly curved and may be shaped as a truncated cylinder or other appropriate shape. The animal barrier section  603  may include a central support frame member  143  and a pair of opposed end frame members  145 . The central support frame member  143  may be substantially rectangular and planar, and the end frame member  105  may include a substantially rectangular cross-section, convexly curved with planar surfaces. A pair of opposed connecting rods  141  may extend between the pair of opposing end frame members  105  and through the curved deflection walls  147  to support the curved deflection walls  147  which may be angled at an acute angle with respect to the substantial vertical and with respect to the side surface  151  of the central support frame member  143 . 
         [0032]      FIG. 7  illustrates a top perspective view of the animal barrier sections  603 . The animal barrier section  603  may be convexly curved and may be shaped as a truncated cylinder or other appropriate shape. The animal barrier section  603  may include a central support frame member  143  and a pair of opposed end frame members  145 . The central support frame member  143  may be substantially rectangular and planar, and the end frame member  105  may include a substantially rectangular cross-section, convexly curved with planar surfaces. A pair of opposed connecting rods  141  may extend between the pair of opposing end frame members  105  and through the curved deflection walls  147  to support the curved deflection walls  147  which may be angled at an acute angle with respect to the substantial vertical and with respect to the side surface  151  of the central support frame member  143 . 
         [0033]      FIG. 8  illustrates a multitude of animal barrier sections  603  positioned to form a protected area  605   
         [0034]    While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed.