Patent ID: 7753346

Claim:
A freestanding fence comprising: a plurality of freestanding, electrically conductive x-shaped posts, each said x-shaped post constructed of two straight tubular post legs that are secured together in side-by-side arrangement so that the two post legs are offset from one another, said x-shaped posts constructed of electrically conductive material, a horizontally disposed post foot provided at a lower end of each leg of the x-shaped posts which rest on top of the ground without inserting into the ground, at least one rigid tubular horizontal member attached between adjacent x-shaped posts by means of vertically adjustable and horizontally adjustable couplings to secure the x-shaped posts of a freestanding fence together so that an individual x-shaped post cannot be turned over without turning over all of the attached x-shaped posts of the freestanding fence, electrically charged fence wire attached horizontally in an electrically isolating manner to adjacent x-shaped posts to form the freestanding fence so that the electrically conductive x-shaped posts are not electrically energized by the electrically charged fence wire, an x-shaped connector holding the two legs of each x-shaped post together in crossed orientation to each other so that the two legs of each x-shaped post are offset from one another, upper and lower ears provided on each x-shaped connector for adjustably attaching a first portion of at least one of said adjustable couplings to the x-shaped post, each of said ears provided with a bolt opening therethrough so that the bolt openings in the ears are vertically aligned, a first end of said first portion of the adjustable coupling provided with a first bolt opening extending therethrough, a bolt extending consecutively through a first aligned bolt opening in the ears and then through the first bolt opening in the first portion of the adjustable coupling and finally through a second aligned bolt opening in the ears to pivotally attach the first portion of the coupling to the x-shaped connector so that the first portion of the x-shaped connector can be pivoted in a horizontal plane.