Patent ID: 6928768

Claim:
A deterrent strip positionable on a support for repelling birds and other pests, said strip comprising, in combination: a plurality of wire support members of electrically non-conductive material forming an elongated, flexible, bendable base having side edges, each wire support member including two spaced wire support portions and an inner portion disposed between and interconnecting the spaced wire support portions, said wire support portions of each wire support member being elevated relative to the inner portion thereof, adjacent wire support members defining spaces therebetween extending inwardly from at least one of said side edges; first and second electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wires disposed along at least a portion of the length of said base, said first electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wire secured to one of said spaced wire support portions and said second electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wire secured to the other of said spaced wire support portions, said first and second electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wires being parallel and spaced from one another a distance enabling a bird or other pest to simultaneously contact said first and second electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wires when engaging the strip to short said electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wires and provide a mild shock to the pest; and restraint members spaced inwardly from the side edges of said elongated, flexible, bendable base and attached to and extending between adjacent wire support members across the spaces defined thereby resisting lengthwise stretching of said strip and limiting stretching of said electrically conductive, undulating, crimped, extensible wires while allowing the elongated, flexible, bendable base to bend both out of plane and within plane to conform to the shape of the support.