Patent ID: 7819151

Claim:
A cover for shielding an object from view comprising a substantially horizontal cap adapted for placement above the object, the cap defining a peripheral outer rim and an inner hole with a peripheral inner lip, an elongated, substantially horizontally oriented top rail coextending with the rim, an elongated, substantially horizontally oriented bottom rail below and separated at every longitudinal position along the rail lengths from the top rail by a vertical distance exceeding the height of the object nearest such respective longitudinal position, a plurality of elongated, substantially vertically oriented studs spaced apart along the rail lengths and rigidly connecting the top rail with the bottom rail, an openwork flexible shell affixed to the studs and the rails and congruent with an area extending from the rail length of the bottom rail, over the top rail to the inner lip of the cap such that the shell blocks view of the object from at least three orthogonal horizontal directions and from above except for view of the inner hole, and artificial foliage applied to the shell in which the openwork of the shell defines voids, and in which the voids and the foliage are present to an extent effective to permit flow of air through the cover at least equal to ventilation specifications of the object.