Patent ID: 7086641

Claim:
A protective guard securable over a top support bar of a fence comprising: an elongated tubular member having first and second ends, an outer surface, an inner surface defining an interior space for capturing said top support bar and an elongated opening extending between said inner and outer surfaces and said first and second ends, wherein said elongated tubular member is securable over said top support bar of said fence; first and second attachment flanges integrally formed with said elongated tubular member on opposite sides of said elongated opening, wherein said first and second attachment flanges are adapted for engaging opposite sides of said fence when said protective guard is secured atop said top support bar of said fence; said first and second attachment flanges having a series of first and second openings that are in substantial alignment with one another; and at least one securing element extending through one of said first openings and one of said second openings for securing said attachment flanges together.