Patent ID: 8770552

Claim:
A post cover for engaging with a fence post and supporting at least one strand, the post cover comprising: an extrusion portion supporting a strand-carrying portion, the strand-carrying portion formed of an electrically resistant material, wherein the strand-carrying portion has a transverse groove formed from an outer surface of the strand-carrying portion, the transverse groove providing a recess within the outer surface by at least an upper surface and a lower ledge; and a top portion supported by the strand-carrying portion, wherein the extrusion portion and strand-carrying portion each have a longitudinal cavity configured to admit the fence post; the top portion formed contiguous to the strand-carrying portion and comprising a dome-shaped extension to close the cavity from above, wherein the dome-shaped extension provides a blunt upper surface having an outermost width larger than a width of the longitudinal cavity and extending over the recess, wherein the transverse groove comprises a first sub-groove and a second sub-groove separated by a second ledge, wherein the second sub-groove has at least one vertical surface, that is vertically disposed above or below a vertical surface of the first sub-groove and the second sub-groove further comprises a triangular recess with an open side facing outward, and the first sub-groove and the second sub-groove are each open to receive the at least one strand from a direction transverse and to a side of the transverse groove of the post cover without obstruction, wherein the second ledge extends transversely as a flange having a horizontal top side, a bottom side parallel thereto, and a terminal edge; and wherein the second ledge is disposed between the upper surface and the lower ledge, which are horizontal, such that the terminal edge of the second ledge is located transversely inward of an outer extent of the upper surface and lower ledge.