Patent ID: 7104525

Claim:
An apparatus for shielding a fence post from foreign elements, said apparatus comprising: a collar section removably positionable about a lower portion of the fence post and comprising a plurality of integral sidewalls sized and shaped for defining a selected profile, each of said plurality of sidewalls having substantially planar front and rear surfaces corresponding to each side of the post and each of said plurality of sidewalls further having centrally disposed longitudinal axes respectively, said plurality of sidewalls further having opposed edge portions equally spaced from the respective axes and extending substantially parallel thereto, one of said plurality of sidewalls being detachable from said collar section so that said collar section can be selectively positioned about the fence post as desired by a user, a base portion integral with said plurality of sidewalls and extending about a perimeter of said collar section, said base portion being contiguous with said plurality of sidewalls and being engageable with a ground surface for assisting to maintain said collar section at a substantially stable position during operating conditions wherein fluid is directed outwardly and away from said plurality of sidewalls so that said apparatus does not become damaged from environmental conditions, each of said plurality of sidewalls has a respective longitudinal length greater than a respective longitudinal length of each of said base portions, and means for preventing fluid from traveling distally and medially of an outer wall of the fence post and an inner perimeter of said collar section, said preventing means being connected to said collar section, and wherein said one sidewall comprises a pair of oppositely spaced tongue portions extending laterally and outwardly away from said opposed edge portions, selected ones of said plurality of sidewalls being provided with a groove positioned adjacent to one said opposed edge portion thereof respectively, said pair of tongue portions being slidably positionable within the grooves so that said one sidewall can be selectively disengaged with said select sidewalls along a substantially vertical plane and parallel to said respective axes of each of said plurality of sidewalls.