Patent ID: 7216854

Claim:
A modular fence for discouraging burrowing animals, comprising: a plurality of modules each having; a plurality of generally parallel elongate members each having an upper end and a tapered lower end; upper and lower crossbars connecting said plurality of elongate members in a row with a pair of end members and a plurality of intermediate members, wherein said elongate members have a spacing of between about 1 inch and about 2½ inches each of said upper and lower corssbars comprising a continuous, solid, homogeneously formed and unbroken member; two pairs of lips, each pair comprising upper and lower lips, each pair of lips extending outwardly beyond a corresponding one of said pair of end members, each of said pairs of lips providing guides for receiving an elongate stake for connecting each pair of lips to a corresponding pair of lips on another module; said tapered lower ends of said elongate members extending at least about 3 inches below said lower crossbar for insertion into ground; said elongate members extending at least about 16 inches above said lower crossbar; wherein some of said plurality of said modules each include a generally straight row of said elongate members; wherein some of said plurality of said modules each include a curved row of said elongate members; wherein said elongate stake includes a tapered lower end for insertion into said ground, and wherein said elongate stake is no more than about 2½ inches away from said corresponding end members of said connected modules.