Animal repelling device
AssigneeRoll Guard, Inc.
InventorsKip G. Robinson, Robert B. Ginos
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Abstract
An animal repelling device may include a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, each of which includes an upper section and a lower section. The upper section may include a vertical tab, a notch formed in the vertical tab, and ribs coupled to opposing sides of the vertical tab. The lower section may include a foot coupled to a sidewall, the sidewall comprising a curved inner surface configured to mateably couple with a fence. A roller may be disposed between, be rotatably coupled to, and extend axially between, the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket, the roller comprising an aligner that biases the roller back to an initial at rest position. An attachment clip may be releasably coupled to the notch of the vertical tab.
Claims18
An animal repelling device, comprising:
- a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, each of which comprises an upper section and a lower section,
- wherein the upper section comprising a vertical tab coupled to and extending from the lower section, a notch formed in the vertical tab, and ribs coupled to opposing sides of the vertical tab and the lower section of the mounting bracket to provide structural support, and
- wherein the lower section comprises a foot with an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the vertical tab coupled to and extending from the upper surface of the foot and a sidewall coupled to and extending from the lower surface of the foot, the sidewall comprising a curved inner surface configured to mateably couple with an upper circular rail of a fence;
- a roller disposed between, rotatably coupled to, and extending axially between, the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket, the roller comprising an aligner that biases the roller back to an initial at rest position;
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- an attachment clip releasably coupled to the notch of the vertical tab of at least one of the first mounting bracket or the second mounting bracket, the attachment clip comprising one or more of a noise making clip, a security finial clip, a lamp clip, or a siren clip.
An animal repelling device, comprising:
- at least one mounting bracket comprising an upper section and a lower section,
- wherein the upper section comprising a vertical tab coupled to and extending from the lower section, a notch formed in the vertical tab, and a rib coupled to the vertical tab, and
- wherein the lower section comprises a sidewall that extends away from the vertical tab, the sidewall comprising a curved inner surface;
- a roller coupled to and extending axially from the first mounting bracket;
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- an attachment clip releasably coupled to the notch of the vertical tab of at least one of the first mounting bracket, the attachment clip comprising a noise making clip that comprises:
- an arm comprising a rolled edge coupled to the notch of the vertical tab;
- and a tongue flexibly coupled to the arm and extending to intermittently contact the roller when the roller is spinning.
An animal repelling device, comprising:
- a mounting bracket comprising an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section comprising a vertical tab coupled to and extending from the lower section, a notch formed in the vertical tab, and a rib coupled to the vertical tab, and wherein the lower section comprises a sidewall that extends away from the vertical tab;
- a roller coupled to and extending axially from the mounting bracket;
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- a noise making attachment clip that comprises:
- an arm comprising a rolled edge coupled to the notch of the vertical tab;
- and a tongue flexibly coupled to the arm and extending to intermittently contact the roller when the roller is spinning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.