Poly tape accessory for electric fence handle, electric fence gate handle with poly tape accessory and method of securing poly tape to electric fence gate handle using poly tape accessory

The combination of an electric fence gate handle and a poly tape accessory comprising:

• an electric fence gate handle including a fence closure end and a poly tape connecting end having a connecting arm with an elongated opening;
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• an electrically conductive poly tape accessory including a head with a plurality of slots formed therein and a neck having a locating feature and a locking tab, the locating feature including a boss having a projecting end with an enlarged head that is configured to be inserted through said elongated opening in the connecting arm of the gate handle in a first orientation and, upon thereafter rotating the accessory a quarter-turn to a second orientation, the enlarged head of the boss projecting end extending transversely to the elongated opening such that the enlarged head of the boss cannot be pulled back through the elongated opening in the gate handle connecting arm, thereby coupling the accessory to the gate handle, the locking tab has a generally U-shaped arm that forms a channel that receives the connecting arm of the fence gate handle in the second orientation to restrict relative lateral movement between the accessory and the gate handle.