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US 12,492,573 B2Granted
Animal proof fence
AssigneeGuardiar Europe Bvba
InventorTimothy Messelis
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Abstract
An animal proof fence (1) comprising one or several panel elements (2) which are provided to extend upright to form a barrier, wherein the fence (1) comprises an upper zone (A) wherein at the height of the upper zone (A) the one or several panel elements (2) comprise a smooth unperforated surface on which reptiles, such as snakes, amphibians and small mammals cannot climb and a lower zone (B) wherein at the height of the lower zone (B) the one or several panel elements (2) comprise perforations allowing view through the fence (1).
Claims12
An animal proof fence (1) comprising:
- one or several panel elements (2), which are provided to extend upright to form a barrier, wherein the fence (1) comprises:
- an upper zone (A), wherein at the upper zone (A) the one or several panel elements (2) comprise a smooth unperforated surface on which reptiles, amphibians and small mammals cannot climb, and
- a lower zone (B), wherein at the lower zone (B) at least one of the one or several panel elements (2) are made of expanded metal such that they comprise perforations allowing view through the fence (1);
- wherein the smooth unperforated surface of one or several panel elements of upper zone (A) and the expanded metal of the one or several panel elements of the lower zone (B) are arranged to extend upright consecutively with the smooth unperforated surface above the expanded metal of the lower zone in the same plane;
- wherein each of the one or several panel elements is a single piece and each panel element (2) has an upper section (3) which forms part of the upper zone (A) and comprises a smooth unperforated surface and a lower section (4) which forms part of the lower zone (B) and comprises expanded metal;
- and wherein the animal proof fence does not comprise a hood.
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