Fencepost cover
OwnerKent Peter CARSWELLinventor
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a fencepost cover. Particularly, the invention pertains to a one piece fencepost cover which includes a mechanism to prevent the upward movement of the fencepost cover relative to a fence post. The one-piece fence post cover is generally dome shaped and includes an aperture for receiving a fence post at the center of the dome. It further includes a locking region to prevent the upward movement of the fencepost cover relative to the fencepost. In one embodiment the locking region is a thinned zone around the perimeter of aperture with is deformed upwardly as the fencepost is pushed through the aperture. In a second embodiment, the perimeter of the aperture includes scallops which engage with the fencepost.
Claims9
A one piece fencepost cover comprising a body having an
- aperture sized to receive a fencepost, and located generally in the center of said body;
- said body including a top portion of generally uniform thickness, sloping downwardly and outwardly from said aperture to an outer edge of said body to allow for drainage of water away from said aperture;
- said body further including a locking region extending into the aperture from an inner edge of said top portion;
- said locking region characterized by the thinning of the wall thickness from the inner edge of said top portion to the aperture to allow for deformation of said locking region upon insertion of said fence post cover on a fence post;
- said locking region further including a plurality of scallops directed inwardly about the aperture to engage the fencepost;
- and wherein said fencepost cover is a continuous monolithic structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.