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US 5,267,724 AGranted
Fencing apparatus for containing cats
OwnerBuddy Heath, Georgia Heathinventors
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Abstract
A novel apparatus and system for securing the integrity of an enclosure against escape or entry by cats. The invention provides a retrofit for common suburban fences which doesn't detract from the ambiance of the garden or injure the cats trying to get in or out.
Claims17
A fencing apparatus for keeping cats in an enclosed area comprising:
- a plurality of thin gauge brackets attached to a vertical fence at semi-regular intervals, a mesh netting attached to said brackets such that said netting extends horizontally outward from said vertical fence and is supported by said brackets, said netting being affixed by affixing means to said vertical fence at regular intervals between said brackets, wherein said affixing means comprises a cable weaved through said netting and attached to said fence by appropriate attachment means.
A system of keeping unwanted cats out of an enclosed area and cats in an enclosed area comprising a plurality of brackets mounted on a wooden vertical fence;
- netting affixed to said brackets which provide cantilevered support therefore;
- said netting being affixed to said fence by affixing means at a plurality of points between said brackets wherein said affixing means comprises a cable weaved through said netting and attached to said fence by appropriate attachment means.
A system of keeping unwanted cats out of an enclosed area and cats in an enclosed area comprising a plurality of brackets mounted on a wooden fence;
- netting affixed to said brackets which provide cantilevered support therefore;
- said netting being affixed to said fence by affixing means at a plurality of points between said brackets;
- further comprising a vertical brace attached to said brackets at an end opposite said fence in such a fashion as to allow pivoting about said attachment point in a plane of said bracket and netting attached to said vertical brace to form a vertical netting for preventing unwanted cats from leaping into said enclosure from atop of said fence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.