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US 6,719,276 B1Granted
Landscape fence cover
OwnerJeffery Bushinventor
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Abstract
A fence cover for improving the appearance and function of preexisting fencing that is formed of rigid panels having an outer face provided with aesthetically pleasing color or indicia. The indicia may depict a landscape or simulate other fencing styles.
Claims20
A landscape fence cover for modifying the appearance and function of a fence,
- the fence comprising a lower edge which lies adjacent to and confronts the ground, the fence comprising an upper edge which generally overlies the lower edge and is distant from the ground,
- the fence cover comprising at least one rigid panel;
- the at least one panel comprising a front face, a rear face opposed to said front face, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
- wherein the at least one panel is provided with a fold such that the top edge overlies the rear face, the fold forming a hook for hanging the fence cover on the upper edge of the fence.
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A combination fence and fence cover, wherein
- the fence comprises a front face, a rear face, an upper edge, and a lower edge, wherein the lower edge is adjacent the ground and upper edge is opposed to the lower edge such that the upper edge generally overlies the lower edge and is distant from the ground, the fence comprising at least one vertical support pole extending upward from the ground and that supports the fence in space;
- the fence cover comprises at least one thin rigid panel, the at least one panel comprising
- a front face,
- a rear face opposed to said front face,
- a top edge,
- a bottom edge,
- a fold such that the top edge overlies the rear face, the fold forming a hook for hanging the fence cover on the upper edge of the fence so that the rear face of the fence cover overlies and confronts the fence,
- a first vertical edge,
- a second vertical edge, each of the first and second vertical edges extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, the first vertical edge being separated from the second vertical edge by the body of the at least one panel;
- the at least one panel comprises a first panel and a second panel;
- the fence cover being assembled on the fence so that
- the upper edge of the fence is received within the fold of each respective first and second panels such that each respective first and second panel hangs from the upper edge of the fence,
- the first vertical edge of the second panel overlies the body of the first panel in the region adjacent to the second vertical edge of the first panel such that a portion of the rear face of the second panel overlies and confronts a portion of the front face of the first panel.
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A fence conversion assembly for improving the appearance and function of a preexisting fence structure,
- the preexisting fence structure comprising an upper edge which is distant from the ground, the preexisting fence structure comprising a lower edge which is opposed to the upper edge and is adjacent the ground,
- the fence conversion assembly comprising a plurality of rigid panels,
- the panels being generally planar except along an upper edge,
- the panels being provided with a continuous hook portion,
- the hook portion formed by folding the upper edge of the rigid panel back upon itself, the hook portion being used to suspend the plurality of rigid panels from the upper edge surface of the preexisting fence structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.