Spencer R Tilton

US Patent:

62641735, Jul 24, 2001

Filed:

Jul 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/360471

Inventors:

Robyn Badger - San Diego CA
Frank Stoudek - Fallbrook CA
Spencer Tilton - Lakeside CA

International Classification:

G08B 2100

US Classification:

256 10

Abstract:

An electrified fence for animals and a method for enclosing animals in an area or excluding animals from an area. The electrified fence includes a plurality of supports inserted in the ground at a predetermined spacing. A plurality of flexible conductive members project radially from each support. The members of one support are positioned such that at least one of the free ends of the members secured to one support is in close proximity to at least one of the members secured to an adjacent support. The flexible members of each support are electrically interconnected to a source of electricity. The invention also covers a method of enclosing animals in an area or excluding animals from an area. The method includes inserting a plurality of supports into the ground at a predetermined spacing, securing a plurality of flexible conductive members to each support, positioning the members such that at least one of the free ends of the members secured to one support is in close proximity to at least one of the members secured to an adjacent support, and connecting the members to a source of electricity. The invention reduces the chances of an animal getting tangled in the fence, injuring itself and damaging the fence.