US 12,392,161 B1
Fence post covers
James A Fishpaw, Keller, TX (US)
Filed by James A Fishpaw, Keller, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/074,128.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/568,389, filed on Mar. 21, 2024.
Int. Cl. E04H 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 17/006 (2021.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence post cover for toolless mounting to a fence post, the fence post cover comprising:
an elongate body having a front wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a top wall, said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall each having front edges attached to respective opposing side edges of said front wall, said top wall attached to respective top edges of said front wall, first lateral wall, and said second later wall;
a channel formed by respective rearward facing inner sides of said front wall, said first lateral wall, and said second lateral wall, said channel having a closed upper end and an open lower end; and
one or more flexible brackets attached to said inner sides of said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall, each of said one or more flexible brackets having a vertically oriented aperture and also having a rearward facing opening,
wherein said rearward facing opening of each of said one or more flexible brackets is capable of expanding or deforming to accept and be secured to a segment of a vertical fence post without the use of tools, said rearward facing opening of each of said one or more flexible brackets being naturally biased to converge to retain said vertical fence post.