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Horizontal cable animal barrier

US5293721A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 1991
Grant dateMar 15, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K39/0113
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A horizontal cable animal barrier for mounting on a cable to deter animal passage including a plurality of roller elements each having a central hole for rotatably mounting on a cable and a spacer element between each pair of roller elements and also having a central hole for rotatably mounting on the cable, in which the spacer elements are of a different size than the roller elements on either side to present an uneven, rotating barrier to animals on the cable to prevent the animals from passing.

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