Ontario Hydro

Allan James Ball

James Richard Aiken

An electric fence is disclosed for keeping selected small animals out of an enclosed area. The electric fence has an electrically conductive screen, a plurality of support members for supporting the screen, at least one electrically conductive element positioned adjacent to the screen on a side of the screen opposite the enclosed area, the electrically conductive element mounted to the fence by a plurality of mounting elements, the electrically conductive element being operably couplable to an electric charge generator, and the screen being electrically grounded. The electric fence may be mounted adjacent to a perimeter fence by a distance greater than the distance the selected animal can jump.

Electric fence

A support member is disclosed for use in constructing electric fences of the type having poles, electrified wires and a mesh screen. The support member is an elongated member made from an electrically non-conducting material, and has a base portion adapted and configured to connect to a pole and an arm extending away from the base portion. The arm has several apertures along its length, each aperture configured to receive the conductive wire. The arm also has a first supporting ridge, and a first flat surface for attaching the mesh thereto.

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Mississauga, Canada

Allan James Ball