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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1998
Ronald H Langlie, Ellendale, MN (US);
Jon A Berg, Ellendale, MN (US);
North Central Plastics, Inc., Ellendale, MN (US);
Abstract
An insulator for attachment to a chain link fence and that is configured so as to support fence strand members generally parallel to the ground. The insulator includes an elongate body portion having first and second ends, with a mounting structure, preferably a clip structure, at the first end of the body portion for attaching the insulator to the chain link fence. A fence strand retainer is disposed at the second end of the body portion for retaining the electric fence strand member. The fence strand retainer is oriented at an acute angle relative to the mounting structure, with the acute angle preferably being about 45 degrees due to the pattern of the mesh forming the chain link fence, such that when the insulator is mounted on the chain link fence and the electric fence strand member is held by the fence strand retainer, the fence strand member will be oriented substantially parallel to the ground. The insulator is preferably an integral, one-piece construction made of a non-conducting material, preferably molded plastic.