Plastic sheath for fencing

Abstract

A fence cover or sheath comprising a canal, a lid and means for assembling the same. The said sheath is made of flexible materials and variable in colors and dimensions and it is conveniently used in the protection and maintenance of post and rails fences against climate conditions. The invention provides the advantage of reducing the time dedicated to the fence's maintenance and avoids the need of expensive maintenance materials while providing an aesthetic alternative to consumers.

1 . A sheath for covering posts and rails fences comprising: 
 a flexible main canal;    a flexible lid; and    means for assembling the lid and canal together so once the assembly is done the post or rail are tightly and substantially covered by the sheath and wherein the shape of the said lid and canal are congruent with the shape of the rail or post to be sheathed.    
   
   
       2 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the means for assembling the lid and the canal to each other comprises conventional methods selected from snapping, sliding, and clipping, mounting or fastening.  
   
   
       3 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the cross section of the post or rails to be covered are cylindrical, square or rectangular.  
   
   
       4 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the said cover is resistant, plastic and flexible.  
   
   
       5 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the said cover is made of plastic, is flexible and is UV resistant.  
   
   
       6 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the said cover is made in different colors, texture, length, width and height.  
   
   
       7 . The sheath of  claim 1 , wherein the dimensions of the sheath are co-extensive with the dimensions of the post or rail being covered.  
   
   
       8 . A process for protecting a post and rail-fence type said process comprising: 
 a) inserting a post or rail into the main canal;    b) covering the remaining face of the said post or rail, with a lid; and    c) assembling both lid and main canal so that the whole beam is covered; or    d) alternatively, inserting the post or rail into the lid and canal substantially simultaneously and further assembling the said lid and canal;    wherein the said canal and lid are described in  claim 1 .    
   
   
       9 . The process of  claim 7 , wherein the assembling of the lid with the canal is achieved by conventional methods used to join a lid to a main component.  
   
   
       10 . The process of  claim 8 , wherein the conventional methods used to join a lid to a main component are selected from snapping, sliding, clipping, mounting, fastening or combinations thereof.