ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,161, issued on Aug. 19.
"Fence post covers" was invented by James A Fishpaw (Keller, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fence post covers for toolless mounting on vertical fence posts to enhance the overall aesthetic appearance of fences. Fence post covers have one or more lateral walls having a rearward side forming a channel, and a top wall having an indentation formed on a bottom side thereof for mating with a top side of a vertical fence post. One or more flexible brackets are positioned within the channel, the brackets featuring vertically oriented apertures having rearward facing openings for receiving a section of a vertical...