ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,690, issued on Dec. 2.
"Fence gap cover" was invented by Beau Lucas (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The privacy device is a fence gap cover formed by two planar panels, the first planar panel having a longitudinal length equal to the height of the fence gate and a width wider than the gap between the gate and the fence post. The second planar panel extends perpendicular to and along the longitudinal length of the first planar panel. The second planar panel is attached to the fence post such that the first planar panel overlaps the front edges of the fence post and gate covering the gap. The fence gap cover may be ...