Protective covering for board fencing

Abstract

A form-fitting covering for board fencing includes a mesh of wire or wire-like material which envelopes a fencing board therein. Wire or wire-like material is woven in a mesh and formed in a tube of a size to stretch to fit or envelope a fencing board. A second embodiment utilizes a flat sheet of wire or wire-like material woven in a mesh and during installation about the fencing board the mesh is woven into a tube about the fencing board. The wire or wire-like mesh material is fastened to the fencing board by staples, tacks or the like. The fasteners are placed at the ends of the fencing boards at the point where the fencing boards abut such that the fasteners are not available for contact with horses or other animals that may be penned inside the fence.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A form-fitting protective covering for a fence having a plurality of fencing boards supported on a plurality of posts, comprising: 
 tubular protective covering for enveloping a fencing board a wire-mesh; and    fastening means to affix said protective covering to the fencing board.    
     
     
         2 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein said wire-mesh tubular protective covering further comprises a wire netting having a hexagonal mesh.  
     
     
         3 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein said wire-mesh tubular protective covering further comprises a wire netting having a generally oval interwoven mesh.  
     
     
         4 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means further comprises one of a group including staples, tacks, nails, screws, and adhesives.  
     
     
         5 . A form-fitting covering for a fence having a plurality of fencing boards supported on a plurality of posts, comprising: 
 a flat sheet of wire mesh covering for a fencing board;    means for weaving said covering to envelop the fencing board; and    fastening means to affix said covering to the fencing board.    
     
     
         6 . The covering of  claim 5 , wherein said wire-mesh covering further comprises a wire netting having a hexagonal mesh.  
     
     
         7 . The covering of  claim 5 , wherein said wire-mesh covering further comprises a wire netting having a generally oval interwoven mesh.  
     
     
         8 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means further comprises one of a group including staples, tacks, nails, screws, and adhesives.  
     
     
         9 . A method for installing a form-fitting protective covering for a fence, comprising the steps of: 
 placing a first end of a fencing board within a first end of a wire-mesh tubular covering and manually pushing an individual fencing board into the tube of said covering whereby said covering envelopes the fencing board on four sides;    fastening said covering about the fencing board, at a position remote from the outside edges of the fencing board, with the use of fastening means.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said fastening means further comprises one of a group including staples, tacks, nails, screws, and adhesives.