Crossing Guard

Abstract

There is a protective cover for securing to wire fencing. There are first and second elongated shielding members that are removably coupleable one to another forming a tube. There is a locking member that is removably coupleable to the first and second elongated shielding members at an interface between the first and second elongated shielding members, thereby restricting separation. There are interlocking slots and interlocking protrusions that extending laterally along each of the first and second elongated shielding members. The two shielding member may be slid apart and may be pressed together. The locking member is a threaded plug coupleable to a void through the first and second elongated shielding members at the interlocking slot and interlocking protrusion. The void includes a narrowed seating portion disposed adjacent internal the tube and configured to restrict the locking plug from entering the tube.

1 . A protective cover for securing to wire fencing, comprising: 
 first and second elongated shielding members removably coupleable one to another according to a first mode of removability, thereby forming a tube; and    a locking member removably coupleable to the first and second elongated shielding members at an interface between the first and second elongated shielding members, thereby restricting the first mode of removability.    
   
   
       2 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second elongated shielding members each include an interlocking slot and an interlocking protrusion extending laterally along each of the first and second elongated shielding members and wherein the first mode of removability is lateral sliding of the first and second elongated shielding members with respect of one to the other.  
   
   
       3 . The protective cover of  claim 2 , wherein the locking member comprises a threaded plug threadably coupleable to a void through the first and second elongated shielding members at the interlocking slot and interlocking protrusion.  
   
   
       4 . The protective cover of  claim 3 , wherein the void comprises a narrowed seating portion disposed adjacent internal the tube and configured to restrict the locking plug from entering the tube.  
   
   
       5 . The protective cover of  claim 4 , wherein the first and second elongated members are substantially flexible such that each of the interlocking slots and each of the interlocking protrusions may be coupled by pressing the first elongated member to the second elongated member.  
   
   
       6 . A protective cover for securing to wire fencing, consisting essentially of: 
 first and second elongated shielding members removably coupleable one to another according to a first mode of removability, thereby forming a tube; and    a locking member removably coupleable to the first and second elongated shielding members at an interface between the first and second elongated shielding members, thereby restricting the first mode of removability.    
   
   
       7 . The protective cover of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second elongated shielding members each include an interlocking slot and an interlocking protrusion extending laterally along each of the first and second elongated shielding members and wherein the first mode of removability is lateral sliding of the first and second elongated shielding members with respect of one to the other.  
   
   
       8 . The protective cover of  claim 7 , wherein the locking member comprises a threaded plug threadably coupleable to a void through the first and second elongated shielding members at the interlocking slot and interlocking protrusion.  
   
   
       9 . The protective cover of  claim 8 , wherein the void comprises a narrowed seating portion disposed adjacent internal the tube and configured to restrict the locking plug from entering the tube.  
   
   
       10 . The protective cover of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second elongated members are substantially flexible such that each of the interlocking slots and each of the interlocking protrusions may be coupled by pressing the first elongated member to the second elongated member.