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US 12,338,649 · App. 17/745,444 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Fence cushion

Inventor: Dianne Dunning-Gill (Kirkwood, MO)
E04H17/006A47C16/00
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Patent No.
US 12,338,649
App. No.
17/745,444
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cushion for removably coupling to a fence.

Claims (30)

1. A cushion for a fence, the cushion comprising;

a member having a first end, a second end, and a body extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, the body having a first side, a second side, and a surface extending therebetween; and

a fence portion coupled to the member, the fence portion comprising:

a first portion end;

a second portion end; and

a channel extending between the first portion end and the second portion end, wherein the channel is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position such that in the second position the channel is configured to removably couple to the fence, the channel comprising:

a first channel portion that extends into the fence portion and toward the first side of the body;

a second channel portion that extends from the first channel portion, into the fence portion and toward the surface of the body; and

a third channel portion that extends from the first channel portion and opposite and away from the second channel portion.

2. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the first side and the second side are parallel to each other.

3. The cushion of claim 2 wherein the surface is configured to curvilinearly extend between the first side and the second side.

4. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the first channel portion comprises a curvilinearly shape.

5. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the second channel portion comprises a rectangular shape.

6. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the first channel portion comprises a shape different than the second channel portion.

7. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the fence portion is integrally coupled to the body.

8. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the fence portion is removably coupled to the body.

9. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the body comprises at least one indentation extending into the surface and toward the longitudinal axis.

10. The cushion of claim 1 further comprising an accessory holder coupled to the body.

11. The cushion of claim 10 wherein the accessory holder is removably coupled to the body.

12. The cushion of claim 10 wherein the accessory holder is integrally coupled to the body.

13. The cushion of claim 10 wherein the accessory holder includes at least one of a cup holder, a pocket, a device holder, and a mobile phone holder.

14. The cushion of claim 1 further comprising an accessory slot extending within the body.

15. The cushion of claim 1 further comprising a power source coupled to at least one of the body and the fence portion.

16. The cushion of claim 15 wherein the power source comprises at least one of a solar panel and a wind turbine.

17. A cushion for a fence, the cushion comprising:

a member having a first end, a second end, and a body extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end; and

a fence portion removably coupled to the body, the fence portion comprising:

a first portion end;

a second portion end; and

a channel extending between the first portion end and the second portion end, wherein the channel is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position such that in the second position the channel is configured to removably couple to the fence.

Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 29716117 · Dec 6, 2019
Related Publication 20220282519A1 · Sep 8, 2022
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