Abstract:
An article for protecting a child from accidental injurious contact with the upwardly pointing vertices of a lazy-tong fence includes, in a first embodiment, a pocket-shaped shell that fits over a vertex of the fence and is secured in that position by a strap. In a second embodiment the protective article includes an elongated pad that is draped over several of the vertices of the fence and secured in that position. In a third embodiment restricted to planar fences, the protective article includes an extrusion that clamps onto the fence.