ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,042, issued on May 19.

"Fence" was invented by Hung Chih Wu (Tainan City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fence includes a rectangular frame including a top, a bottom, two sides, and a plurality of pegs configured to drive into the ground for holding the fence to the ground; and a hollow folding member including a top element, a main element extending downward from the top element and having a bottom opening and a folding bottom panel, two side elements having a folding side panel extending laterally, and an internal space communicating with the bottom opening and configured to receive the frame. There is further provided with...