Patent ID: 9285048
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An enclosure for a valve assembly comprising: a base for mounting onto a conduit having a valve assembly, said base having an opening that allows a portion of the valve assembly to pass therethrough; and a valve handle shroud, affixable directly to said opening of said base, to encapsulate a stem and an entire handle of a handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly; said valve handle shroud including a base portion; said valve handle shroud including a handle cover portion to encapsulate the stem and entire handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly; said handle cover portion being pliable to allow rotation of said handle cover portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly; said base portion being rigidly connected to said base so as to prevent rotation of said base portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly.