Patent ID: 6354116
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve cover for inhibiting the actuation of a pipe valve affixed to a pipe conduit, said valve cover comprising:a hollow housing having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides forming a central chamber, said bottom including an opening for at least partially receiving a pipe valve within said central chamber; a lock means including a lock controller for controlling the locking and unlocking of said lock means, said lock means being integrated to and permanently affixed to said housing top when locking and unlocking said lock means and constructed so that said lock controller faces upwardly so as to be accessed from directly above; and a hook detachably connected to said lock means, with said lock controller controlling the locking engagement and disengagement of said hook with said lock means, said hook including a vertically extending shaft constructed to descend from said locking means to below the pipe conduit, and one or more horizontally extending shanks configured to project under the pipe conduit when the valve cover is positioned to inhibit actuation of the pipe valve; said housing, lock means and hook constructed so that said valve cover can be locked to said to a pipe valve with the pipe valve locked in either an open valve condition or a closed valve condition.