Patent ID: 7874311
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for securing a water valve having an actuating nut, the device comprising: an engagement assembly having at least two arms that are adapted to engage with the actuating nut, wherein the engagement assembly further includes a bolt that is coupled to the at least two arms so that movement of the bolt in a first direction results in outward movement of the two arms thereby releasing the engagement with the actuating nut on the water valve and movement of the bolt in a second direction opposite the first direction results in inward movement of the two arms thereby allowing the at least two arms to engage the actuating nut of the water valve from at least two sides; a first container having a first and a second end, wherein the engagement assembly is mounted within the first container and wherein first container has an opening at the first end that is sized so as to permit the engagement assembly to engage with the actuating nut of the water valve and wherein the first container at a second end has an opening that allows access to the bolt for movement in the first and second directions; a second container having a first and a second end wherein the second end of the second container is coupled to the second end of the first container and wherein the first end of the second container includes an opening allowing access thereto; a rod that has a first and a second end that is coupled to the second container so as to be movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first end of the rod engages with the bolt of the engagement assembly in the first position so that user manipulation of the rod results in movement of the bolt of the engagement assembly in the first or second directions and wherein the first end of the rod is disengaged with the bolt of the engagement assembly in the second position; and a securing mechanism that secures the rod in the second position thereby inhibiting manipulation of the engagement assembly by the user when the rod is secured in the second position.