Patent ID: 6745437
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: F02B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A cover for securing a door knob having a door knob shaft attaching said door knob to a door, said cover comprising:a plate comprising a first section and a second section in releasable engagement with said first section, said first section containing a first locking aperture, said second section containing a second locking aperture, said sections having an open position and a closed position, said plate containing a door knob shaft aperture when said sections are in said closed position, said aperture positioned and sized to engage said door knob shaft at a point between said door knob and said door when said sections are in said closed position, said aperture further sized to prevent the passage of said door knob or said door when said sections are in said closed position; sidewalls extending from said plate, said sidewalls sized and positioned to substantially surround said door knob when said sections are in said closed position and said aperture has engaged said door knob shaft; a cap containing a third locking aperture, said cap sized to fit over said sidewalls when said sections are in said closed position, whereby said door knob may be enclosed within said cover, said cap configured to releasably engage said sections of said plate when said sections are in said closed position, whereby said cap will prevent said sections from returning to said open position while said cap and said sections are engaged, and wherein said first section, said second section, and said cap are configured to align said first locking aperture, said second locking aperture, and said third locking aperture when said first section and said second section are in said closed position and said cap is engaged with said sections.