Patent ID: 8342210

Claim:
A security cap for selectively closing an open end of a pipe, the security cap including: an inner cap assembly, the inner cap assembly having a portion engageable with the open end of the pipe; an outer cap assembly mounted about the inner cap assembly and rotatable with respect to the same, the outer cap assembly the inner cap assembly being intended to cover the open end of the pipe, the inner cap assembly being mounted concentrically within the outer cap assembly; at least one latch cooperable with the inner and outer cap assemblies, and displacable with respect to said cap assemblies so as to be operated between first and second configurations, wherein in the first configuration, said at least one latch is drawn away from an outer groove of the open end of the pipe thereby enabling the security cap to be removed from said open end of the pipe, and wherein in the second configuration, the at least one latch is engaged with the outer groove thereby preventing the security cap from being removed from the open end of the pipe; a driving assembly operatively disposed between the inner and outer cap assemblies, and cooperable with the same, as well as with the at least one latch, for selectively driving said at least one latch between the first and second configurations via a given rotation of the outer cap assembly with respect to the inner cap assembly of the security cap; and a holding ring for holding both cap assemblies together, the holding ring being engageable with an outer portion of the open end of the pipe.