Patent ID: 7661734

Claim:
An apparatus for a door knob having a locking mechanism integrated into the door knob and an actuator for actuating the locking mechanism, the actuator protruding from the surface of the door knob, the apparatus comprising: a door knob cover frictionally coupled to portions of the door knob during actuation of the door knob, the door knob cover being made of a flexible material; a rigid cap portion positioned between the door knob cover and the door knob, the rigid cap portion comprised of a top portion and a main member extending from the top portion toward the door knob, the main member defining a cavity to house the actuator protruding from the surface of the door knob for preventing the actuator from actuating; and a lip portion that extends perpendicularly from an end of the main member opposed to the top member to define a support surface in order to rigidly support the cap portion between the door knob cover and against the door knob, whereby the pressure against the rigid cap portion will be distributed away from the locking mechanism.