Patent ID: 7322563

Claim:
An arrangement for securing an in-ground water valve having a polygonal operating nut rotatable by a wrench socket of a wrench having an elongated operating rod, comprising: a shielding cap having a recess at a first end that fits over the polygonal operating nut in non-rotational relationship with respect thereto, the shielding cap having a conical portion projecting away from the recess toward a second end of the shielding cap; a first coupler on the shielding cap; a retrieving head having a first end and a second end, the first end having a handle extending therefrom and the second end having a retrieving socket for axially receiving the conical portion of the shielding cap in rotational relation therewith, and a second coupler complementing the first coupler positioned within the retrieving socket of the retrieving head, wherein upon moving the retrieving socket axially down and over the conical projection and rotating the retrieving head the first and second couplers are axially coupled and, the shielding cap is liftable to expose the operating nut of the valve for operation by the wrench socket.