Patent ID: 8434597

Claim:
A Zerk fitting cover adapted and configured to be attached to a Zerk fitting having a bulbous head, a threaded end, and a wrenching surface, the Zerk fitting cover comprising: a retaining portion comprising an aperture that is configured and adapted to allow the threaded end of such a Zerk fitting to extend therethrough, the aperture being too small to allow the wrenching surface of such a Zerk fitting to pass therethrough; a body portion hingedly attached to the retaining portion with a leg portion, the body portion having a generally planar portion with opposite first and second sides, the body portion first planar side comprising an engagement portion extending therefrom that is configured and adapted to be removably securable to the bulbous head of such a Zerk fitting, the body portion second planar side comprising a recess; and an indicator member comprising indicia, the indicator member being secured to the body portion in the recess via interlocking geometry, the indicia being visible when the indicator member is secured to the body portion in the recess.