Patent ID: 8893534

Claim:
A locking collar for a yard hydrant comprising a pipe, a pipe head, and a pipe handle with a handle locking hole at its end, attached to the pipe head, the locking collar comprising: (1) an upper crescent-shaped plate having a pivot end and a locking end, wherein the ends of said plate are rounded and wherein said crescent-shaped plate has an outer circumference diameter and an inner diameter wherein said upper plate has a pivot hole at its pivot end and a locking hole at its locking end, and wherein said upper plate has an upper plate tapered groove, located within said plate and adapted to receive a free arm of a lock, said groove located near the locking end of said plate between said locking and pivot holes wherein a lower edge of said tapered groove is located within said crescent-shaped plate between said outer circumference and said inner diameter; (2) a lower crescent-shaped plate having a corresponding pivot end and a corresponding locking end, pivotally connected to said upper plate at said lower plate pivot end by a pivot pin; (3) the lock having a U-shaped structure with a free arm and an attached arm; whereby said upper and lower plates are positioned around a hydrant pipe and wherein the free arm of a lock is inserted through the locking hole of a hydrant handle and through the locking hole of said upper plate and a locking hole of said lower plate and said handle is locked to said pipe.