Patent ID: 7703821

Claim:
A protective shroud for a medical gas cylinder valve, the shroud comprising: a generally cylindrical body adapted to connect with and enclose a medical gas cylinder valve or regulator on a medical gas cylinder, the body having a distal end and a proximate end; an upper handle having an inverted J-like configuration with a grasping portion disposed in an orthogonal orientation with respect to an axis of the cylindrical body and an extending portion extending upward from the distal end of the body and defining an opening between the distal end of the body and the grasping portion of the upper handle to allow an individual to grasp the shroud by the upper handle; a lower handle disposed at the proximal end of the body, the lower handle having an annular lip defining a space adapted to allow an individual to grasp the shroud; and a plurality of recesses or openings to allow access to and operation of the medical gas cylinder valve or regulator, wherein the upper and lower handles are spaced apart from one another to enable the medical gas cylinder and the medical gas cylinder valve or regulator to be manipulated by an individual using the shroud by using the upper handle, the lower handle or both the upper and lower handles.