Patent ID: 7143779

Claim:
A weather protected fluid delivery assembly comprising: a base member for lying along a surface, said base member defining an aperture; an elongated protective shroud extending through said aperture of said base member and having a top portion and a bottom portion, said shroud including an outlet aperture in said top portion; a fluid valving assembly for receiving a fluid from a supply source, said fluid valving assembly located within said elongated protective shroud and comprising: a pipe fitting having a first port for receiving said fluid and a second port for deliverying said fluid, an outlet fluid member connected to said second port of said pipe fitting and extending through said outlet aperture in said top portion of said protective shroud, a valve control stem extending above said top portion of said protective shroud, and a pipe nipple connected to said first port of said pipe fitting and extending to said bottom portion of said protective shroud; a valve coupled to said valve control stem for controlling the flow of said fluid; and a handle member covering the end of said top portion of said protective shroud to protect said fluid valving assembly from inclimate weather.