Patent ID: 8733020

Claim:
A security cover for a peephole including a viewing port, the security cover comprising: a housing comprising a channel extending from a forward opening to a rearward opening, the forward opening being aligned with the rearward opening; a shutter disposed at an intermediate channel location between the openings, wherein the shutter is movably coupled to the housing, the shutter including a disc portion and a lever portion; a slot formed into the housing; and an eyecup coupled to a rearward end of the housing, wherein the lever portion of the shutter passes through the slot formed into the body such that the lever portion extends radially from the housing, and wherein engaging the lever portion moves the disc portion from a first shutter position, in which viewing through the security cover via the eyecup is prevented, to a second shutter position, in which viewing through the security cover via the eyecup is permitted, wherein an annular portion of the housing of the security cover is adapted to directly couple to an exterior surface of the door such that the security cover covers the viewing port of the peephole.