Patent ID: 7884283

Claim:
A security cover apparatus for an access opening in an enclosure, which is selectively securable using a padlock having a shackle, comprising: a rigid cover, configured to substantially cover the access opening in the enclosure, having an exterior surface and an interior surface, and having a lock-bar opening formed therethrough; a shroud fixed about said lock-bar opening on said exterior surface of said rigid cover, said shroud having an access port for enabling insertion of the padlock between said shroud and said exterior surface of said rigid cover; an alignment flange extending from said interior surface of said rigid cover for engaging the access opening and aligning said rigid cover therewith; a clamp-bar having a dimension sufficient to engage an interior surface of the enclosure; a lock-bar connected to said clamp-bar at a first end, and having a shackle hole formed in a second end, said lock-bar extendable through said lock-bar opening in said rigid cover while said clamp-bar is engaged with the interior of the enclosure, and wherein said shackle-hole is accessible through said access port when so engaged.