Patent ID: 7862278

Claim:
An apparatus for preventing removal of, or tampering with, a construction fitting, comprising: a body portion; a fastener for connecting two construction element engaging components to one another, said fastener comprising a bolt extending between said two construction element engaging components and a nut for tightening on said bolt rigidly connecting said two construction element engaging components with a gap therebetween, said nut having a first side facing away from said body portion when said fastener is fitted for connecting said two construction element engaging components to one another and a second side of said nut opposed to said first side; said body portion at least partially covering said nut for preventing access thereto by an unfastening tool and extending from said nut to a position alongside said bolt within said gap; and, locking means movable relative to said body portion between a first position, wherein said apparatus is removable from said construction fitting, and a second position wherein said apparatus is prevented from being removed from said construction fitting, said locking means extending, in said second position, from said body portion in a direction toward said bolt with said gap, said second side of said nut being received in said body portion with said locking means being located beyond said first side of said nut, and not between said first side and said second side of said nut, for rendering said nut inaccessible and thereby preventing removal of, or tampering with, a construction fitting when locked.