Patent ID: 7100888

Claim:
A child-safe interlocking controller for attachment to a valve for use by a user comprising: a. a handle, said handle having a gripping portion and a mounting portion, wherein said gripping portion further comprises a bore; b. a valve stem; c. a valve stem attachment, said valve stem attachment attaching said handle to said valve stem; d. a push button, said push button insertedly situated within said bore of said handle, wherein said push button can slide in and with respect to said bore; e. a button shaft, said button shaft spring-biased to bear against said push button causing said push button to remain in an unpushed position, and wherein said button shaft provides limited resistance to said user's pushing said push button into a pushed position; f. a button stem, said button stem attached to said button shaft; g. a fixed washer, wherein said fixed washer has a cutout, and wherein said cutout has a groove and a hole; h. wherein said groove is adapted to receive said button stem when said push button is situated in said unpushed position; and i. wherein said hole is adapted to receive said valve stem and button stem when said push button is situated in said pushed position, thereby permitting said user to rotate said handle and said valve stem attachment.