Patent ID: 8905060

Claim:
A tamper-resistant cap assembly for use with an access valve, the assembly comprising: an outer cap having an upper endwall with an opening therein, a sidewall extending down from the upper endwall to an open lower end, the open lower end leading into an internal cylindrical cavity defined by the sidewall having a cylindrical interior surface; a cylindrical inner cap having an upper endwall, a cylindrical sidewall extending down from the upper endwall to an open lower end, the open lower end leading to an internal threaded cylindrical cavity defined by the cylindrical sidewall having a cylindrical interior surface, wherein the internal threaded cavity can threadingly receive a threaded cylindrical end of an access valve, wherein the inner cap captively resides within the internal cavity of the outer cap with a radial clearance between the cylindrical sidewall of the inner cap and the cylindrical sidewall of the internal cavity of the outer cap sufficient to enable free rotation of the inner cap within the internal cavity of the outer cap, wherein the upper endwall of the inner cap further comprises a tabular element extending from the upper endwall of the inner cap, wherein the tabular element is accessible through the opening in the upper endwall of the outer cap.