Patent ID: 8745923

Claim:
A security cover device for a door viewer inserted into a door, the door viewer including a viewing port, the security device comprising: an annular coupling member including a first, door-facing side and a second, viewer facing side, the coupling member configured to be directly coupled on an exterior surface of the door such that the first side of the coupling member contacts the exterior door surface; and a shutter assembly configured to releasably couple to the coupling member, the shutter assembly comprising: a shutter housing including a first viewing aperture oriented generally coaxially with a second viewing aperture, a repositionable shutter member coupled to the shutter housing such that the shutter member is oriented between the first viewing aperture and the second viewing aperture, the shutter member being configured to alter an amount of light passing through the shutter housing, and an actuator in communication with the shutter member operable to reposition the shutter member with respect to the shutter housing from a first shutter member position to a second shutter member position, wherein the security cover device is configured to be oriented over the viewing port of the door viewer inserted into the door.