Patent ID: 7802828

Claim:
A safety cover for a deadbolt assembly of a door, said cover comprising: a housing, comprising: a first open end and an opposed second open end; and a housing sidewall formed to create a cavity extending from said first end to said second end, said housing mounted to said door and positioned to substantially surround and contain a deadbolt actuator knob of the deadbolt assembly within the cavity; and a cap comprising a face plate with outer and inner faces, said cap mountable through said second open end into snug mating engagement with an inside of said housing sidewall, and secured within said housing and positioned spaced from the deadbolt actuator knob, and wherein when said cap is only rotated, said inner face is not engaged to the deadbolt actuator knob, therefore, no movement is transferred to the deadbolt assembly, and wherein when said cap is first slidably moved into the cavity and then rotated, said inner face engages the deadbolt actuator knob to operate the deadbolt assembly.