Patent ID: 8534103

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a door having one or more door mechanisms, the apparatus comprising: a cover protecting at least one of the door mechanisms, the cover comprising: an enclosure fitting over the at least one of the door mechanisms; a first cover member connecting the enclosure to a first securing member; the first securing member comprising a slot through which a second securing member passes; a second cover member connecting the enclosure to a first joint member; a base connecting the cover to the door and sitting between the door and at least one of the door mechanisms protected by the cover, the base comprising: a first base member mating the enclosure to the door, the first base member comprising: a first hole extending through which are the working parts of the at least one of the door mechanisms protected by the cover; one or more second holes extending through which are one or more fastening mechanisms of the at least one of the door mechanisms protected by the cover; a second base member connecting the first base member to a second joint member; a releasable joint aligning the cover with respect to the base, the releasable joint formed by the first joint member of the cover and the second joint member of the base; wherein the one or more door mechanisms comprises one of a deadbolt and a doorknob; wherein the second securing member is a bolt of the deadbolt.