Tamper resistant construction for hydrant
First Claim
1. A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant comprising a hydrant nut actuating body having first and second end portions, a shroud rotatably mounted on and removable from said first end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, a cap rotatably mounted on said second end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, a wrench-receiving portion on said hydrant nut actuating body, and a spring biasing said cap over said wrench-receiving portion.
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Abstract
A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant including a hydrant nut actuating body for mounting on a hydrant nut, a shroud rotatably mounted on a first end portion of the hydrant nut actuating body, a cap rotatably mounted on a second end portion of the hydrant nut actuating body, a wrench-receiving portion on the hydrant nut actuating body, a spring mounted within the hydrant nut actuating body and secured to the cap for biasing the cap over the wrench-receiving portion, and a specialized wrench for retracting the cap and engaging the wrench-receiving portion on the hydrant nut actuating body to thereby turn the hydrant nut actuating body and a hydrant nut coupled thereto. The shroud may be removably mounted on the hydrant nut actuating body to permit access to set screws which secure the hydrant nut actuating body to the hydrant nut.
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33 Claims
- 1. A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant comprising a hydrant nut actuating body having first and second end portions, a shroud rotatably mounted on and removable from said first end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, a cap rotatably mounted on said second end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, a wrench-receiving portion on said hydrant nut actuating body, and a spring biasing said cap over said wrench-receiving portion.
- 8. A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant comprising a hydrant nut actuating body having first and second end portions, a cap rotatably mounted on said first end portion, a shroud, and a disengageable rotatable connection between said shroud and said second end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body to permit removal of said shroud from said hydrant nut actuating body.
- 19. A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant comprising a hydrant nut actuating body having first and second end portions, a shroud rotatably mounted on and removable from said first end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, a cap rotatably mounted on said second end portion of said hydrant nut actuating body, and a wrench-receiving portion on said hydrant nut actuating body.
- 25. A tamper resistant construction for a fire hydrant comprising a hydrant nut actuating body having a shroud mounting portion, a shroud, and a disengageable rotatable connection between said shroud and said shroud mounting portion of said hydrant nut actuating body.
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