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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998

Filed:

Mar. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bradley J Julicher, Williamsville, NY (US);

Thomas R Lanham, Boston, NY (US);

Assignee:

McGard, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; E03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137296 ; 811243 ; 811251 ; 1375825 ; 137800 ; 220284 ; 220725 ; 220726 ; 220727 ; 251214 ; 251291 ;
Abstract

A tamper resistant construction for preventing unauthorized actuation of the hydrant nut of a fire hydrant by causing any lateral pounding or upward forces applied to the tamper resistant construction to be transmitted directly to the hydrant body cover of the fire hydrant including a packing nut threaded into the hydrant body cover proximate the hydrant nut, a hydrant nut actuating body located within the packing nut and mounted on the hydrant nut in turning relationship therewith, a shroud permanently or removably rotatably mounted on the packing nut in closely spaced relationship to a cap rotatably mounted on the hydrant nut actuating body, and a configuration on the hydrant nut actuating body between the cap and the shroud for receiving a special wrench.


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