The disclosure includes a method and apparatus for protecting an air vent pipe. In one or more embodiments, a cover can include a plurality of sidewalls and a pipe portal disclosed through at least one of the side walls. The distal end of an air vent pipe can be disposed through the pipe portal and into the internal volume of the cover. A clamp can secure the cover to the air vent pipe. An access door disposed in a side wall can give access to the clamp and distal end of the air vent pipe and closing and locking the access door with a locking mechanism can prevent unauthorized users from accessing the distal end of the air vent pipe.
1 . A cover, comprising:
a plurality of sidewalls forming an internal volume, the plurality of sidewalls comprising:
a front sidewall;
a top sidewall;
an access door and a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism secures the access door to one of the plurality of sidewalls, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
a receiver mount disposed about an interior surface of the cover,
a lock receiver extending from the receiver mount,
a lock surface disposed on the access door, wherein the lock surface comprises a lock receiver hole, and
a lock;
a protrusion section extending from the front sidewall in a direction parallel to the top sidewall, wherein the front sidewall is accessed below the protrusion section;
one or more air vents disposed in the protrusion section; and
a pipe portal disposed in one of the sidewalls,
wherein the pipe portal comprises a clamp in the internal volume and configured to be secured about a distal end of a pipe,
wherein when the clamp is secured about the distal end of the pipe, the cover cannot be removed from the pipe by pulling on the cover,
wherein the clamp is fixed to the sidewall in which the pipe portal is disposed,
wherein the clamp is accessed via the access door, and
wherein the direction of access to the clamp via the access door is against gravity.
2 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the one or more air vents prevent a person from reaching into the internal volume of the cover.
3 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the one or more air vents are positioned such that there is no visible access to the pipe.
4 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the one or more air vents are configured over the pipe whereby no liquid can be poured directly through the air vents into the pipe.
5 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the access door has an open and closed position and wherein the locking mechanism has a locked and an unlocked position.
6 . The cover of claim 5 , wherein when the pipe is secured by the clamp, the access door is in the closed position, and the locking mechanism is in the locked position, the interior volume is inaccessible to a person.
7 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the one or more air vents are positioned such that there is no gravitational object access to the pipe.
8 . The cover of claim 1 , wherein the access door is disposed in a first sidewall and the pipe portal is disposed in a second sidewall,
wherein the second sidewall is configured at a non-parallel and non-perpendicular angle to the first sidewall.
9 . The cover of claim 3 , wherein the one or more air vents are configured over the pipe.