Anti theft valve locking device

Claim 1

An anti theft locking device which comprises: a casing having a longitudinal passage therethrough and a transverse tapered bore intersecting said passage; a tapered plug having an aperture with a top square head portion on larger end of said plug, said plug fitted for rotation in said tapered bore to control said passage; means for preventing rotation of said top square head portion of said plug, wherein said casing further contains an L-shaped top portion which comprises; a vertical locking member with a recessed wall having a horizontal aperture and a groove within; a horizontal channel member having said transverse tapered bore exiting therethrough between a pair of guide rails and a free end thereof, wherein said means for preventing rotation of said top square head portion of said plug is a locking cover which further comprises: a housing having a horizontal aperture therethrough, a rectangular slot in the bottom of said housing and a vertical arm having a rearwardly turned lip; and a ball barrel key activated lock forced fit into said horizontal aperture of said housing with locking end extending rearwardly so that when said housing slidably contacts said horizontal channel member butting against said recessed wall of said vertical locking member with said rearwardly turned lip engaging said free end of said horizontal channel member and said rectangular slot of said housing capturing said top square head portion of said plug preventing rotation, said locking end of said barrel key activated lock will enter said horizontal aperture and groove, locking said housing to said L-shaped top portion of said casing.