# US 10,865,548 B2 · Protective devices, silicone sleeves and related systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,548 B2 - Document ID: US10865548B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/042,420 - Filed: 2018-07-23 - Published: 2019-01-24 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-21 - Applicants: Albert Glenn Ozburn - Inventors: Albert Glenn Ozburn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865548B2 ## CPC - E03B 9/06: Covers - A62C 35/20: Hydrants, e.g. wall-hoses, wall units, plug-in cabinets (hydrants in streets E03B9/02) - E04H 17/006: {Caps or covers for posts} - F16B 4/004: {Press fits, force fits, interference fits, i.e. fits without heat or chemical treatment (F16B4/002 takes precedence)} - F16K 27/12: Covers for housings - E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D) - A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)} ## Abstract A fire hydrant bonnet cover made of an elastic flexible material component formed in a shape substantially similar to a bonnet portion of a fire hydrant, and including a predetermined color associated with an identifying characteristic of the fire hydrant to which it is to be applied, and a reflective material applied to or integrated into the elastic flexible material component. Such fire hydrant bonnet covers can comprise an upper portion made in a shape of the bonnet of the fire hydrant, and a lower portion defining a cylindrical structure with a lip at a bottom edge of the lower portion to hold the elastic flexible material component onto the bonnet of the fire hydrant. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for covering an upper portion of a fire hydrant, the device comprising a first portion in a shape of a cap of a fire hydrant and a second portion defining a cylindrical structure with a lip at a bottom edge of the second portion, wherein the lip is configured to hold the device onto the cap of the fire hydrant, wherein the device, including the first portion and the second portion, consists entirely of an elastic flexible material, wherein an elasticity and flexibility of the device is sufficient to allow application and removal of the device on the upper portion of a fire hydrant without use of tools. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to cover all or substantially all of the cap of the fire hydrant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first portion is movably attached and integral to the second portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, comprising an open end of the first portion, wherein the device is configured such that a water flow valve of the fire hydrant protrudes at least partially through the open end when the device is in an installed position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising an integrated identification component, wherein the integrated identification component is configured to store operational information about the fire hydrant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein a storage region is formed into the device configured to receive the identification component, and wherein the identification component is configured to store operational information about the fire hydrant and to transmit this operational information to emergency personnel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein the identification component is configured as an active RFID device for digitally cataloguing and discovering a location of the device using a compatible RFID reader. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the identification component is in electrical communication with a power source. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more predetermined colors associated with an identifying characteristic of the fire hydrant to which it is to be applied. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a reflective material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the reflective material comprises a reflective silicone material from which the device is made. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein an elasticity and flexibility of the device is sufficient to allow the device to conform to a shape of the bonnet portion of the fire hydrant. ### Claim 13 A fire hydrant bonnet cover, the fire hydrant bonnet cover comprising: an elastic flexible material component formed in a shape substantially similar to a bonnet portion of a fire hydrant, the elastic flexible material component comprising: an upper portion comprising a shape of the bonnet of the fire hydrant; and a lower portion defining a cylindrical structure with a lip at a bottom edge of the lower portion, wherein the lip is configured to hold the elastic flexible material component onto the bonnet of the fire hydrant; a predetermined color associated with an identifying characteristic of the fire hydrant to which it is to be applied; and a reflective material applied to or integrated into the elastic flexible material component, wherein the elastic flexible material component, including the upper portion and the lower portion, consists entirely of an elastic flexible material, wherein an elasticity and flexibility of the fire hydrant bonnet cover is sufficient to allow application and removal of the fire hydrant bonnet cover on the upper portion of a fire hydrant without use of tools. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising an integrated identification component, wherein the integrated identification component is configured to store operational information about the fire hydrant. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The fire hydrant bonnet cover of claim 13, wherein an elasticity and flexibility of the fire hydrant bonnet cover is sufficient to allow the fire hydrant bonnet cover to conform to a shape of the bonnet portion of the fire hydrant.