Fire hydrant cover including a controller coupled with a transceiver and a lock mechanism

A protective fire hydrant cover comprising:

• an operating nut extender, adapted to be firmly coupled with an operating nut of a fire hydrant such that when said operating nut extender is rotated, said operating nut rotates therewith, said operating nut extender including an inner groove exhibiting a substantially circular shape;
• and
• a protective fire hydrant casing including a lock mechanism therein, said lock mechanism including a latch, said latch being adapted to move between at least a locked and un-operable position and an unlocked position, said protective fire hydrant casing being adapted to be fitted over said operating nut extender such that said protective fire hydrant casing covers said operating nut extender and said latch is aligned with said groove,
• a transceiver adapted to transmit and receive signals via an antenna;
• and
• a controller, coupled with said transceiver and with said lock mechanism, said controller indicating to said lock mechanism to move said latch at least between said locked and un-operable position and said unlocked position according to signals indicative thereof received by said transceiver,
• wherein when said latch moves to said locked and un-operable position said latch enters said inner groove thus internally locking said protective fire hydrant casing with said operating nut extender and thus locking said protective fire hydrant cover onto said fire hydrant,
• wherein when said latch is in said locked and un-operable position said protective fire hydrant casing is free to rotate about said operating nut extender without rotating said operating nut extender, and
• wherein when said latch moves to said unlocked position, said protective fire hydrant casing is unlocked from said operating nut extender.