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An outdoor water faucet article is configured to secure a building water faucet from unauthorized use. The article is lockable, yet is readily unlocked to access the water faucet. The article comprises a first housing half, a complementary second housing half and locking mechanism. The first and sec

An outdoor water faucet article is configured to secure a building water faucet from unauthorized use. The article is lockable, yet is readily unlocked to access the water faucet. The article comprises a first housing half, a complementary second housing half and locking mechanism. The first and second housing halves are hingeably connected. Together they form an enclosure for the water faucet and can be secured together by the locking mechanism to prevent access to the water faucet. Upon unlocking, the second housing half is rotated away from the first housing half to allow full access to the water faucet so that its handle can be turned and a garden hose attached to its terminus. A wall mounting mechanism is optionally used to attach at least one housing half to a wall of the building where used. Insulation can be used to line the interior walls of the housing halves to add a freeze protection feature to the article.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A lockable outdoor water faucet security article to prevent the unauthorized use of water from the faucet of a building, comprising:(a) a first housing half to at least partially encompass the water faucet, said first housing half being generally open box-shaped with a narrow bottom

[ I claim:] [1.] A lockable outdoor water faucet security article to prevent the unauthorized use of water from the faucet of a building, comprising:(a) a first housing half to at least partially encompass the water faucet, said first housing half being generally open box-shaped with a narrow bottom side wall;(b) a complementary second housing half hingeably connected to the first housing half, said complementary second housing half being generally open box-shaped with a bottom side wall wider than the bottom side wall of the first housing half such that the first and second housing halves form a rectangular-shaped box when said first and second housing halves are mated together to fully encompass the water faucet and allow sufficient operating access to the water faucet when said second housing half is moved away from said first housing half to expose said water faucet; and(c) a locking means to secure the first and second housing halves together to prevent access to the water faucet for turning said faucet on to draw water therefrom.