Locks – Special application – For closures
Patent
1997-10-20
1999-07-27
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For closures
70168, 70178, 70179, 70211, 137382, 248553, F16K 3506
Patent
active
059271116
ABSTRACT:
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.
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Gall Lloyd A.
Wilson Charles R.
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