Patent ID: 7409843
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water spigot locking apparatus for prohibiting unauthorized access, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a substantially cylindrical shape and a centrally disposed longitudinal axis, said housing being sized and shaped for fitting directly about a sleeve member during locking conditions, said housing having a first axial bore extending along a partial length thereof and further having a first end portion, said housing further having a second axial bore abutting against said first end portion of the first bore, the bore having a diameter less than a diameter of the first bore; a cylindrical sleeve member having axially opposed end portions, one said end portion being directly and threadably engageable with the water spigot, said sleeve member being slidably engageable within the first bore such that when said sleeve member is inserted into the first bore, another of said end portions thereof abuts against said first end portions of the first bore, said another end portions of said sleeve member including a monolithically formed lip portion extending inwardly therefrom wherein said lip portion is concentrically spaced inward towards the longitudinal axis, said sleeve member having a rough outer surface situated about said another end portion thereof such that the user can effectively unscrew said sleeve member from the water spigot when said housing is removed from said sleeve member, said sleeve member having a bore axially formed therein and extending along a partial length of said sleeve member, said sleeve member further having a length less than a length of said housing such that said sleeve member remains completely contained within said housing; and means for removably securing said sleeve member and said housing to the water spigot such that the water spigot is rendered inoperable while said sleeve member and said housing are connected to the water spigot.