Antifreeze cover assembly for external faucets
OwnerIrving V. Hefnerinventor
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Abstract
A covering for exterior water faucets provides a cover assembly which is secured to the side of a home, for example, encapsulating the exposed water faucet with means being provided for securing the cover about the faucet, the means including a cap having internal threads for threadably attaching it to the external threads of the faucet with a cable being secured at one end to the cap and penetrating a provided opening in the cover wall. At the opposite end portion from the cap, the cable is secured to the cover wall with tensile force being utilized to anchor the cover assembly about the faucet. In the preferred embodiment the cable includes a ball chain and a plastic lock is provided for anchoring the cover to the ball chain by occupying a position between successive ball portions of the chain.
Claims4
An antifreeze cover assembly for protecting external water faucet and riser pipe assemblies adjacent building walls comprising:
- a. a cover, said cover providing an internal space normally occupied during operation by an exterior faucet and a riser pipe on a home, said cover providing a back flange portion which during operation contacts the flat wall surface of the building, and a lowermost portion which communicates with the earth and continuously covering the riser pipe;
- b. a cap member having internal threads and being connectable during operation to the external threads of the faucet to be protected;
- c. a connector affixed at one end portion to said cap, said connector extending to said cover removably attaching thereto, securing said cover to the building wall;
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- d. detachable locking means carried by said cover for removably securing said connector to said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.