Lockable outdoor water faucet article

A lockable outdoor water faucet security article for preventing the unauthorized use of water from the faucet of a building while allowing ready authorized access to a handle of the faucet to activate the faucet and to access an outlet nozzle of the faucet to attach a hose thereto, comprising:

• (a) a first housing half to at least partially encompass the water faucet;
• (b) a complementary second housing half hingeably connected to the first housing half such that the first and second housing halves fully encompass the water faucet when closed and allow sufficient access to the water faucet when opened to attach a hose thereto and to activate the water faucet, said second housing half capable of rotating at least about 180 degrees about the first housing half;
• (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;
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• (d) a wall mounting means attached to the first housing half for mounting said first housing half of the article to a wall of the building whereby the second housing half is free to rotate the at least about 180 degrees about said first housing half to provide the access to the water faucet.

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 a five-sided open box-like structure with a flat base wall, a front side wall, a back side wall, a bottom side wall and a top side wall, with said front side wall and back side wall angled downwardly and inwardly towards the flat base wall so that the bottom side wall is more narrow than the top side wall;
• (b) a complementary second housing half hingeably connected to the first housing half, said complementary second housing half being a five-sided open box-like structure with a flat base wall, a front side wall, a back side wall, a bottom side wall and a top side wall with the front side wall and back side wall angled upwardly so that the top side wall is more narrow than the bottom side wall such that the first and second housing halves mate to fully encompass the water faucet when they are closed and said second housing half is capable of rotating at least about 180 degrees about the first housing half when opened to allow sufficient access to an outlet nozzle of the water faucet to attach a hose thereto and to activate the water faucet;
• (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;
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• (d) a wall mounting means attached to the first housing half for mounting the article to a wall of the building whereby said first housing half is stationary and the second housing half is free to move about said first housing half to expose the water faucet.