US Patent Issued on June 17 for "Faucet lock" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,844, issued on June 17.

"Faucet lock" was invented by Larry Holmes (Fishers, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided herein for restraining sink and shower handles. One or more faucet handle cuffs with a flexible member inserted within fits over a one or more faucet handles. The faucet handle cuffs slide along a tether that secures the faucet handle cuffs into place, preventing the faucet handles from being rotated into an "on" position. The faucet handle cuffs are locked into place on the tether via a lock positioned on the cuffs that secures the cuffs to the serrated teeth on the tether."

The patent wa...