Patent ID: 7257970
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A padlock protector for a padlock having a body and shackle including a connecting member joining laterally spaced apart first and second legs, the padlock protector comprising: a shield overlying substantially all of said shackle for preventing tampering access thereto, said shield including an upper end, a left end, a right end and a skirt circumscribing said left end, upper end and right end for surrounding at least said shackle while permitting access to a bottom end of said body; a first arm extending from a rear face of said shield and spaced apart from said skirt, said first arm including a first opening to accept said first leg therethrough; a second arm extending from said rear face and spaced apart from said skirt, said first arm including a second opening to accept said second leg therethrough, said first and second openings spaced apart from said skirt, said second opening laterally spaced apart from said first opening so that said first opening aligns with said first leg and said second opening aligns with said second leg, said first and second openings limit movement of said shield in a horizontal plane, and wherein said first and second openings are vertically spaced apart to limit vertical movement of said shield; whereby threading said first leg through said first opening and said second leg through said second opening and locking said shackle secures said shield to said padlock.