Patent ID: 7172225

Claim:
A cable lock, comprising: a first housing; a second housing rotatable within and with respect to the first housing; a grip at least partially located within the second housing; and a cable insertable in a first direction into a passage within at least one of the first and second housings, the cable having a first state in which the cable is movable with respect to the second housing in the first direction but is restrained against movement with respect to the second housing in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction, and a second state in which the grip is movable about the passage; wherein the cable is rotatable relative to the first housing when in the first state without deforming or damaging the cable; and wherein the grip is movable to permit the cable to move in the first direction, is engageable with the cable to restrain the cable from moving in the second direction, and is freely movable about the passage in the second state of the cable.