Patent ID: 7412854

Claim:
A cable padlock comprised of: a cable having a first end and second end, a diameter no greater than ¼ inch, and a length no greater than 7 inches; a key possessing a plurality of locking lugs radially positioned along its length, said lugs separated from each other by a plurality of spaces, said key being affixed to said first end of said cable; a swage key permanently affixed to said second end of said cable; a lock core housing comprised of two halves, said halves being mirror images of each other and fixably secured together; an external master unlock key; a means for receiving and securing said swage key to said lock core housing located within said lock core housing, and allowing for said swage key to be detached from said lock core housing by application of said external master unlock key; a shaft having a hollow core and possessing one or more channels radially positioned and running the length of the shaft, said channels being positioned and sized so as to accommodate said plurality of lugs and facilitate insertion of said key inside said shaft, said shaft being affixed to said lock core housing; a plurality of dials, each dial possessing a center hole sized so as to allow said shaft to pass through said center hole and allow said dial to freely rotate upon said shaft, one or more notches equal in number to the number of said channels on said shaft and radially extending from said center hole and sized so as to accommodate said plurality of lugs, and a plurality of uniquely marked concave depressions, where said shaft is inserted through said center hole of each dial; and a means to secure said dials upon said shaft.