Patent ID: 7533549

Claim:
A padlock, comprising: a preassembly lock body including a plurality of lamellae that are bound together by at least one elongated preassembly rivet and that define a cylinder recess, said preassembly rivet having a rivet head at each end, said rivet head each overlying a portion of said lamellae at each end of said preassembled lock body to thereby bound said lamella together in said preassembly lock body; at least one end lamella that is attachable to said preassembly lock body, and that at least partially covers said cylinder recess; and at least one final assembly rivet that extends through said at least one end lamella and that extends at least partially through said preassembly lock body to secure said at least one end lamella to said preassembly lock body; wherein said at least one end lamella includes at least one recess that accommodates an exposed end of said at least one preassembly rivet.