Patent ID: 7966849

Claim:
A sliding padlock comprising: a shell having a locking end; a key end; an inside wall; an outside wall; a slide chamber being formed in the shell adjacent to the locking end; a lock chamber being formed in the shell adjacent to the key end; a guide channel being formed in the shell and being formed between and communicating with the slide and lock chambers; a guiding slot being formed through the locking end and communicates with the slide chamber; a mounting recess being formed in the outside wall adjacent to the locking end; and an opening being formed through the key end and communicating with the lock chamber; a locking assembly being mounted in the shell and having a lock cylinder being mounted in the lock chamber of the shell and corresponding to the opening of the shell; and a lock rod being connected eccentrically to the lock cylinder and protruding into the guide channel of the shell, wherein when the lock cylinder is unlocked, the lock rod is rotatable; a shackle being mounted through the locking end of the shell and having a connecting end being mounted slidably through the guiding slot of the shell; a free end being selectively received in the mounting recess of the shell; a protruding segment being formed on the connecting end, being mounted slidably in the slide chamber of the shell and having a rear surface; and an actuating segment being formed on the rear surface of the protruding segment, being mounted slidably in the bottom of the guide channel of the shell, selectively abutting the lock rod and having a sliding path selectively being blocked by the lock rod; and a resilient element being mounted in the slide chamber of the shell and being pressed against the inside wall of the shell.