Apparatus for securing multiple items by means of locking cables

An apparatus comprising:

• a sleeve comprising:
• a first hole formed in an outer surface of the sleeve;
• a second hole formed in the outer surface of the sleeve;
• a third hole formed in the outer surface of the sleeve;
• and
• a fourth hole formed in the outer surface of the sleeve;
• a shaft sized to slide within the sleeve and comprising;
• a fifth hole formed in the outer surface of the shaft;
• a sixth hole formed in the outer surface of the shaft;
• a seventh hole formed in the outer surface of the shaft;
• and
• an eighth hole formed in the outer surface of the shaft;
• wherein the sleeve and the shaft are sized for disposition in at least a threading alignment position and a locking alignment position;
• wherein the threading alignment position disposes the first and second holes of the sleeve in sufficient alignment with the fifth and sixth holes of the shaft, respectively, to form a first threading passage through the first, second, fifth, and sixth holes;
• wherein the first threading passage is sized to accept threading through the first threading passage a locking cable coupled to at least one locking lug;
• wherein the locking alignment position disposes the first and second holes of the sleeve and the fifth and sixth holes of the shaft sufficiently out of alignment so as to create a constriction of the first threading passage;
• wherein the constriction of the first threading passage is sufficient to prevent passage of the at least one locking lug through the first threading passage;
• wherein the locking alignment position places the third and fourth holes of the sleeve in sufficient alignment with the seventh and eighth holes of the shaft, respectively, to form a first locking passage through the third, fourth, seventh, and eighth holes;
• wherein the first locking passage is sized to receive a locking member;
• and
• wherein insertion of the locking member into the first locking passage limits relative movement between the sleeve and the shaft so as to maintain the constriction.