Ceramic spine security cable

A cable lock, comprising:

• a lock body including a locking mechanism having a locked state and an unlocked state;
• a plurality of segments, each of the segments including a center portion defining an aperture and a plurality of projections extending from the center portion, wherein the segments are located adjacent one another, and wherein the plurality of projections of one of the segments overlaps the center portion of each of two adjacently-located segments;
• and
• a cord extending through the aperture of each of the plurality of segments and operatively connected to the lock body.

A lock apparatus, comprising:

• a lock body including a locking mechanism having a locked state and an unlocked state;
• a plurality of overlapping segment members, each of the segment members comprising:
• a bearing portion including an aperture;
• and
• an overlap portion extending from the bearing portion;
• and
• a cord threaded through the apertures and connected to the lock body;
• wherein for each of the segment members:
• the segment member is positioned adjacent an adjacent segment member;
• the overlap portion of the segment member overlaps the bearing portion of the adjacent segment member;
• and
• the bearing portion of the segment member is overlapped by the overlap portion of the adjacent segment member.