Padlock shackle protective sleeve

A padlock with a body and a U-Shaped shackle, the shackle diameter being consistent throughout the entire length of the shackle, the shackle comprising, i) a straight shackle heel, ii) a U-Shaped shackle head, iii) a straight shackle toe, the padlock shackle latch rigidly held in position when the padlock is in the locked position, the padlock also comprising:

• a) a slide-on sleeve attached to the shackle toe, the sleeve comprising;
• i) a sleeve-first-end, ii) a sleeve-second-end, and iii) a sleeve-trunk, the sleeve mostly covering or surrounding a portion of the shackle-toe nearest the U-Shaped shackle-head;
• b) the sleeve-trunk fits tightly around the shackle-toe;
• c) the sleeve first-end partially covering or surrounding a small portion of the U-shaped-shackle-head nearest the shackle-toe, the sleeve second-end being the portion of the sleeve closes to the padlock body, and the sleeve-trunk being the area of the sleeve between the sleeve first-end and the sleeve second-end, the sleeve first-end comprises an enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) when compared to the sleeve trunk inside diameter (ID);
• d) the sleeve second-end positioned to provide a shackle-toe-insert-area of the shackle-toe not covered or surrounded by the sleeve, the shackle-toe-insert-area being of sufficient length to allow the shackle-toe-insert-area passage through and remaining in an external device providing a hole, staple, or link with the shackle toe locked in the body of the padlock, the sleeve second-end comprises an enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) when compared to the sleeve-trunk inside diameter (ID) allowing the sleeve to be reverse positioned on the lock shackle resulting in the second-end repositioned to supplant the first-end and the first-end repositioned to supplant the second-end, and wherein the enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) of the sleeve first-end is of a different depth into the sleeve trunk than the depth into the sleeve trunk of the enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) of the sleeve second-end;
• e) the sleeve comprising sufficient strength to deter a jawed manual bolt cutting tool from cutting apart the portions of the shackle covered by the sleeve;
• f) at least one portion of the outside diameter (OD) of the sleeve being sized sufficiently large enough to prevent the sleeve from passing through the hole, staple, or link of the external device that the shackle-toe-insert-area fits into wherein the shackle-toe maintains typical space between the shackle outside diameter (OD) and the hole, staple, or link inside diameter (ID), the typical space allowing for necessary but minimal shackle movement within the hole, staple, or link;
• the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe near the sleeve first-end;
• and
• with the padlock installed in a locked position on an external device such as a latching mechanism, and the length of the sleeve sized properly, the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe between the sleeve second-end and the latching mechanism, and the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe between the latching mechanism and the padlock body.

A padlock with a body and a U-Shaped shackle, the shackle diameter being consistent throughout the entire length of the shackle, the shackle comprising, i) a straight shackle heel, ii) a U-Shaped shackle head, iii) a straight shackle toe, the padlock shackle latch rigidly held in position when the padlock is in the locked position, the padlock also comprising:

• a) a slide-on sleeve attached to the shackle toe, the sleeve comprising;
• i) a sleeve-first-end, ii) a sleeve-second-end, and iii) a sleeve-trunk, the sleeve mostly covering or surrounding a portion of the shackle-toe nearest the U-Shaped shackle-head;
• b) the sleeve-trunk fits tightly around the shackle-toe;
• c) the sleeve first-end partially covering or surrounding a small portion of the U-shaped-shackle-head nearest the shackle-toe, the sleeve second-end being the portion of the sleeve closes to the padlock body, and the sleeve-trunk being the area of the sleeve between the sleeve first-end and the sleeve second-end, the sleeve first-end comprises a non-symmetrical enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) when compared to the sleeve trunk inside diameter (ID);
• d) the sleeve second-end positioned to provide a shackle-toe-insert-area of the shackle-toe not covered or surrounded by the sleeve, the shackle-toe-insert-area being of sufficient length to allow the shackle-toe-insert-area passage through and remaining in an external device providing a hole, staple, or link with the shackle toe locked in the body of the padlock, the sleeve second-end comprises a non-symmetrical enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) when compared to the sleeve-trunk inside diameter (ID) allowing the sleeve to be reverse positioned on the lock shackle resulting in the second-end repositioned to supplant the first-end and the first-end repositioned to supplant the second-end, and wherein the enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) of the sleeve first-end is of a different depth into the sleeve trunk than the depth into the sleeve trunk of the enlargement of the inside diameter (ID) of the sleeve second-end;
• e) the sleeve comprising sufficient strength to deter a jawed manual bolt cutting tool from cutting apart the portions of the shackle covered by the sleeve;
• f) at least one portion of the outside diameter (OD) of the sleeve being sized sufficiently large enough to prevent the sleeve from passing through the hole, staple, or link of the external device that the shackle-toe-insert-area fits into wherein the shackle-toe maintains typical space between the shackle outside diameter (OD) and the hole, staple, or link inside diameter (ID), the typical space allowing for necessary but minimal shackle movement within the hole, staple, or link;
• the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe near the sleeve first-end;
• and
• with the padlock installed in a locked position on an external device such as a latching mechanism, and the length of the sleeve sized properly, the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe between the sleeve second-end and the latching mechanism, and the sleeve inhibits or prevents the jawed manual bolt cutter tool from cutting apart the shackle-toe between the latching mechanism and the padlock body.