Lock and protective cover assembly and kit for the same

An improved padlock and protective cover assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination:

• a) a flexible, resilient, closed, lower cover portion having elastic memory, including a closed bottom defining a generally central closed padlock key opening, upstanding spaced closed sidewalls including a pair of depending legs which extend below the level of said generally central key opening, said legs being connected to said bottom, said bottom being in the form of a lobe-shaped upwardly curving arc, with the high point thereof being at said key opening, whereby pressing said legs toward each other releasably flexes said key opening open to accept a key, said sidewalls and bottom defining a generally central space above said bottom and an open upper end;
• b) a flexible resilient insert releasably seated in said generally central space and abutting the inner surfaces of said sidewalls and bottom of said lower cover portion, said insert having spaced sidewalls and a bottom interconnected therewith to define a generally central padlock-receiving cavity with an open upper end, said insert bottom having an opening aligned with said keyhole opening;
• c) a padlock having a body with a bottom key-receiving opening, said body being snugly but releasably disposed in said cavity with said padlock key-receiving opening aligned with said openings in said insert bottom and lower cover bottom, said padlock having an inverted U-shaped hasp with a pair of depending hasp rungs at the upper end of said body;
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• d) a flexible resilient closed cover top releasably seated on said upper end of said lower cover portion, said top defining a spaced pair of openings through which said hasp rungs snugly fit and extend thereabove, said cover being watertight to protect said padlock from moisture in use.