Security link

A link for connecting a first and a second member with a locking device having a body and a shackle, said link comprising:

• a raised outer lip defining an internal volume, a first securing element adapted to receive the first member, and a post with a through hole located in the internal volume, the post adapted to receive the shackle of the locking device;
• wherein said through hole and said first securing element are arranged so that when the shackle of the locking device is inserted through said through hole, the body of the locking device is arranged to block the first member from being separated from said first securing element,
• a channel adapted to receive the second member, wherein said channel includes a ratcheting device adapted to permit said second securing member to move through said channel in only one directiow;
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• wherein the raised outer lip, the first securing element, the post with a through hole and the channel are integrally formed.

A link for connecting at least one securing member with a locking device having a body and a shackle, said link comprising:

• a base having a raised outer lip defining an internal volume, a first securing element adapted to receive a first securing member, and a post with a through hole, the post adapted to receive the shackle of a locking device;
• wherein said through hole of said base and said first securing element of said base are arranged so that when the shackle of the locking device is inserted through said through hole of said base, the body of the locking device is arranged to block the first securing member from being separated from said securing element;
• further comprising a channel adapted to receive a second securing member;
• wherein said channel includes a ratcheting device adapted to permit said second securing member to move through said channel in only one direction.