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A shackle protector for use in protecting the shackle of a padlock which is utilized to lock a hasp or other structure has a first and a second plate which are spaced apart are connected together in a co-planar relationship by a first connecting wall and a portion of a further connecting wall. A fir

A shackle protector for use in protecting the shackle of a padlock which is utilized to lock a hasp or other structure has a first and a second plate which are spaced apart are connected together in a co-planar relationship by a first connecting wall and a portion of a further connecting wall. A first slot is located in the first plate and a second slot is located in the second plate with the first and second slots aligned with one another such that the eye of a hasp or other type hardware can be passed through the slots. The shackle protector is positioned over the eye of the hasp by inserting the eye of the hasp through at least one of the first or second slots. The shackle of a lock is then passed in between the plates of the shackle protector and through the eye of the hasp. The lock is then locked. With the shackle protector so positioned, the shackle of the lock is securely protected between the first and the second plates of the shackle protector and the shackle protector is maintained on the eye of the hasp by the padlock shackle.

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In combination with a hasp having a slot for receiving a staple and a padlock having a shackle, a separate shackle protector which comprises: a first plate, said first plate shaped as a quadrilateral; a second plate, said second plate shaped as a quadrilateral; a first wall joining said first and sa

In combination with a hasp having a slot for receiving a staple and a padlock having a shackle, a separate shackle protector which comprises: a first plate, said first plate shaped as a quadrilateral; a second plate, said second plate shaped as a quadrilateral; a first wall joining said first and said second plates along the length of an edge of each of said first and second plates and positioning and fixedly holding said first and said second plates in a parallel-planar relationship with a hollow interior between said first and second plates; a further wall joining at least a portion of a further edge of each of said first and said second plates, said further wall perpendicular to said first wall; a first elongated slot of a width and a length sufficiently greater than the dimensions of said staple of said hasp to allow said staple to be inserted through said first elongated slot, said first slot located in said first plate; a second elongated slot of a width and a length sufficiently greater than the dimensions of said staple of said hasp to allow said staple to be inserted through said second elongated slot, said second slot located in said second plate; and said shackle protector positionable over said staple of said hasp by inserting said staple of said hasp through at least one of said first or said second slots with said shackle protector secured to said staple of said hasp and protecting said padlock shackle by positioning said padlock shackle in said hollow interior between said first and said second plates with said shackle passing through said staple of said hasp.