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A lock assembly includes two mounting seats for mounting respectively on two objects. Each mounting seat has a shackle engaging lobe. A slide seat is slidable between the mounting seats for selectively engaging the mounting seats. A cover member is pivoted to the slide seat for pivoting between clos

A lock assembly includes two mounting seats for mounting respectively on two objects. Each mounting seat has a shackle engaging lobe. A slide seat is slidable between the mounting seats for selectively engaging the mounting seats. A cover member is pivoted to the slide seat for pivoting between closed and open positions, and has another shackle engaging lobe. The lobe on the cover member is disposed between the lobes of the mounting seats to permit extension of a padlock shackle through the three lobes when the cover member is in the closed position while the slide seat engages the two mounting seats. The cover member is turned away from the lobes of the mounting seats to permit sliding movement of the slide seat between the mounting seats when the cover member is moved to the open position after removal of the shackle from the lobes.

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1. A lock assembly comprising: a first mounting seat adapted to be mounted on a first object, said first mounting seat having a rear side wall adapted to face the first object, and a front side wall provided with a first lobe that is formed with a first shackle hole therethrough, said first mounting

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A lock assembly comprising: a first mounting seat adapted to be mounted on a first object, said first mounting seat having a rear side wall adapted to face the first object, and a front side wall provided with a first lobe that is formed with a first shackle hole therethrough, said first mounting seat being further formed with a first slide channel;a second mounting seat adapted to be mounted on a second object, said second mounting seat having a rear side wall adapted to face the second object, and a front side wall provided with a second lobe which is formed with a second shackle hole that is axially aligned with said first shackle hole, said second mounting seat being formed with a second slide channel which is aligned and communicated with said first slide channel; a padlock including a lock body and a U-shaped shackle mounted on said lock body; a slide seat having a sliding rod which is slidable along said first and second slide channels between an engaging position, in which said sliding rod extends into said first and second slide channels for engaging said first and second mounting seats, and a disengaging position, in which said sliding rod is disposed in said first slide channel and is removed from said second slide channel for disengaging from said second mounting seat so as to permit movement of one of said first and second mounting seats with the corresponding object relative to the other one of said first and second mounting seats; and a cover member mounted pivotally on said slide seat, said cover member confining an accommodating space and being formed with a third lobe that is disposed in said accommodating space, said third lobe being formed with a third shackle hole therethrough, said cover member being pivotable relative to said slide seat for moving between a closed position and an open position, said first and second lobes extending into said accommodating space so as to be covered by said cover member and so as to dispose said third lobe between said first and second lobes and to enable said third shackle hole to align axially with said first and second shackle holes in order to permit extension of said shackle of said padlock through said first, second, and third shackle holes such that said shackle is shielded by said cover member when said cover member is moved to said closed position while said slide seat is disposed in said engaging position, said third lobe being turned away from said first and second lobes to permit sliding movement of said slide seat between said engaging and disengaging positions when said cover member is moved to the open position after removal of said shackle from said first, second and third lobes. 2. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second slide channels extends in a horizontal direction.3. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said rear side wall of each of said first and second mounting seats is formed with an elongated limiting hole therethrough, said limiting hole extending along and being communicated with said slide channel in a corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats, said limiting hole in said first mounting seat being aligned with said limiting hole in said second mounting seat, each of said first and second mounting seats having an inner side wall proximate to the other one of said first and second mounting seats, and an outer side wall opposite to said inner side wall, said limiting hole in each of said first and second mounting seats having a communicating end formed through said inner side wall in the corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats, and a limiting end opposite to said communicating end, said limiting end being disposed proximate to said outer side wall of the corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats, said sliding rod being provided with a stop member which projects into said limiting hole in one of said first and second mounting seats and which is movable along said limiting holes in said first and second mounting seats between said limiting ends of said limiting holes for limiting movement of said slide seat between said engaging and disengaging positions.4. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said slide seat has a top wall formed with a first pivot portion for connecting pivotally with said cover member, and a connecting rod extending downwardly from said top wall, said sliding rod being disposed below said top wall and having a connecting end connected to said connecting rod, and a distal end which is distal from said connecting rod and which is formed with an engaging hole unit for engaging said stop member.5. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said stop member is formed as a U-shaped body with two opposite ends, said engaging hole unit including a pair of engaging holes for engaging said opposite ends of said stop member.6. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said cover member has an upper end formed with a second pivot portion which is mounted pivotally on said first pivot portion for pivoting about a horizontal axis, said cover member being turnable upwardly relative to said slide seat for moving to said open position, and being turnable downwardly relative to said slide seat for moving to said closed position, said accommodating space opening in downward and rearward directions when said cover member is moved to said closed position.7. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said first pivot portion of said slide seat has a pair of inclined end walls facing said second pivot portion of said cover member, and a pair of first pivot tubes disposed between and projecting from said inclined end walls, each of said inclined end walls inclining downwardly and forwardly and having a concave surface, said second pivot portion having a pair of second pivot tubes that flank said first pivot tubes and that are disposed respectively adjacent to said concave surfaces of said inclined end walls, said first and second pivot tubes being formed with aligned pivot holes, said lock assembly further including a pivot axle extending through said pivot holes in said first and second tubes for connecting pivotally said first and second pivot portions.8. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover member includes a front cover plate with an inner surface facing said accommodating space and two opposite edges, and a pair of side cover plates extending rearwardly from said opposite edges of said front cover plate and cooperating with said front cover plate to confine said accommodating space, said third lobe extending rearwardly from said inner surface of said front cover plate, each of said side cover plates being formed with a slot that has a size corresponding to a size of said shackle of said padlock and that permits extension of said shackle therethrough.9. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second lobes has an outer side surface opposite to the other one of said first and second lobes, and a lower edge, said outer side surface being formed with an indented shackle recess that extends downwardly from said shackle hole in the corresponding one of said first and second lobes to said lower edge of the corresponding one of said first and second lobes, said shackle being partially received in said shackle recesses of said first and second lobes when said shackle is extended through said first, second, and third lobes while said padlock is locked.10. The lock assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second lobes has an outer side surface opposite to the other one of said first and second lobes, and an inner side surface confronting the other one of said first and second lobes, said front side wall of one of said first and second mounting seals being formed with a positioning groove adjacent to said inner side surface of a corresponding one of said first and second lobes, said third lobe extending into said positioning groove when said slide seat is disposed in the engaging position while said cover member is moved to the closed position.