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A vandal guard for a utility enclosure includes a cover with a cover plate and a shackle cover on top of the cover plate. The shackle cover is located over a slot in the cover plate for receiving a staple. When the staple is secured with a lock, the shackle of the lock is shielded by the shackle cov

A vandal guard for a utility enclosure includes a cover with a cover plate and a shackle cover on top of the cover plate. The shackle cover is located over a slot in the cover plate for receiving a staple. When the staple is secured with a lock, the shackle of the lock is shielded by the shackle cover to protect it from tampering.

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1. A vandal guard for a utility enclosure, comprising: a first integral part, comprising: a first top face;a staple extending from the first top face; anda first side face extending down from the first top face, the first side face being fixed relative to the first top face; anda second integral par

1. A vandal guard for a utility enclosure, comprising: a first integral part, comprising: a first top face;a staple extending from the first top face; anda first side face extending down from the first top face, the first side face being fixed relative to the first top face; anda second integral part, comprising: a second top face defining a slot for receiving the staple, the slot being within a perimeter of the second top face and allowing the staple to pass through the second top face;a shackle cover extending from the second top face over the slot; anda second side face extending down from the second top face. 2. The vandal guard of claim 1, wherein the staple comprises a vertical tab with a hole or a U-shaped bolt extending from a top surface of the first top face. 3. The vandal guard of claim 1, wherein the shackle cover comprises a U-shaped plate oriented along a length of the slot. 4. The vandal guard of claim 1, wherein the second integral part further comprises another staple adjacent to the slot. 5. The vandal guard of claim 1, wherein: the first integral part further comprises a first bevel corner connecting the first top face and the first side face; andthe second integral part further comprises a second bevel corner connecting the second top face and the second side face. 6. The vandal guard of claim 5, wherein: the first integral part further comprises one or more vertical legs extending downward from the first top face. 7. A system, comprising: a utility enclosure defining an opening;a vandal guard for the utility enclosure; a first integral part, comprising: a first top face;a staple extending from the first top face; anda first side face extending down from the first top face, the first side face being fixed relative to the first top face;a second integral part, comprising: a second top face defining a slot for receiving the staple, the slot being within a perimeter of the second top face and allowing the staple to pass through the second top face;a shackle cover extending from the second top face over the slot; anda second side face extending down from the second top face; andwherein, when the staple is received in the slot, a dimension of the vandal guard from the first side face to the second side face is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening of the utility enclosure.