receive attaching fasteners 128 as shown in fig3 deadbolt receiving apertures 120 122 are defined in the respective brackets and are designed to be in the alignment shown in fig7 at such time as the member to be locked is closed and the brackets are passed or projected into the lock assembly it should be understood with reference to fig3 that the respective locking brackets 80 82 are attached to members 130 132 which may comprise a pair of doors a door and a jamb a window and a sill a cover and a box or other members which move relative to one another and which are deemed to be locked when retained in the manner shown in fig3 in the preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in fig1 4 the shielded lock assembly is described in relation to a pair of locking brackets 80 82 it should be understood that the lock assembly of this invention is equally applicable to the locking of other elements including staple and hasp structures and the like indeed applicant 39 s lock assembly is adapted to receive one or more locking members which include an aperture adapted to be placed in locking alignment with the interior deadbolt of the assembly by varying the size and shape of aperture 78 of body 16 fig1 various configurations of locking brackets staples and the like may be accommodated by the lock assembly of the invention once assembled as described.