to the staple 11 when the padlock 10 is removed the cover 13 does not remain in position the first embodiment of the invention is used in the following manner the hasp 12 if present is positioned over the staple 11 the rear wall 14f of the cover 13 is brought into close proximity with the staple 11 which is then forced through the opening 17 depending on the orientation of the staple different areas 19 of the rear wall 14f will be deformed to accommodate the staple 11 the padlock 10 is then secured to the staple 11 and the front portion 15 of the cover 13 is latched to the rear wall 14f by the latch 16 when the user wishes to gain access to the premises secured by the padlock 10 he simply opens the front portion 15 of the cover unlocks the padlock 10 and removes the same from the staple 11 a second embodiment of the invention is shown in fig4 in this embodiment a rotatable wheel 21 is secured into a hole 22 in the rear wall 23 of the cover 24 the rotatable wheel 21 has an upper portion 21a and lower portion 21b as shown in fig5 the upper portion 21a and lower portion 21b are positioned so that they lie on opposite sides of the rear wall 23 the upper portion 21a and lower portion 21b may then be glued together or joined together by other suitable means the wheel 21.