Q: We have purchased several padlocks from you to secure our tennis courts. The problem is some members forget to lock the gate when they leave and then the padlock gets stolen. Do you have a solution? What we need is a padlock with a secure chain attached to it that can’t be removed.
A: Padlock Retaining Chain Attachment The retaining chain is purely to stop the padlock from being taken away accidentally or put on the floor and forgotten. The assumption is that the combination is only given to trusted members who would not steal the lock.
If you need to secure the lock even when in the open position you’ll need to weld a short length of thin chain to both the lock and the gate. A local welder will do that easily and chain can be found in most hardware stores. See below:
