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A Rivetless, Screwless, and Jointless padlock comprises of a cylindrical solid shell (body), wafer tumbler cylinder fitted within the shell and rotatable by means of key. The shell has a circular groove and blind slots to receive locking lever and wafer tumbler respectively. The shell is also provided with two cross holes to slideably and rotatable receive the shackle. The shackle is held in its locked position by cylinder and is allowed to come out to its unlock position when the cylinder is rotate d by 90. The shackle is further retained and allowed to rotate in unlock position by a rib in the cylinder groove, a locking lever rotatably received in circular groove of shell and slideably received in the slots of cylinder. The construction is free of any joints, screws, rivets and gives solid look.