US Patent 7293439 Combination padlock

A combination padlock has a housing, a dial core, a connector, a key core and a shackle. The housing has a cavity. The dial core is mounted in the cavity and has multiple dials and a shaft extending through the dials and having a bottom end. The connector is mounted in the cavity and has a cylinder and a lateral arm. The cylinder has a through hole, an open slot and a slid pin extending through the open slot. The lateral arm abuts the bottom end of the shaft. The key core is mounted rotatably in the through hole and has a rail slot holding the slide pin. The combination padlock can be unlocked by either operating the dial core or inserting a corresponding key into the key core so using the combination padlock is convenient.