Abstract: There is disclosed a locking bar assembly adapted for attachment to a variety of articles in order to effect the interlocking of the articles, formed by a tube having opposed ends and being hollow throughout the interior portion thereof, the tube provided with a crimp portion adjacent each of the opposed ends, each of the crimp portions extending a substantial portion along the transverse diameter of the tube, a pair of first and second cables provided within the hollow tube and each cable having an interior end and an exterior end, each of the cables carrying stop means positioned at the interior ends thereof, the stop means coacting with the corresponding crimp to form a stop position such that the interior end of each cable in securely held within the tube, a lock head provided on the exterior end of the first cable and a mating lock pin provided on the exterior end of the second cable, each of the cables being reciprocally moveable into and out of the tube until the interior ends reach the stop positions