Disc alignment mechanism

A lock apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of locking discs rotatable about a rotational axis between locked and unlocked states, each of said plurality of locking discs including a circumferential outer surface and a locking engagement surface;
• at least one driver disc rotatable about said rotational axis and defining a driving engagement surface;
• a lever pivotal about a pivot axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lever having an interference surface and a bearing surface, said interference surface abuts said locking engagement surface of said locking discs when said lever is in said locked position wherein rotation of said locking discs about said rotational axis is inhibited;
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• a biasing mechanism that exerts a biasing force onto said lever to urge said lever into engagement with said locking discs wherein said bearing surface of said lever bears against said circumferential outer surface of said locking discs to resist rotation of said locking discs about said rotational axis when said lever is in said unlocked position;
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• wherein said driving engagement surface of said at least one driver disc engages a portion of said lever upon rotation of said driver disc about said rotational axis to displace said lever from said locked position to said unlocked position.