Combination discus lock assembly and methods of using the same

A combination discus lock device comprising:

• a discus lock body;
• a locking mechanism positioned at least partially within the lock body, the locking mechanism being movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
• a plurality of wheels each individually rotatable with respect to the body, the plurality of wheels being substantially coaxially aligned;
• a plurality of indicia sets corresponding to the plurality of wheels, wherein the wheels are configured to display a combination comprising a pre-selected subset of the indicia, and wherein the locking mechanism is moveable from the locked to the unlocked configuration when the combination is displayed;
• a shackle movable relative to the body between an open position and a closed position;
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• a manipulatable actuator connected to the shackle and being manually moveable relative to the body and the shackle between first and second positions, the actuator moving the shackle from the closed position to the open position when the combination is displayed and when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position.

A combination discus lock, comprising:

• a discus lock body having a front portion, a rear portion opposite the front portion, a recess in the front portion and a plurality of apertures in the recess;
• a locking mechanism positioned at least partially within the body and being movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
• a plurality of wheels each individually rotatable with respect to the body, the plurality of wheels being coaxially aligned, at least a first portion of the wheels being contained within the body, a second portion of the wheels protruding through the apertures in the recess in the body, the wheels being manually engageable by a user for rotation of the wheels;
• a plurality of indicia sets corresponding to the plurality of wheels, wherein the wheels are configured to display a combination, and wherein the locking mechanism is moveable from the locked to the unlocked configuration when the combination is displayed;
• a shackle at least partially disposed in the body and being movable relative to the body between an open position and a closed position;
• a manipulatable lever disposed on the front portion of the body adjacent to the plurality of wheels, the lever being connected to the shackle and being manually moveable relative to the shackle and along the front portion of the body between first and second positions when the combination is displayed, the lever causes the shackle to move from the closed position to the open position when the combination is displayed and when the lever is moved from the first position to the second position;
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• a keyless reset mechanism manually moveable between set and reset positions, when the keyless reset mechanism is in the set position the combination for unlocking the locking mechanism is a first combination, when the reset mechanism is in the reset position the combination to unlock the locking mechanism can be changed from the first combination to a second combination different than the first combination.

A method of operating a combination discus lock device, comprising:

• engaging a combination discus lock device, the combination discus lock device having a discus-lock body, the body containing a locking mechanism, a plurality of wheels configured to display indicia representing an unlocking combination, a shackle moveable relative to the lock body, and an actuator connected to the shackle, wherein the shackle has an open position and a closed position, in the open position a portion of the shackle is disengaged from the body and in the closed position the portion of the shackle is engaged with the body and the locking mechanism prevents the shackle from moving to the open position;
• rotating the plurality of wheels to display the unlocking combination and to position the wheels relative to the locking mechanism to allow the locking mechanism to move from a locked position to an unlocked position;
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• manually moving the actuator relative to the shackle along a front portion of the body adjacent to the wheels from a first position to a second position when the combination is displayed causing the shackle to move from the closed position to the open position.

A method of making a combination discus lock device comprising:

• providing a discus-lock body and a locking mechanism positioned at least partially within the body, the locking mechanism having a locked position and an unlocked position;
• operably connecting a plurality of engagement members to the locking mechanism, the engagement members being configured to display a combination that allows the locking mechanism to move from the locked position to the unlocked position;
• operably coupling an actuator to the locking mechanism, wherein at least a portion of the actuator is exterior of the body and is moveable relative to the body and the shackle between first and second positions;
• operably coupling a shackle to the actuator, wherein movement of the actuator relative to the shackle and along a front portion of the body causes the shackle to move relative to the body;
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• releasably connecting at least a portion of the locking mechanism to the body, the shackle having an open position and a closed position, in the closed position the combination is not displayed and the shackle is securely connected to the body, in the open position the combination is displayed and at least a portion of the shackle is disengaged from the body, and when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position the actuator is manually manipulatable relative to the body and the shackle to move the shackle from the closed position to the open position.