Padlock assembly

A method of removing a shackle from a lock body of a padlock, the method comprising:

• moving a shackle within a first shackle bore of the lock body to an open position;
• with the shackle in the open position, moving a lock subassembly disposed in a cavity in the lock body from a first position to a second position to generate a space in the cavity in alignment with a shackle retaining pin having a first end portion at least partially disposed in the first shackle bore and within a recess in a first shackle leg disposed within the first shackle bore, and a second end portion extending into a cross-bore in the lock body, the cross-bore intersecting the first shackle bore and the cavity;
• with the lock subassembly in the second position, moving the second end portion of the shackle retaining pin into the cavity space until the first end portion of the shackle retaining pin abuts a shoulder surface in the cross-bore, thereby disengaging the shackle retaining pin from the recess in the first shackle leg;
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• with the shackle retaining pin disengaged from the recess in the first shackle leg, withdrawing the first shackle leg from the first shackle bore to remove the shackle from the lock body.

A method of assembling a padlock, the method comprising:

• providing a lock body defining first and second shackle bores, an internal cavity, and a cross-bore intersecting the first shackle bore and the cavity;
• providing a shackle retaining pin in a shackle releasing position having a first end portion at least partially disposed in the cross-bore intersecting the first shackle bore and the cavity and a second end portion extending into the cavity, with the first end portion abutting a shoulder surface in the cross-bore;
• with the shackle retaining pin in the shackle releasing position, inserting a long leg of a shackle into the first shackle bore to align a first end of a recess in the long shackle leg with the cross-bore;
• with the long leg of the shackle inserted in the first shackle bore, moving the shackle retaining pin into a shackle retaining position such that the second end portion is withdrawn from the cavity into the cross-bore and the first end portion is received within the long shackle leg recess;
• with the retaining pin in the shackle retaining position, inserting a lock subassembly into the cavity;
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• with the lock subassembly inserted into the cavity, securing the lock subassembly to the lock body.