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Portable lock mounting assemblies including straps or connectors for securing each assembly to a bicycle or the like. Each mounting assembly having a structure defining a retaining assembly to securely retain a lock and easily release the lock from the mounting assembly.

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1. A transportation device accessory, comprising: a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, said locking apparatus coupled to one end of a spline by a stop, said stop radially extending from said locking apparatus to separate said locking apparatus from said spli

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A transportation device accessory, comprising: a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, said locking apparatus coupled to one end of a spline by a stop, said stop radially extending from said locking apparatus to separate said locking apparatus from said spline by a space, said spline having a notch that extends inwardly from an outer edge of said spline;a mounting assembly mountable to the transportation device and to said locking apparatus, said mounting assembly including:a bracket including a connection member, a mounting member, and a lever, said connection member having a receiving slot and a lever opening, said receiving slot adapted to receive insertion of said spline, said lever opening being in communication with said receiving slot, said mounting member coupled to the connection member, wherein said connection member is rotatable relative to said mounting member around an axis extending through said connection member and said mounting member to change a positional orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member, and said connection member and said mounting member are lockable into said position to prevent rotation of said connection member relative to said mounting member, said lever adapted to be received in said lever opening, said lever having a blocking pad adapted to be received in said notch when said spline is operably positioned in said receiving slot, said lever further including a stand extending transversely to said blocking pad to a cross bar and at least one counterbalance leg extending from said crossbar in a direction paralleling said blocking pad, said counterbalance leg being secured in position between said connection member and said mounting member, and said lever is adapted to pivotally displace said blocking pad from said notch to facilitate removal of said spline from said receiving slot by pivoting said stand relative to said counterbalance leg to displace said blocking pad from said notch; andan attachment assembly engaged to said mounting member, wherein said attachment assembly is removably attachable to the transportation device in a fixed orientation, and changing of said orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member changes an orientation of said locking apparatus relative to the transportation device. 2. The transportation device accessory of claim 1, wherein said connection member includes a first surface and said mounting member includes a second surface facing said first surface, wherein one of said first and second surfaces includes a plurality of posts extending therefrom and the other of said first and second surfaces includes a plurality of bores for receiving said posts to lock said connection member in said rotational orientation. 3. The transportation device accessory of claim 2, wherein said plurality of posts and said plurality of bores are spaced radially about a respective one of said first and second surfaces adjacent a perimeter of a respective one of said connection member and said mounting member. 4. The transportation device accessory of claim 3, wherein one of said connection member and said mounting member includes an outer surface with a plurality of indicators aligned with respective ones of said plurality of bores and posts and the other of said connection member and said mounting member includes an indicator aligned with said locking apparatus. 5. A transportation device accessory, comprising: a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, said locking apparatus having a lock housing coupled to one end of a spline by a stop, said stop radially extending from said lock housing to separate said lock housing from said spline by a space, said spline including a notch that extends inwardly from an outer edge of said spline;a mounting assembly mountable to the transportation device and to said locking apparatus, said mounting assembly including:a bracket including a connection member defining a slot for removably receiving said spline of said locking apparatus, said slot being offset from, an end wall of said connection member, said end wall adapted to abut against a portion of a mounting member of said bracket that is coupled to the connection member, said connection member including a lever opening and a release lever, said lever opening being in communication with said slot, said release lever having a contact pad projecting from said connection member and a blocking pad extending from said contact pad that is normally biased into said notch to removably secure said locking apparatus to said connection member, said release lever further including a stand extending transversely from said blocking pad to across bar and at least one counterbalance leg extending from said crossbar in a direction paralleling said blocking pa, said counterbalance leg being secured in position between said connection member and said mounting member, said release lever adapted to pivotally displace said blocking pad from said notch to facilitate removal of said spline from said slot by pivoting said stand relative to said counterbalance leg to displace said blocking pad from said notch; andan attachment assembly engaged to said mounting member, wherein said attachment assembly is removably attachable to the transportation device. 6. The transportation device accessory of claim 5, wherein: said connection member is fixed to said locking apparatus;said attachment assembly is removably attachable to the transportation device in a fixed orientation; andsaid connection member is rotatable relative to said mounting member around an axis extending through said connection member and said mounting member to change a rotational orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member, and said connection member and said mounting member are lockable into said rotational orientation to prevent rotation of said connection member relative to said mounting member, and changing of said rotational orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member changes an orientation of said locking apparatus relative to the transportation device. 7. The transportation device accessory of claim 5, wherein said contact pad extends from an inner end to an outer end that projects from said connection member for actuation of said release lever and said blocking pad projects from said inner end and is removably positioned in said notch, wherein said contact pad is actuatable to pivot said release lever relative to said at least one counter-balance leg about said stand and displace said blocking pad from said notch to release said locking apparatus from said bracket, and upon release of said contact pad said at least one counter-balance leg biases said lever to return said blocking pad into said notch. 8. The transportation device accessory of claim 5, wherein said stop is adapted to contact an outer surface of said connection member when said spline is seated in said slot to limit a depth to which said spline is received in said slot. 9. The transportation device accessory of claim 8, wherein said lock housing includes a collar and wherein said stop extends from said collar. 10. A transportation device accessory, comprising: a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, said locking apparatus coupled to one end of a spline by a stop, said stop extending radially from said locking apparatus to separate said locking apparatus from said spline;a mounting assembly mountable to the transportation device and to said locking apparatus, said mounting assembly including: a bracket extending along an axis between a first end removably engaged to said locking apparatus and a second end engaged to an attachment assembly, said bracket including a connection member having a receiving slot and a lever, said receiving slot adapted to receive insertion of said spline generally in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said receiving slot, said lever having a blocking pad that is normally biased into a notch of said spline to removably secure said locking apparatus to said connection member, said blocking pad adapted to be pivotally displaced about an axis that is offset from, and generally parallel to, said longitudinal axis of said receiving slot, said lever further including a stand extending transversely from said blocking pad to a cross bar and at least one counterbalance leg extending from said crossbar in a direction paralleling said blocking pad, said counterbalance leg being secured in position in said connection member, said lever adapted to pivotally displace said blocking pad from said notch to facilitate removal of said spline from said slot by pivoting said stand relative to said counterbalance leg to displace said blocking pad from said notch, wherein said attachment assembly is removably attachable to the transportation device, wherein said attachment assembly includes: an attachment block removably engaged to said bracket;a strap positionable around the transportation device that is removably engaged to said attachment block; anda fastener that is engaged to said attachment block and operable to displace said attachment block to tighten said strap around the transportation device. 11. The transportation device accessory of claim 10, wherein said attachment block includes an opening and said fastener engages said attachment block in said opening, wherein operation of said fastener displaces said attachment block along said axis into a cavity at said second end of said bracket. 12. The transportation device accessory of claim 11, wherein said bracket includes said connection member at said first end and a mounting member at said second end, said connection member and said mounting member being rotatable relative to one another around said axis to change an orientation of said locking apparatus relative to the transportation device, and said fastener extends through openings of said connection member and said mounting member to engage said opening of said attachment block. 13. The transportation device accessory of claim 10, wherein said second end of said bracket includes at least one concavely curved end wall portion and a cushioning member at said end wall portion positionable against the transportation device when said strap is tightened against the transportation device. 14. The transportation device accessory of claim 10, wherein said attachment block defines first and second slots and said strap includes opposite first and second ends positioned though respective ones of said first and second slots to secure said strap to said bracket. 15. The transportation device accessory of claim 10, wherein said attachment block is moved transversely to said axis with operation of said fastener. 16. The transportation device accessory of claim 15, wherein said fastener extends through a first end of said strap and through said bracket into an opening of said attachment block, and operation of said fastener displaces said attachment block along said fastener. 17. The transportation device accessory of claim 16, wherein said strap includes a second end opposite said first end, said strap defining a plurality of serrations along said second end, and said attachment block defines a plurality of serrations in engagement with said serrations of said strap so that displacement of said attachment block displaces said second end of said strap to tighten said strap against the transportation device. 18. The transportation device accessory of claim 17, wherein said attachment block includes opposed first and second legs separated by a space through which said fastener extends, said first and second legs being connected together with a hinge allowing said first leg to move relative to said second leg to permit passage of said second end of said strap through an opening in a side wall of said bracket. 19. The transportation device accessory of claim 17, wherein said plurality of said serrations of said strap and said attachment block are obliquely oriented to said axis. 20. The transportation device accessory of claim 17, wherein said plurality of said serrations of said strap and said attachment block are parallel to said axis.