Backset adjustable deadbolt

A method of adjusting a deadbolt for mounting with a lock cylinder comprising:

• providing a deadbolt assembly comprising:
• a) a deadbolt;
• b) a lock cylinder connector mounted to a lock cylinder, said lock cylinder connector including a hub connectable to said lock cylinder;
• C) an actuator connected to and movable by the movement of said lock cylinder, said actuator having a proximate end and a remote end;
• e) a link bar that connects said actuator to said deadbolt at a plurality of attachment points formed on said link bar, said link bar attachment points formed by a plurality of spaced slots in said link bar sized to receive the actuator remote end;
• f) mounting said deadbolt assembly in a housing;
• said deadbolt slidingly disposed in said housing;
• g) a face plate attached to said housing defining a distance, called a backset, between an outer surface of said face plate and a center of said hub;
• h) a releasable connector extending through said housing having an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• said releasable connector in said engaged position directly contacting said actuator to lock said actuator remote end in one of said plurality of attachment points in said link bar;
• and said releasable connector in said disengaged position releasing said actuator remote end from said link bar to allow said link bar to be moved from one of said plurality of attachment points to a different one of said plurality of attachment points for engagement with said actuator remote end, thereby adjusting said backset;
• i) disengaging said releasable connector from contacting said actuator;
• j) moving said link bar, said actuator remote end or both so that said actuator remote end engages a different attachment point to adjust the backset.

A backset adjustable deadbolt for mounting with a lock cylinder comprising:

• a) a deadbolt;
• b) a lock cylinder connector for mounting with a lock cylinder;
• c) said lock cylinder connector including a hub connectable to said lock cylinder;
• d) an actuator directly connected to said hub and movable by the movement of said hub, said actuator having a proximate end adjacent to said hub and a remote end;
• e) a link bar connecting said actuator to said deadbolt at a plurality of attachment points formed on said link bar;
• said link bar attachment points formed by a plurality of spaced slots in said link bar sized to receive the actuator remote end;
• f) a housing receiving said deadbolt, said lock cylinder connector, said hub, said actuator and said link bar;
• said deadbolt slidingly disposed in said housing;
• g) a face plate attached to said housing defining a distance, called a backset, between an outer surface of said face plate and a center of said hub;
• h) a releasable connector extending through said housing having an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• said releasable connector in said engaged position directly contacting said actuator to lock said actuator remote end in one of said plurality of attachment points in said link bar;
• and said releasable connector in said disengaged position releasing said actuator remote end from said link bar to allow said link bar to be moved relative to said actuator from one of said plurality of attachment points to a different one of said plurality of attachment points for engagement with said actuator remote end, thereby adjusting said backset.