Deadbolt assembly

A deadbolt assembly, comprising:

• a housing defining a longitudinal channel and a longitudinal slot, wherein the longitudinal channel extends along a longitudinal axis defining a proximal direction and an opposite distal direction, wherein the longitudinal channel has a depth along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis defining a forward direction and an opposite rearward direction, and wherein the longitudinal slot includes a plurality of notches extending in the rearward direction;
• a traveler movably mounted in the longitudinal channel, the traveler including a projection extending into the longitudinal slot, wherein the projection is operable to be received in each of the notches, the traveler having a rearward position in which the projection is received in one of the notches, the traveler having a forward position in which the projection is not received in any of the notches;
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• a bolt movably mounted in the longitudinal channel for movement along the longitudinal axis, the bolt having a body portion, a distal end, and a ramp arm extending from the body portion, wherein the ramp arm is engaged with the traveler such that a proximal pushing force on the distal end causes the ramp arm to drive the traveler from the forward position to the rearward position and away from the bolt body portion, thereby causing the projection to enter one of the notches, thereby blocking the proximal pushing force from driving the bolt in the proximal direction;
• wherein the traveler is configured to move from the rearward position to the forward position in response to a proximal pulling force exerted on the traveler, the proximal pulling force driving the traveler and the bolt in the proximal direction, thereby retracting the bolt.

A deadbolt assembly having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a transverse axis, wherein the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis, and the transverse axis are mutually orthogonal, the deadbolt assembly comprising:

• a housing including a sidewall, the sidewall including a slot extending in a longitudinal direction, the slot comprising a deadlocking surface including a plurality of longitudinally spaced lateral notches, each of the plurality of notches including a contact surface angularly offset from the longitudinal axis;
• a traveler movably mounted in the housing, the traveler comprising a deadlocking protrusion extending into the slot, wherein the deadlocking protrusion is sized and shaped to be received in each of the notches;
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• a bolt slidably mounted in the housing, the bolt including a longitudinal bolt body and an oblique ramp arm extending into the traveler, the bolt having a retracted position and an extended position;
• wherein the ramp arm is configured to urge the traveler laterally away from the bolt in response to an externally-applied pushing force urging the bolt from the extended position toward the retracted position.