Dead bolt assembly for combination dial lock assembly

A dead bolt assembly for use with a combination dial lock assembly having a lock lever and door comprising:

• a housing having a section thereof through which a channel is formed, said housing forming a chamber, said chamber receiving a casing enclosing said combination dial lock assembly;
• b) a dead bolt carrier and a dead bolt, a portion of said dead bolt housed by said dead bolt carrier, said dead bolt carrier being attached to a part of said combination dial lock assembly, said dead bolt carrier aligned with and engaged to said dead bolt, said dead bolt carrier and dead bolt being aligned with said channel for translation between an extended position and a retracted position;
• c) means for retracting said dead bolt independent of said dead bolt carrier, and
• d) means for transmitting a force applied to an end face of said dead bolt to a portion of said housing for preventing a lockout condition of said lock lever during transmission of said force to said dead bolt carrier and said assembly part.

A dead bolt assembly for use with a combination dial lock assembly and door comprising:

• a) a housing having a channel through a section thereof, said housing forming a chamber, the chamber receiving a casing enclosing said combination dial lock assembly;
• b) a dead bolt carrier and a dead bolt, a portion of said dead bolt housed by said dead bolt carrier, said dead bolt carrier being adapted to attach to a part of said combination dial lock assembly, said dead bolt carrier aligned with and engaging said dead bolt, said dead bolt carrier and dead bolt being aligned with said channel for translation between an extended position and a retracted position;
• c) means for retracting said dead bolt independent of said dead bolt carrier;
• d) means for preventing extension of said dead bolt carrier, said means for preventing extension mounted to said housing wherein the dead bolt assembly and chamber permit interchangeability and ease of replacement and repair of said combination dial lock assembly, and
• e) means for transmitting a force applied to an end face of said dead bolt to a portion of said housing thereby preventing a lockout condition by transmission of said force to said dead bolt carrier and said assembly part.