Patent ID: 8225629

Claim:
A lock assembly comprising: a lock body; a locking member moveable relative to the lock body; a locking mechanism within the lock body and configured to selectively engage the locking member to prevent movement of the locking member relative to the lock body; an actuating mechanism associated with the locking mechanism, the actuating mechanism moveable between an unlocked position wherein the locking mechanism is disengageable from the locking member and a locked position wherein the locking mechanism is maintained in engagement with the locking member; an unlock pushbutton that is moveably mounted to the lock body to selectively move the actuating mechanism between the locked and unlocked positions; an electronic actuator that is moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein, upon depressing the unlock pushbutton while the electronic actuator is in the retracted position, the unlock pushbutton is configured to move the actuating mechanism between the locked and unlocked positions, and upon depressing the unlock pushbutton while the electronic actuator is in the deployed position, the unlock pushbutton is not configured to move the actuating mechanism between the locked and unlocked positions; and a key actuated cylinder associated with the actuating mechanism configured to selectively move the actuating mechanism between the locked and unlocked positions independent of the electronic actuator.