Patent ID: 7382250

Claim:
A lock comprising: a locking member that is selectively secured within a lock housing; one or more locking levers that are selectively moved between two positions: a locked position, wherein said locking member is secured within said lock housing; and an unlocked position, wherein said locking member is released and can be removed from said lock housing; an electronically operated locking mechanism that controls an electromechanical actuator that is coupled to the one or more locking levers, the actuator being configured to move the one or more locking levers between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a mechanically operated locking mechanism that is coupled to the one or more locking levers and configured to move the one or more locking levers between the locked position and the unlocked position without requiring energization of the electromechanical actuator; wherein said electronically operated locking mechanism and said mechanically operated locking mechanism operate independent of one another, and are capable, each without action by the other, to move said one or more locking levers to said unlocked position, such that movement of the one or more locking levers by the mechanically operated locking mechanism occurs independently of the electromechanical actuator.