Patent ID: 6861602

Claim:
A push button assembly comprising: a housing comprising a retainer portion; a push button moveably received in said housing, wherein said push button is axially moveable between at least an extended, at-rest position and a depressed position along a longitudinal axis; a sealing member disposed on said push button and moveable with said push button between said at-rest and depressed positions along said longitudinal axis; a cover member releasably coupled to said housing, wherein said sealing member engages said cover member when said push button and said sealing member are in said at-rest position, and wherein said sealing member is spaced apart from said cover member when said push button and said sealing member are in said depressed position; and a panel member having an opening and defining an inside and outside, wherein at least a portion of said housing extends through said opening and is disposed on said inside of said panel member, and wherein said retainer portion of said housing and said cover member are disposed on said outside of said panel member.