Container closure

A medical sterile container comprising:

• a container trough having a sidewall;
• a container lid;
• and
• a closing/locking mechanism,
• the container lid being arranged on an upper edge of the container trough and lockable with the container trough by the closing/locking mechanism,
• the closing/locking mechanism comprising:
• an actuation lever which is pivotably mounted above the container lid,
• a tension bow directly or indirectly coupled to the actuation lever and displaceable relative to the container lid,
• a spring;
• and
• an engagement element forming an undercut on the container trough, wherein
• the actuation lever is configured to be pivoted into an actuation position and the tension bow is configured to slide into a sliding position, in which the tension bow moves upwardly toward the upper edge of the container trough and inwardly toward the sidewall of the container trough to engage behind the engagement element and the spring applies a force to the tension bow, thereby pressing the container lid against the container trough,
• wherein the actuation lever is pivotable relative to the container lid between a locked position, in which the container lid is locked to the container trough in a fluid-tight manner, and an unlocked position, and
• wherein, when the actuation lever is pivoted from the unlocked position to the locked position:
• the tension bow engages behind the engagement element, the tension bow moves over the spring and compresses the spring against the container lid, and the spring applies a force to the tension bow, thereby pressing the container trough against the container lid in said fluid-tight manner.

A medical sterile container comprising:

• a container trough having a sidewall;
• a container lid;
• and
• a closing/locking mechanism,
• the container lid being arranged on an upper edge of the container trough and lockable with the container trough by the closing/locking mechanism,
• the closing/locking mechanism comprising:
• an actuation lever which is pivotably mounted above the container lid,
• a tension bow directly or indirectly coupled to the actuation lever and displaceable relative to the container lid,
• a spring;
• and
• an engagement element forming an undercut on the container trough, wherein:
• the actuation lever is configured to be pivoted into an actuation position and the tension bow is configured to slide into a sliding position, in which the tension bow moves upwardly toward the upper edge of the container trough and inwardly toward the sidewall of the container trough to engage behind the engagement element and the spring applies a force to the tension bow, thereby pressing the container lid against the container trough,
• the actuation lever is pivotable relative to the container lid between a locked position, in which the container lid is locked to the container trough in a fluid-tight manner, and an unlocked position,
• the tension bow comprises a first section defining a clamping element and a second section defining a locking slider that moves in unison with the clamping element, and
• translation of the locking slider is limited by a guide rail on the container lid.