Pressure cooker lid fastening means

A pressure cooker including a receptacle open at the top, a lift-off lid to close said receptacle, said lid including a depending peripheral lip for engaging over the top of said receptacle, a pair of brackets removably fixed to said receptacle at diametrically opposite locations thereon, said brackets having extensions which project inward over the top of said receptacle sufficient distances to allow lateral removal of the lid but preventing the vertical removal thereof, a sleeve projecting up from the top of said lid at the center thereof and locking means reacting between said lid and said brackets to press the lid down against the receptacle top, said locking means including a bar for spanning the distance between said brackets, an axle threaded into said bar at the center thereof, said axle being dimensioned for slidable engagement in said sleeve so that the bar is separable from the lid when the lid is removed from the receptacle.