Cover locking device
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorThierry Gourand
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Abstract
A lid includes resilient restoring element for returning the lid to an open position, and a locking mechanism actuated by a button. The locking mechanism including a locking member able to be placed at two well defined and stable positions, namely a locked position, where the locking member cooperates with the retainer element provided on the container for locking the lid in a closed position on the container, and an unlocked position where the lid is freely driven into its open position by the restoring element.
Claims7
A lid for closing a container, said lid being pivotable from a closed position for closing the container to an open position, said lid being hinged to the container and comprising:
- a first resilient member exerting a force on said lid for maintaining the lid in said open position;
- a locking mechanism for maintaining the lid in said closed position;
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- a button for actuating said locking mechanism,
- said locking mechanism comprising a locking element that is movable from a stable locked position to a stable unlocked position,
- when said locking element is in said locked position, said locking member engaging a retaining element of the container so that the lid is locked in said closed position, and
- when said locking element is in said unlocked position, said lid is freely pivotable about the hinge from said closed position to said open position in response to said force,
- wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a tilting member having first and second engagement surfaces, said tilting member is actuated by said button-and slidable within a sleeve,
- said sleeve comprising a first blocking element for engaging said first engagement surface when the locking member is in the locked position, and a second blocking element for engaging said second engagement surface when the locking member is in the unlocked position.
A lid for closing a container, which is hinged thereto, said lid being movable from a closed position to an open position with respect to the container, said lid comprising:
- a first resilient means for restoring the lid in said open position;
- a locking mechanism for maintaining the lid in said closed position on said container;
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- a button for actuating said locking mechanism,
- said locking mechanism having first and second stable positions and comprising a locking member able to be placed at well defined and stable locked and unlocked positions corresponding to said first and second stable positions,
- said locking member cooperating in said locked position with a first retaining means provided on the container for maintaining said lid in said closed position, and said first retaining means being released from said locking member in said unlocked position for enabling said lid to be freely driven to said open position by said first resilient means,
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises a tilting member which is movably mounted in translation within a sleeve, and is actuated by said button, for acting upon said locking member, and
- wherein said sleeve comprises first means for blocking said tilting member in a first position when the locking member is in said locked position, and second blocking means for blocking said tilting member in a second position when the locking member is in said unlocked position.
A lid for closing a container, which is hinged thereto, said lid being movable from a closed position to an open position with respect to the container, said lid comprising:
- a first resilient means for restoring the lid in said open position;
- a locking mechanism for maintaining the lid in said closed position on said container;
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- a button for actuating said locking mechanism,
- said locking mechanism having first and second stable positions and comprising a locking member able to be placed at well defined and stable locked and unlocked positions corresponding to said first and second stable positions,
- said locking member cooperating in said locked position with a first retaining means provided on the container for maintaining said lid in said closed position, and said first retaining means being released from said locking member in said unlocked position for enabling said lid to be freely driven to said open position by said first resilient means,
- wherein the button extends over a major portion of an upper surface of the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.