Lock for sterilization container

A lock for locking a sterilization container comprising a container cover, a bottom part, wherein the container cover can be removed and can be placed airtightly on the bottom part and a sealing means, said container cover being connected to said bottom part by means of said sealing means arranged peripherally between said container cover and said bottom part to form a closed sterilization space, the lock comprising:

• a tensioning lever which can be brought, pivotably about a pivot axis, from a closed tensioned position located above dead center into an opened pivoted position;
• a closing flap rotatable about an axis of rotation, said closing flap being in pulling connection with the tensioning lever in a positive-locking manner in a closing flap closed position, wherein:
• said tensioning lever is brought by the closing flap into said opened pivoted position via a positive-locking connection with said closing flap during a rotary motion of said closing flap from said closing flap closed position into a closing flap opened rotated position, and said closing flap disengages with the tensioning lever after a further rotary motion into a closing flap fully opened position;
• said tensioning lever is fixed in said opened pivoted position, and said closing flap engages with said tensioning lever in a positive-locking manner during closing and said tensioning lever is adjusted by said closing flap into said closed tensioned position;
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• said tensioning lever comprises a block and two mounting legs located at spaced locations from one another and provided with a mounting hole each, said tensioning lever being mounted pivotably on a mounting block fastened to the sterilization container.