Pot cover with locking means

A pressure cooker, comprising:

• a cooking pot;
• and
• a cover comprising:
• at least one handle (1, 3),
• at least one valve (30) for pressure release,
• a first annular sealing element (26) being arranged at the bottom side of the cover (2),
• at least one locking means (10a, 10b) to adapt to the size of the cooking pot (5),
• whereby the at least one locking means (10a, 10b) comprises a contour portion (12), an actuating means (24) and an adjustment means (14), with a second sealing element (16),
• whereby the actuating means (24) and the adjustment means (14) that are operatively connected to each other,
• whereby the second sealing element (16) is slidably movable in and against the center of the cover (2),
• whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover (2) and an upper part of the outer surface of the cooking pot (5) is producible by the second sealing element (16) of the at least one locking means (10a, 10b),
• whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover (2) and the upper edge of the cooking pot (5) is producible by the first annular sealing element (26), and
• whereby the contour portion (12) is rotatably mounted on the actuating means (24) via a shaft and whereby the attachment (25) of the shaft is peripherally arranged on the contour portion (12).

A cover (2) for a cooking pot (5), whereby the combination of cover (2) and pot (5) is used as a pressure cooker with a slight overpressure, whereby the cover (2) comprises at least one handle (1, 3) and at least one valve (30) for pressure release, with a first annular sealing element (26) being arranged at the bottom side of the cover (2), characterized in that the cover (2) comprises:

• at least one locking means (10a, 10b) to adapt to the size of the pot (5), whereby the at least one locking means (10a, 10b) comprises a contour portion (12), an actuating means (24) and an adjustment means (14), with a second sealing element (16), whereby the actuating means (24) and the adjustment means (14) are operatively connected to each other, whereby the second sealing element (16) is slidably movable in and against the center of the cover (2) and whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover (2) and an upper part of the outer surface of the pot (5) is producible by the second sealing element (16) of the at least one locking means (10a, 10b) and whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover (2) and the upper edge of the pot (5) is producible by the first annular sealing element (26),
• whereby the contour portion (12) is rotatably mounted on the actuating means (24) via a shaft and whereby the attachment (25) of the shaft is peripherally arranged on the contour portion (12), and
• whereby the contour portion (12) is in contact with the adjustment means (14) in an initial position.