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Device for controlling the closing and opening of locking jaws for a pressure vessel

US5613424A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 1995
Grant dateMar 25, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J27/0813
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for controlling opening and closing of jaws mounted on a cover of a cooking vessel, the vessel having a central axis and the jaws being movable by drive arms over a radial path relative to the central axis between a locking position in which the cover is locked to a container of the vessel and an unlocking position in which the cover can be removed from the container, the device including a control element mounted on the cover for movement relative to the cover in a radial direction relative to the central axis, the element, during its movement relative to the cover, engaging the drive arms in a manner to control displacement of the drive arms over the radial path.

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