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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Roland Lippoldt, Engelsdorf, DE;
Rüdiger Uhlendorf, Dransfeld, DE;
Hans-dieter Baudisch, Leizpig, DE;
Roland Lippoldt, Engelsdorf, DE;
Rüdiger Uhlendorf, Dransfeld, DE;
Hans-Dieter Baudisch, Leizpig, DE;
Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A device for locking a closure () with a housing includes at least one swiveling lever (), a drive () for pivoting the at least one swiveling lever) about an axis of rotation and having teeth () which interact with teeth () provided on the marginal area of the swiveling lever extending around the axis of rotation, at least one catch hook () supported on the swiveling lever () and having a cam segment () concentric to the pivot axis () of the at least one catch hook and into which a guide element () provided on the swiveling lever () engages, and a spring () for biasing the at least one catch hook in a closing direction.