Patent ID: 6371326
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A61B,A61L,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A sterile container for medical purposes having a tub-shaped lower portion and a lid positionable thereon in sealing manner, which lid may be clamped against the lower portion by a closure, wherein the closure comprises a flap swivellable between an open position and a closed position, said flap having a locking projection, and a locking lug with a recess for accommodating the locking projection when the flap is in the closed position, wherein the locking projection takes the form of a locking member separate from the flap, which locking member is mounted in the flap so as to be resiliently displaceable in a guide in a direction in which it is moved out of the recess in the locking lug.