A device for triggering a gas spring, comprising - an actuating device, - an actuating element (4.1, 4.2), which is operatively connected to the actuating device and acts on an end-side trigger of the gas spring, - wherein the actuating element (4.1, 4.2) acts directly or indirectly on the trigger and is formed in particular as a lever arrangement, which reduces or increases the transmitted force and/or displacement, comprises an actuating lever and is in operative connection with the actuating device, and at least with one trigger lever, which interacts directly or indirectly with the actuating lever and acts on the trigger, and - a housing, wherein - the housing has a gas spring connection recess, via which the upper end region of the gas spring is connectable to the trigger, which is guided through said recess into the interior of the housing, - the gas spring connection recess is designed as a continuous recess and - there are means for the clamping fixing of the upper end region of the gas spring, which upper end region is insertable into the recess, whereby - the housing has an open slot which runs from the gas spring connection recess to the front outer side of the housing and runs at least in regions over the length of the gas spring connection recess, - a left and right projecting side wall region (68.1, 68.2) are formed by the slot, - the clamping and fixing means are present in the region of the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) and brace the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) together, as a result of which a clamping force is exerted on the end region of the gas spring that is inserted into the gas spring connection recess, whereby - the clamping means are designed as releasable means, - in the region of the slot the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) has a respective transverse recess (62.1, 62.2) aligned with each other, - the clamping fixing means are guided through the recess (62.1, 62.2), and characterized in that the gas spring connection recess is designed as a continues recess with an internal thread, in which an external thread of the upper end region of the gas spring can be screwed. - an actuating device, - an actuating element (4.1, 4.2), which is operatively connected to the actuating device and acts on an end-side trigger of the gas spring, - wherein the actuating element (4.1, 4.2) acts directly or indirectly on the trigger and is formed in particular as a lever arrangement, which reduces or increases the transmitted force and/or displacement, comprises an actuating lever and is in operative connection with the actuating device, and at least with one trigger lever, which interacts directly or indirectly with the actuating lever and acts on the trigger, and - a housing, wherein - the housing has a gas spring connection recess, via which the upper end region of the gas spring is connectable to the trigger, which is guided through said recess into the interior of the housing, - the gas spring connection recess is designed as a continuous recess and - there are means for the clamping fixing of the upper end region of the gas spring, which upper end region is insertable into the recess, whereby - the housing has an open slot which runs from the gas spring connection recess to the front outer side of the housing and runs at least in regions over the length of the gas spring connection recess, - a left and right projecting side wall region (68.1, 68.2) are formed by the slot, - the clamping and fixing means are present in the region of the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) and brace the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) together, as a result of which a clamping force is exerted on the end region of the gas spring that is inserted into the gas spring connection recess, whereby - the clamping means are designed as releasable means, - in the region of the slot the left and right side wall region (68.1, 68.2) has a respective transverse recess (62.1, 62.2) aligned with each other, - the clamping fixing means are guided through the recess (62.1, 62.2), and characterized in that the gas spring connection recess is designed as a continues recess with an internal thread, in which an external thread of the upper end region of the gas spring can be screwed.