Patent ID: 6877633

Claim:
A steam pressure cooker, comprising: a pot defining a vertical axis and having a horizontal pouring rim, which is angled outwards, said pot provided with a V-shaped circumferential depression, which points inwardly to define a conical surface in an upper rim area; a lid constructed for centered placement upon the pot for closing the pot and including a circumferential groove; a rubberized elastic sealing element positioned between the pot and the lid and held in the circumferential groove, said sealing element having a sealing body of substantially U-shaped configuration to define two sealing lips in coaxial parallel relationship to the vertical axis of the pot, wherein one of the sealing lips bears against an inner wall of the pot and interacts with the conical surface of the pot, when the lid is placed upon the pot; and a locking mechanism embracing and thereby clamping the lid and the pouring rim, when the steam pressure cooker is closed, and clearing the pouring rim, when the steam pressure cooker is opened.