Patent ID: 7533443

Claim:
A device for blocking open a door ( 10 ) of a housing, having a housing body ( 12 ) on which the door ( 10 ) is hinged, wherein a clamping element ( 14 ) is insertable into an area ( 16 ) between the housing body ( 12 ) and the door ( 10 ), the device comprising: the clamping element ( 14 ) arranged on an inside of the door ( 10 ) rotatable about an axis of rotation ( 18 ) which extends perpendicularly with respect to the door ( 10 ) and is eccentrically seated on the clamping element ( 14 ), the clamping element ( 14 ) is rotatable into a blocking position in which the clamping element ( 14 ) projects beyond the door ( 10 ) when opened and is contactable with the housing body (l 2 ); and a holding device connected with the clamping element ( 14 ), the holding device maintains the clamping element ( 14 ) in each of a blocking position and a neutral position, the holding device having a guide strip ( 20 , 56 ) arranged on the door ( 10 ) which engages a recess ( 22 ) of the clamping element ( 14 ) when the clamping element ( 14 ) is in the blocking position to secure the holding device in the blocking position.