Patent ID: 7661334

Claim:
A locking device, comprising: an adjustable holder provided with a recess; a stationary contour with a contact surface; a pin arranged movably in said recess; a compression spring generating an axial spring force applied to said pin, said pin having a pin head, which projects from said recess of said holder and has a contact pair with said contact surface; and a centering device between said pin and said holder, said centering device having at least one elastically deformable ring, which is arranged between said pin and said holder within said recess, said elastically deformable ring being arranged displaceably within said recess, and said elastically deformable ring having a surface with a cross section tapering against the direction of the force of said compression spring, said surface of said elastically deformable ring being in contact with a complementary surface on said pin, wherein said ring is a slotted ring and said compression spring is in contact with said holder on the side facing away from said slotted ring.