Patent ID: 8518338

Claim:
A sterilization container comprising: a lower part; a removable container cover, said lower part and said container cover, in a closed state, forming a closed airtight sterilization space, a wall area of the sterilization container having ventilating openings, through which an exchange of air takes place between said sterilization space and the environment in said closed state; a cover plate, said wall area being part of a sterilization barrier, which brings about sterilization of air entering said sterilization space through said ventilation openings, in the area of said ventilating openings together with said cover plate, said cover plate comprising a round disk with a peripheral ring wall; and a spring-loaded snap-in or locking connection wherein said cover plate detachably meshes with said wall area through said spring-loaded snap-in or locking connection, wherein said cover plate peripheral ring wall has an outer peripheral locking groove which detachably meshes with a plurality of locking elements arranged in the peripheral area of said cover plate and said locking elements are arranged stationarily as a separate assembly unit each in mounting holes of ring segments projecting axially over said wall area, each of said locking elements comprising a substantially cylindrical housing block, which is provided with a transversely extending radial hole, in which a locking ball is arranged, which partially projects radially from said housing block and meshes with said locking groove in the mounted state, wherein said mounting holes extend at right angles to said cover plate, each of said ring segments comprising a radial mounting opening, one of said mounting holes of one of said ring segments being in communication with said radial mounting opening.