Patent ID: 8783498

Claim:
A slow cooker with a fastening mechanism, comprising a housing, housing handles on an outer wall of the housing, and a lid, wherein a movable fastening mechanism is provided on an upper side of the lid, the movable fastening mechanism comprises: a first contractible rod and a second contractible rod, where a spring is provided between the two contractible rods, two slopes inclining towards each inner end of the contractible rods being provided on a bottom of the inner end of each contractible rod; an auxiliary connecting rod provided under the two contractible rods and fixed on the lid, where two wedges corresponding to the slopes respectively are provided in a middle of the auxiliary connecting rod, and two recess areas are also respectively provided on two ends of the auxiliary connecting rod, and the outer ends of the two contractible rods cover the corresponding recess areas; and a button provided above the contractible rods, with its bottom contacting with the top of the inner ends of the two contractible rods; wherein when the contractible rods are pressed down by the button to an utmost position, the horizontal distance between the outer ends of the two contractible rods is not greater than the horizontal distance between the two recess areas; a clamping hook is hinged to each handle and corresponds to the movable fastening mechanism, wherein the two recess areas are located in a motion trail of a free end part of a corresponding clamping hook, a hole is provided on the free end part and corresponds to the outer end of each contractible rod.