Patent ID: 8469694

Claim:
A clamping device for a mould having a first half part and a second half part, wherein the clamping device includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first and second half parts of the mould respectively, and the first portion is provided with a first engaging part, and the second portion has a second engaging part which is movable, by means of an actuating means, between a first operating position where the second engaging part is engaged with the first engaging part, and a second rest position where the second engaging part is disengaged with the first engaging part, wherein the first engaging part is a hook part, and the second engaging part is a head of a clamping link, and wherein the second portion has a housing with at least one side opened to which a cover is removably attached, the cover only covering a part of the opened side so as to leave an opening allowing protruding of the head of the clamping link out of the housing, and being shaped and sized not to interfere with the clamping link when the clamping link is moved from the first operating position to the second rest position or vice versa.