Patent ID: 8800803

Claim:
A cover ( 2 ) for a cooking pot ( 5 ), whereby the combination of cover ( 2 ) and pot ( 5 ) is used as a pressure cooker with a slight overpressure, whereby the cover ( 2 ) comprises at least one handle ( 1 , 3 ) and at least one valve ( 30 ) for pressure release, with a first annular sealing element ( 26 ) being arranged at the bottom side of the cover ( 2 ), characterized in that the cover ( 2 ) comprises: at least one locking means ( 10 a , 10 b ) to adapt to the size of the pot ( 5 ), whereby the at least one locking means ( 10 a , 10 b ) comprises a contour portion ( 12 ), an actuating means ( 24 ) and an adjustment means ( 14 ), with a second sealing element ( 16 ), whereby the actuating means ( 24 ) and the adjustment means ( 14 ) are operatively connected to each other, whereby the second sealing element ( 16 ) is slidably movable in and against the center of the cover ( 2 ) and whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover ( 2 ) and an upper part of the outer surface of the pot ( 5 ) is producible by the second sealing element ( 16 ) of the at least one locking means ( 10 a , 10 b ) and whereby a form-locking and force-locking connection between the cover ( 2 ) and the upper edge of the pot ( 5 ) is producible by the first annular sealing element ( 26 ), and whereby the contour portion ( 12 ) is rotatably mounted on the actuating means ( 24 ) via a shaft and whereby the attachment ( 25 ) of the shaft is peripherally arranged on the contour portion ( 12 ).