Patent ID: 7281443

Claim:
A manual actuating device for the actuation of an appliance subjected to a force in a direction opposite to the actuation direction, wherein the appliance has a spindle connected to a displacing element that is moveable in the actuation direction by a regulating device, wherein said manual actuating device comprises: a screw drive having a screw drive nut drive-connected to the regulating device; a rotating collar rotationally rigidly connected to the screw drive nut and to a rotating cap, wherein the rotating cap is connected to the regulating device in a moveable manner; and a locking device attached to the rotating cap and adapted to hold a corresponding rotational position of the rotating cap relative to a housing connected to the appliance, wherein said locking device comprises: a plurality of insertion holes formed along the outside circumference of the rotating cap; and an insertion pin supported on the housing and adapted to be displaced in the direction of the insertion holes.