Sterilizing container for surgical instruments

Claim 1

A sterilizing container comprising: a tub shaped bottom part having an upper edge at its open top, a rigid lid adapted to fit on said upper edge and to close said bottom part, an elastically compressible seal disposed between said bottom part upper edge and said lid, a pair of closure bars mounted on the lid, each of said closure bars extending from a pivotally mounted end to a free end, means mounted on said lid for pivoting of each of said closure bars between a closed position and an open position, means mounted on said bottom part for coacting with each of said closure bars when in the closed position to fix the lid to the bottom part, each coacting means including (i) an elastic detent member having an inclined guide along which each corresponding closure bar slides when pivoted into the closed position to clamp the lid against the bottom part and (ii) a lid stop which delimits the approach of the lid to the bottom part, and a closure bar stop disposed between each pivoting means and each corresponding closure bar to define an end position for each closure bar when the closure bar is in the open position, each closure bar, when in the end position, resting against each corresponding stop and extending perpendicularly from the lid, being positioned and arranged for use as a carrying handle for the lid.