Household Device Comprising Locking and Counter-Locking Means

Abstract

A household device comprising a first housing part which comprises at least one locking means and a second housing part which comprises at least one counter-locking means. The locking and counter-locking means are used to join the housing parts and are provided with safety means which secure the at least one locking element from detaching from the at least one counter-locking element. The aim of the invention is to simplify mounting of the housing parts, comprising said type of locking device, for the producer. The safety means comprise at least one connecting means forming a force fit.

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       11 . A household device comprising a first housing part which comprises at least one locking means and a second housing part which comprises at least one counter-locking means, which locking means and counter-locking means are used to join the housing parts and are provided with safety means which secure the at least one locking means from detaching from the at least one counter-locking means, wherein the safety means comprise at least one connecting means forming a force fit.  
   
   
       12 . The household device according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one connecting means comprises a pin provided on the first housing part, which is pressed into a pin receptacle provided on the second housing part.  
   
   
       13 . The household device according to  claim 12 , wherein the pin has a circular cross-section and the pin-receptacle has a hollow-cylindrical inner wall.  
   
   
       14 . The household device according to  claim 13 , wherein the circular cross-section of the pin has a slightly larger diameter than the hollow cylindrical inner wall of the pin receptacle.  
   
   
       15 . The household device according to  claim 12 , wherein the pin receptacle is formed by tubular attachments on an inner wall of the second housing part.  
   
   
       16 . The household device according to  claim 12 , wherein the pin has a stop which abuts against a counter-stop element on the pin receptacle when first housing part and second housing part are in a mounted state.  
   
   
       17 . The household device according to  claim 16 , wherein the stop is formed by a frustro-conical expansion of the diameter of the pin.  
   
   
       18 . The household device according to  claim 16 , wherein the counter-stop element is a hollow frustro-conical narrowing of the diameter of the pin receptacle.  
   
   
       19 . The household device according to  claim 11 , wherein a separate non-positive connecting means is allocated to each locking means and counter-locking means.  
   
   
       20 . The household device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are two shell-like housing halves of a rod mixer or hand stirrer.