Abstract: The invention relates to a closing device for a container with an opening, in particular for a cooking pot with an outwardly protruding pouring edge, said closing device comprising a lid for closing the opening of the container, a closing element arrangement with at least a first closing element, and a movement device for moving the first closing element, said first closing element being able to be moved in an inward direction upon actuation of the movement device and moving upward at least in parts during the inwardly directed movement.

Abstract: In a utility vessel with a holding device which is arranged between a base element and a vessel portion and includes a projection which is arranged on the vessel portion and which at least partially narrows, and a receiving device for the projection, the receiving device being arranged on the base element, in order to simplify handling, to prevent unintentional damage on the part of the user and nonetheless to ensure a secure holding action as between the vessel portion and the base element, it is provided that the receiving device includes holding members which are guided displaceably inclinedly relative to the longitudinal axis of the receiving device and which, after introduction of the projection into the receiving device, engage over at least a part of the narrowing region of the projection.