EP0439690B1 - Toilet brush holder - Google Patents

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EP0439690B1
EP0439690B1 EP90120696A EP90120696A EP0439690B1 EP 0439690 B1 EP0439690 B1 EP 0439690B1 EP 90120696 A EP90120696 A EP 90120696A EP 90120696 A EP90120696 A EP 90120696A EP 0439690 B1 EP0439690 B1 EP 0439690B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
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  • the invention relates to a toilet brush stand according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a toilet brush stand of the generic type in which the drip insert is held in a housing via a locking body designed as an elastic wire.
  • the ends of the wire engage in a locking recess, each of which is formed by a projection protruding from the inside of the housing.
  • the wire is pushed out of the locking recesses to release the drip insert from the underside of the housing by lifting the wire ends upwards, work being carried out against the elastic restoring force of the wire.
  • a drip tray is inserted into the lower part of the housing of the stand by means of a holder designed as a bayonet or partial thread lock.
  • This holder is formed on an insert which is fitted into the lower region of the housing. Removing the drip tray by means of a corresponding screwing movement requires reaching into the stand from below.
  • a bayonet or partial thread holder requires a circular design of the drip tray and thus of the housing, i. H. the possibilities for the external design of the housing are limited, unless an adapter is used in the housing, which is provided with the bayonet lock or partial thread.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a toilet brush stand of the generic type so that the drip tray is easier to remove from the stand.
  • the measures according to the invention make it possible for the drip insert to be inserted into the housing from below and thereby automatically and elastically locked, and for the drip insert to be removable again by simply releasing the elastic lock. This locking can be released by a simple linear pressure movement.
  • the outer shape of the housing can also be designed in the lower area that receives the drip insert exclusively from an aesthetic point of view. The drip insert only has to be gripped in the non-soiled area to be removed from the housing or to be inserted into the housing and can then be cleaned.
  • the locking between the housing and the drip insert is - as claim 2 indicates - form-fitting, that is reliable.
  • the embodiment according to claim 3 is particularly advantageous because it enables the reset device to be visually covered, ie to be arranged inside the housing .
  • Claim 4 represents a particularly simple embodiment for the reset device.
  • the further development according to claim 5 leads to the fact that the release of the lock between the drip insert and the housing can be released by direct pressure from the outside on the locking body.
  • the development according to claim 6 leads to an optically appealing and play-free connection between the drip insert and the housing.
  • the development according to claim 7 has the effect that the locking can be established or released via very short displacement paths between the drip insert and the housing.
  • the toilet brush stand shown there consists of a housing 1 and a drip insert 2.
  • the housing 1 has an upper cover plate 3 and integrally formed with it side walls 4 and a rear wall 5.
  • the housing 1 is provided with a large opening 6, into which a keyhole-like insertion opening 7 for a toilet brush opens out in the cover plate 3.
  • a toilet brush can thus be inserted into the housing 1 via the opening 6 and hooked into the cover plate 3 in the hanging opening 7.
  • the housing 1 is completely closed, that is to say also has a front wall 9 below the opening 6.
  • the housing 1 - apart from the rounded corners - is approximately truncated pyramid-shaped, ie it tapers slightly from the lower edge 10 towards the cover plate 3.
  • the drip insert 2 is arranged and detachably held in the lower region 8 of the housing 1.
  • the side walls 4, the rear wall 5 and the front wall 9 have an inner wall 11 which tapers slightly upwards, ie towards the cover plate 3, and which ends in an upper circumferential stop 12.
  • the inner wall 11 is thus formed by an undercut.
  • wall openings serving as locking recesses 13 are provided in the side walls 4 opposite one another.
  • the drip insert 2 has a frame-shaped holding body 14, the outer contour of which is adapted to the contour of the inner wall 11, so that it is largely free of play can be inserted against the inner wall 11 in the lower region 8 of the housing 1.
  • a drip tray 16 made of glass or ceramic is elastically connected to the holding body 14 at an upper edge 15 of the frame-like, thus hollow holding body 14, so it can easily be replaced in the event of destruction.
  • an elastic tongue 17 is formed in each case, on the lower free end of which a locking body 18 is integrally formed projecting outwards.
  • the tongues 17 are formed in that slots 20 extend upward from the lower edge 19 of the holding body 14, so that the tongue 17 is connected to the holding body 14 only in the region of the upper edge 15 with which it is injection molded in one piece from an elastic plastic.
  • the wall thickness of the holding body 14 in the area of the tongue 17 is so small that the tongue 17 can be elastically deflected transversely to the main direction of the wall; on the other hand, the wall thickness is so large that this deflection cannot already be inadvertently caused by bumping.
  • the locking recess 13 has the shape of a circular segment with an opening angle of more than 180 °, ie the center 21 of this circle lies in the locking recess 13, as can be seen in FIG. 4.
  • the length a of the opening 22 formed by a secant in the region of the lower edge 10 of the housing 1 is thus less than the diameter d of the locking recess 13.
  • the locking body 18 corresponds in its shape, that is in its cross section transversely to its pivoting direction 23, to the locking recess 13, so that the locking body 18 is arranged in the corresponding locking recess 13 when the drip insert 2 is inserted into the housing 1.
  • the drip insert 2 is secured against being removed from the housing 1 downward by means of a positive locking. If the two locking bodies 18 are each pressed so far inward by elastic deformation of the respective tongue 17 that they detach from the respective locking recess 13, then the entire drip insert 2 can be pulled down out of the housing 1. This can be done with a uniform hand movement by the user holding the housing 1 with one hand and grasping the two locking bodies 18 from below with the thumb and the middle finger of the other hand and pressing them towards one another and simultaneously the drip insert 2 from the housing 1 pulls out. The user grips the drip insert 2 only in the area that is not dirty. The drip tray 16 can then be cleaned without having to be removed from the drip insert 2. Even while cleaning the drip tray 16, the user need not touch it.
  • the housing 1 on the one hand and the holding body 14 on the other hand are each made in one piece from plastic Injection molding. If the drip insert 2 is inserted into the housing 1, then the lower edge 19 of the holding body 14 and the lower edge 10 of the housing 1 are flush, ie the stand stands on both edges as a whole.
  • the holding body 14 has a relatively small wall thickness, it is sufficiently rigid, in particular in its upper region, which receives the drip tray 16, since here an angularly offset web is integrally formed with the holding body 14, which at the same time serves as a support 24 for the edge of the Drip tray 16 is used.
  • the edge of the drip tray 16 is overlapped on one side by a locking web 25 which is fixed relative to the edge 15 of the holding body 14 and on an opposite side by an elastically flexible locking web 26.
  • the drip tray 16 is thus elastically engaged in the holding body 14 and can be easily replaced in the event of damage.
  • the drip tray 16 can be cleaned without the user having to touch the drip tray 16 himself, since it cannot accidentally fall out of the holding body 14.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Toilettenbürsten-Ständer nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a toilet brush stand according to the preamble of claim 1.

Aus FR-A-13 94 935 ist ein Toilettenbürsten-Ständer der gattungsgemäßen Art bekannt, bei dem der Tropfeinsatz in einem Gehäuse über einen als elastischer Draht ausgebildeten Verriegelungskörper gehalten ist. Der Draht greift dabei mit seinen Enden in jeweils eine Verriegelungsausnehmung ein, die jeweils durch einen von der Gehäuseinnenseite abstehenden Vorsprung gebildet ist. Ein Ausschieben des Drahtes aus den Verriegelungsausnehmungen zur Freigabe des Tropfeinsatzes erfolgt dabei von der Unterseite des Gehäuses her durch ein Herausheben der Drahtenden nach oben, wobei gegen die elastische Rückstellkraft des Drahtes gearbeitet werden muß.From FR-A-13 94 935 a toilet brush stand of the generic type is known, in which the drip insert is held in a housing via a locking body designed as an elastic wire. The ends of the wire engage in a locking recess, each of which is formed by a projection protruding from the inside of the housing. The wire is pushed out of the locking recesses to release the drip insert from the underside of the housing by lifting the wire ends upwards, work being carried out against the elastic restoring force of the wire.

Ein weiterer Toilettenbürsten-Ständer ist aus der DE 35 02 571 C2 bekannt. Hierbei ist eine Tropfschale in den unteren Teil des Gehäuses des Ständers mittels einer als Bajonett- oder Teilgewindeverschluß ausgebildeten Halterung eingesetzt. Diese Halterung ist an einem Einsatzstutzen ausgebildet, der in den unteren Bereich des Gehäuses eingepaßt ist. Ein Herausnehmen der Tropfschale durch eine entsprechende Schraubbewegung erfordert es, von unten in den Ständer hineinzugreifen. Des weiteren erfordert eine Bajonett- bzw. Teilgewindehalterung eine kreisrunde Ausbildung der Tropfschale und damit des Gehäuses, d. h. die Möglichkeiten für die äußere Gestaltung des Gehäuses werden eingeschränkt, es sei denn, in das Gehäuse wird ein Adapter eingesetzt, der mit dem Bajonettverschluß oder Teilgewinde versehen ist.Another toilet brush stand is known from DE 35 02 571 C2. Here, a drip tray is inserted into the lower part of the housing of the stand by means of a holder designed as a bayonet or partial thread lock. This holder is formed on an insert which is fitted into the lower region of the housing. Removing the drip tray by means of a corresponding screwing movement requires reaching into the stand from below. Furthermore, a bayonet or partial thread holder requires a circular design of the drip tray and thus of the housing, i. H. the possibilities for the external design of the housing are limited, unless an adapter is used in the housing, which is provided with the bayonet lock or partial thread.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Toilettenbürsten-Ständer der gattungsgemäßen Art so auszugestalten, daß die Tropfschale auf einfachere Weise aus dem Ständer herausnehmbar ist.The invention has for its object to provide a toilet brush stand of the generic type so that the drip tray is easier to remove from the stand.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale im Kennzeichnungsteil des Anspruches 1 gelöst. Durch die erfindungsgemäßen Maßnahmen wird ermöglicht, daß der Tropf-Einsatz von unten in das Gehäuse eingesteckt und hierbei selbsttätig elastisch verriegelt wird und daß durch einfaches Lösen der elastischen Verriegelung der Tropf-Einsatz wieder herausnehmbar ist. Das Lösen dieser Verriegelung kann durch eine einfache lineare Druckbewegung erfolgen. Die äußere Form des Gehäuses kann auch im unteren, den Tropf-Einsatz aufnehmenden Bereich ausschließlich nach ästhetischen Gesichtspunkten gestaltet werden. Der Tropf-Einsatz muß zum Herausnehmen aus dem Gehäuse bzw. zum Einsetzen in das Gehäuse nur im nicht verschmutzten Bereich ergriffen werden und kann dann gereinigt werden. Die Verriegelung zwischen Gehäuse und Tropf-Einsatz ist - wie Anspruch 2 angibt - formschlüssig, also betriebssicher.This object is achieved by the features in the characterizing part of claim 1. The measures according to the invention make it possible for the drip insert to be inserted into the housing from below and thereby automatically and elastically locked, and for the drip insert to be removable again by simply releasing the elastic lock. This locking can be released by a simple linear pressure movement. The outer shape of the housing can also be designed in the lower area that receives the drip insert exclusively from an aesthetic point of view. The drip insert only has to be gripped in the non-soiled area to be removed from the housing or to be inserted into the housing and can then be cleaned. The locking between the housing and the drip insert is - as claim 2 indicates - form-fitting, that is reliable.

Während es grundsätzlich möglich ist, die Verriegelungsausnehmung auch am Tropf-Einsatz vorzusehen und den Verriegelungskörper entsprechend elastisch am Gehäuse des Ständers anzubringen, ist die Ausgestaltung nach Anspruch 3 deshalb besonders vorteilhaft, weil sie es ermöglicht, die Rückstelleinrichtung optisch verdeckt, d.h. innerhalb des Gehäuses anzuordnen. Anspruch 4 gibt eine besonders einfache Ausgestaltung für die Rückstelleinrichtung wieder. Die weitere Ausbildung nach Anspruch 5 führt dazu, daß das Lösen der Verriegelung zwischen Tropf-Einsatz und Gehäuse durch einen direkten Druck von außen auf den Verriegelungskörper gelöst werden kann. Die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 6 führt zu einer optisch ansprechenden und spielfreien Verbindung zwischen Tropf-Einsatz und Gehäuse. Die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 7 bewirkt, daß über sehr kurze Verschiebewege zwischen Tropf-Einsatz und Gehäuse die Verriegelung hergestellt bzw. gelöst werden kann.While it is fundamentally possible to provide the locking recess on the drip insert and to attach the locking body in a correspondingly elastic manner to the housing of the stand, the embodiment according to claim 3 is particularly advantageous because it enables the reset device to be visually covered, ie to be arranged inside the housing . Claim 4 represents a particularly simple embodiment for the reset device. The further development according to claim 5 leads to the fact that the release of the lock between the drip insert and the housing can be released by direct pressure from the outside on the locking body. The development according to claim 6 leads to an optically appealing and play-free connection between the drip insert and the housing. The development according to claim 7 has the effect that the locking can be established or released via very short displacement paths between the drip insert and the housing.

Weitere Vorteile und Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus weiteren Unteransprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispieles anhand der Zeichnung. Es zeigt

  • Fig. 1 einen Toilettenbürsten-Ständer nach der Erfindung in perspektivischer Explosionsdarstellung,
  • Fig. 2 einen Querschnitt durch den unteren Bereich des Gehäuses des Ständers,
  • Fig. 3 einen Querschnitt durch den Tropf-Einsatz des Ständers in derselben Schnittebene wie Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 4 eine Teil-Außenansicht des Gehäuses gemäß dem Sichtpfeil IV in Fig. 2 und
  • Fig. 5 eine Teil-Ansicht des Tropf-Einsatzes gemäß dem Sichtpfeil V in Fig. 3.
Further advantages and features of the invention result from further subclaims and the following description of an embodiment with reference to the drawing. It shows
  • 1 shows a toilet brush stand according to the invention in a perspective exploded view,
  • 2 shows a cross section through the lower region of the housing of the stand,
  • 3 shows a cross section through the drip insert of the stand in the same sectional plane as FIG. 2,
  • Fig. 4 is a partial external view of the housing according to the arrow IV in Fig. 2 and
  • 5 shows a partial view of the drip insert according to the arrow V in FIG. 3.

Wie Fig. 1 entnehmbar ist, besteht der dort abgebildete Toilettenbürsten-Ständer aus einem Gehäuse 1 und einem Tropf-Einsatz 2. Das Gehäuse 1 weist eine obere Deckplatte 3 und einstückig hiermit ausgebildet Seitenwände 4 und eine Rückwand 5 auf. Zur Vorderseite hin ist das Gehäuse 1 mit einer großen Öffnung 6 versehen, in die auch eine in der Deckplatte 3 ausgebildete schlüssellochartige Einhängöffnung 7 für eine Toilettenbürste einmündet. Eine solche Toilettenbürste kann also über die Öffnung 6 in das Gehäuse 1 eingeführt und in der Einhängöffnung 7 in die Deckplatte 3 eingehängt werden. Im unteren Bereich 8 ist das Gehäuse 1 rundum geschlossen, weist also auch unterhalb der Öffnung 6 eine Vorderwand 9 auf. Zumindest in diesem Bereich 8 ist das Gehäuse 1 - abgesehen von den abgerundeten Ecken - etwa pyramidenstumpfförmig ausgebildet, verjüngt sich also vom unteren Rand 10 leicht in Richtung zur Deckplatte 3 hin.As can be seen in FIG. 1, the toilet brush stand shown there consists of a housing 1 and a drip insert 2. The housing 1 has an upper cover plate 3 and integrally formed with it side walls 4 and a rear wall 5. Towards the front, the housing 1 is provided with a large opening 6, into which a keyhole-like insertion opening 7 for a toilet brush opens out in the cover plate 3. Such a toilet brush can thus be inserted into the housing 1 via the opening 6 and hooked into the cover plate 3 in the hanging opening 7. In the lower region 8, the housing 1 is completely closed, that is to say also has a front wall 9 below the opening 6. At least in this area 8, the housing 1 - apart from the rounded corners - is approximately truncated pyramid-shaped, ie it tapers slightly from the lower edge 10 towards the cover plate 3.

In dem unteren Bereich 8 des Gehäuses 1 ist der Tropf-Einsatz 2 angeordnet und lösbar gehalten. Hierzu weisen die Seitenwände 4, die Rückwand 5 und die Vorderwand 9 eine Innenwand 11 auf, die sich nach oben, also in Richtung zur Deckplatte 3 hin, leicht verjüngt und die in einem oberen umlaufenden Anschlag 12 endet. Die Innenwand 11 wird also durch eine Hinterschneidung gebildet. Im Bereich des unteren Randes 10 und zu diesem offen sind in den Seitenwänden 4 einander gegenüberliegend als Verriegelungsausnehmungen 13 dienende Wanddurchbrüche vorgesehen.The drip insert 2 is arranged and detachably held in the lower region 8 of the housing 1. For this purpose, the side walls 4, the rear wall 5 and the front wall 9 have an inner wall 11 which tapers slightly upwards, ie towards the cover plate 3, and which ends in an upper circumferential stop 12. The inner wall 11 is thus formed by an undercut. In the area of the lower edge 10 and open to it, wall openings serving as locking recesses 13 are provided in the side walls 4 opposite one another.

Der Tropf-Einsatz 2 weist einen rahmenförmigen Haltekörper 14 auf, dessen Außenkontur der Kontur der Innenwand 11 angepaßt ist, so daß er weitgehend spielfrei gegen die Innenwand 11 anliegend in den unteren Bereich 8 des Gehäuses 1 eingesetzt werden kann. An einem oberen Rand 15 des rahmenartigen, also hohl ausgebildeten Haltekörpers 14 ist eine aus Glas oder Keramik bestehende Tropfschale 16 elastisch mit dem Haltekörper 14 verbunden, kann also im Falle einer Zerstörung leicht erneuert werden. In den den Seitenwänden 4 des Gehäuses 1 zugeordneten Wandabschnitten des Haltekörpers 14 ist jeweils eine elastische Zunge 17 ausgebildet, an deren unterem freien Ende ein Verriegelungskörper 18 nach außen vorstehend angeformt ist. Wie den Fig. 3 und 5 zu entnehmen ist, sind die Zungen 17 dadurch gebildet, daß vom unteren Rand 19 des Haltekörpers 14 Schlitze 20 nach oben verlaufen, so daß die Zunge 17 jeweils nur im Bereich des oberen Randes 15 mit dem Haltekörper 14 verbunden ist, mit dem sie insgesamt einstückig aus einem elastischen Kunststoff gespritzt ist. Wie insbesondere Fig. 3 entnehmbar ist, ist die Wanddicke des Haltekörpers 14 im Bereich der Zunge 17 so gering, daß die Zunge 17 quer zur Hauptrichtung der Wand elastisch ausgelenkt werden kann; andererseits ist die Wanddicke so groß, daß dieses Auslenken nicht versehentlich durch ein Anstoßen bereits erfolgen kann.The drip insert 2 has a frame-shaped holding body 14, the outer contour of which is adapted to the contour of the inner wall 11, so that it is largely free of play can be inserted against the inner wall 11 in the lower region 8 of the housing 1. A drip tray 16 made of glass or ceramic is elastically connected to the holding body 14 at an upper edge 15 of the frame-like, thus hollow holding body 14, so it can easily be replaced in the event of destruction. In the wall sections of the holding body 14 assigned to the side walls 4 of the housing 1, an elastic tongue 17 is formed in each case, on the lower free end of which a locking body 18 is integrally formed projecting outwards. 3 and 5, the tongues 17 are formed in that slots 20 extend upward from the lower edge 19 of the holding body 14, so that the tongue 17 is connected to the holding body 14 only in the region of the upper edge 15 with which it is injection molded in one piece from an elastic plastic. 3, the wall thickness of the holding body 14 in the area of the tongue 17 is so small that the tongue 17 can be elastically deflected transversely to the main direction of the wall; on the other hand, the wall thickness is so large that this deflection cannot already be inadvertently caused by bumping.

Die Verriegelungsausnehmung 13 hat die Form eines Kreissegmentes mit einem Öffnungswinkel von mehr als 180°, d.h. der Mittelpunkt 21 dieses Kreises liegt in der Verriegelungsausnehmung 13, wie Fig. 4 entnehmbar ist. Die Länge a der durch eine Sekante gebildeten Öffnung 22 im Bereich des unteren Randes 10 des Gehäuses 1 ist also kleiner als der Durchmesser d der Verriegelungsausnehmung 13. Mit anderen Worten heißt dies, daß die Verriegelungsausnehmung 13 sich zum unteren Rand 10 des Gehäuses 1 hin, also zu seiner Öffnung 22 hin, verjüngt. Der Verriegelungskörper 18 entspricht in seiner Form, also in seinem Querschnitt quer zu seiner Verschwenkrichtung 23, der Verriegelungsausnehmung 13, so daß der Verriegelungskörper 18 bei in das Gehäuse 1 eingesetztem Tropf-Einsatz 2 in der entsprechenden Verriegelungsausnehmung 13 angeordnet ist. Hierdurch ist der Tropf-Einsatz 2 gegen ein Herausnehmen aus dem Gehäuse 1 nach unten durch eine formschlüssig wirkende Verriegelung gesichert. Wenn die beiden Verriegelungskörper 18 jeweils unter elastischer Verformung der jeweiligen Zunge 17 so weit nach innen gedrückt werden, daß sie sich aus der jeweiligen Verriegelungsausnehmung 13 lösen, dann kann der gesamte Tropf-Einsatz 2 nach unten aus dem Gehäuse 1 herausgezogen werden. Dies kann mit einer einheitlichen Handbewegung erfolgen, indem der Benutzer mit einer Hand das Gehäuse 1 hält und mit dem Daumen und dem Mittelfinger der anderen Hand die beiden Verriegelungskörper 18 von unten ergreift und aufeinander zu drückt und gleichzeitig den Tropf-Einsatz 2 aus dem Gehäuse 1 herauszieht. Der Benutzer ergreift hierbei den Tropf-Einsatz 2 nur in dem keinesfalls verschmutzten Bereich. Die Tropfschale 16 kann dann gereinigt werden, ohne daß sie aus dem Tropf-Einsatz 2 herausgenommen zu werden braucht. Auch während des Reinigens der Tropfschale 16 braucht der Benutzer diese nicht zu berühren.The locking recess 13 has the shape of a circular segment with an opening angle of more than 180 °, ie the center 21 of this circle lies in the locking recess 13, as can be seen in FIG. 4. The length a of the opening 22 formed by a secant in the region of the lower edge 10 of the housing 1 is thus less than the diameter d of the locking recess 13. In other words, this means that the locking recess 13 tapers towards the lower edge 10 of the housing 1, ie towards its opening 22. The locking body 18 corresponds in its shape, that is in its cross section transversely to its pivoting direction 23, to the locking recess 13, so that the locking body 18 is arranged in the corresponding locking recess 13 when the drip insert 2 is inserted into the housing 1. As a result, the drip insert 2 is secured against being removed from the housing 1 downward by means of a positive locking. If the two locking bodies 18 are each pressed so far inward by elastic deformation of the respective tongue 17 that they detach from the respective locking recess 13, then the entire drip insert 2 can be pulled down out of the housing 1. This can be done with a uniform hand movement by the user holding the housing 1 with one hand and grasping the two locking bodies 18 from below with the thumb and the middle finger of the other hand and pressing them towards one another and simultaneously the drip insert 2 from the housing 1 pulls out. The user grips the drip insert 2 only in the area that is not dirty. The drip tray 16 can then be cleaned without having to be removed from the drip insert 2. Even while cleaning the drip tray 16, the user need not touch it.

Das Gehäuse 1 einerseits und der Haltekörper 14 andererseits sind jeweils einstückig aus Kunststoff durch Spritzgießen hergestellt. Wenn der Tropf-Einsatz 2 in das Gehäuse 1 eingesetzt ist, dann liegen der untere Rand 19 des Haltekörpers 14 und der untere Rand 10 des Gehäuses 1 bündig, d.h. der Ständer steht insgesamt auf beiden Rändern auf.The housing 1 on the one hand and the holding body 14 on the other hand are each made in one piece from plastic Injection molding. If the drip insert 2 is inserted into the housing 1, then the lower edge 19 of the holding body 14 and the lower edge 10 of the housing 1 are flush, ie the stand stands on both edges as a whole.

Obwohl der Haltekörper 14 eine relativ geringe Wanddicke aufweist, ist er insbesondere in seinem oberen, die Tropfschale 16 aufnehmenden Bereich ausreichend steif, da hier ein winkelförmig nach unten abgesetzter Steg einstückig mit dem Haltekörper 14 ausgebildet ist, der gleichzeitig als Auflage 24 für den Rand der Tropfschale 16 dient. Der Rand der Tropfschale 16 wird an einer Seite von einem gegenüber dem Rand 15 des Haltekörpers 14 festen Raststeg 25 und an einer gegenüberliegenden Seite von einem elastisch nachgiebigen Raststeg 26 übergriffen. Die Tropfschale 16 ist also elastisch in den Haltekörper 14 eingerastet und kann in Falle einer Beschädigung leicht ausgewechselt werden. Andererseits kann eine Reinigung der Tropfschale 16 erfolgen, ohne daß der Benutzer die Tropfschale 16 selber berühren muß, da sie versehentlich nicht aus dem Haltekörper 14 herausfallen kann.Although the holding body 14 has a relatively small wall thickness, it is sufficiently rigid, in particular in its upper region, which receives the drip tray 16, since here an angularly offset web is integrally formed with the holding body 14, which at the same time serves as a support 24 for the edge of the Drip tray 16 is used. The edge of the drip tray 16 is overlapped on one side by a locking web 25 which is fixed relative to the edge 15 of the holding body 14 and on an opposite side by an elastically flexible locking web 26. The drip tray 16 is thus elastically engaged in the holding body 14 and can be easily replaced in the event of damage. On the other hand, the drip tray 16 can be cleaned without the user having to touch the drip tray 16 himself, since it cannot accidentally fall out of the holding body 14.

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1. Toilet brush holder, consisting of a housing (1), in the lower region (8) of which a drip insert (2) is held such that it can be taken out downwardly, whereby at least one locking body (18) and one locking recess (13) receiving the locking body (18) are provided and whereby the locking body (18) is disposed in a manner in which it can be drawn out of the locking recess (13) against an elastic restoring device, characterized in that the drip insert (2) on the one hand and the housing (1) on the other hand are provided on the one hand with the at least one locking body ( 18) and on the other hand with the locking recess (13) receiving this locking body (18), whereby the at least one locking body (18) can be drawn out of the locking recess (13) transversly to the wall of the housing (1).
2. Toilet brush holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one locking body (18) engages form-fittingly with the at least one locking recess (13).
3. Toilet brush holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least one locking body (18) is disposed at the drip insert (2) and the locking recess (13) is formed in the wall of the housing (1).
4. Toilet brush holder according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the locking body (18) is disposed at an elastically pivotable tongue (17) forming a restoring device.
5. Toilet brush holder according to claim 3, characterized in that the locking recess (13) is formed as a cutting through in the wall of the housing (1).
6. Toilet brush holder according to claim 5, characterized in that the locking body ( 18) is adapted to the cross section of the locking recess (13) which is formed by a cutting through of the wall.
7. Toilet brush holder according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the locking recess (13) formed by a cutting through of the wall comprises an opening (22) located in the lower region (10) of the housing (1).
8. Toilet brush holder according to claim 7, characterized in that the locking recess (13) tapers towards the opening (22).
9. Toilet brush holder according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the drip insert (2) comprises a frame-like holding body (14), the outer form of which is adapted to the inner wall (11) of the housing (1) in its lower region (8).
10. Toilet brush holder according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the drip insert (2) is formed by a frame-like holding body (14) and by a drip pan (16) inserted into this holding body (14).
11. Toilet brush holder according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the drip insert (2) is made of elastic plastics material at least in the region of the restoring device with locking body (18).
12. Toilet brush holder according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the holding body (14) is made of elastic plastics material in one piece.
13. Toilet brush holder according to claim 10, characterized in that the drip pan (16) is made of glass, porcelaine or the like.
14. Toilet brush holder according to claim 10, characterized in that the drip pan (16) is elastically locked in the holding body (14).
EP90120696A 1990-01-27 1990-10-29 Toilet brush holder Expired - Lifetime EP0439690B1 (en)

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