EP1647493B1 - Gestapelte Behälteranordnung zur Lagerung und/oder zum Transport - Google Patents

Gestapelte Behälteranordnung zur Lagerung und/oder zum Transport Download PDF

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EP1647493B1
EP1647493B1 EP04447227A EP04447227A EP1647493B1 EP 1647493 B1 EP1647493 B1 EP 1647493B1 EP 04447227 A EP04447227 A EP 04447227A EP 04447227 A EP04447227 A EP 04447227A EP 1647493 B1 EP1647493 B1 EP 1647493B1
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Francis Marrant
Bram Vandenbroeck
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
    • B65D21/0223—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure and the bottom presenting local co-operating elements, e.g. projections and recesses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/54—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for

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  • the present invention relates to a set of containers, in particular cylindrical, substantially cylindrical, rectangular or substantially rectangular, intended to be stored and / or transported by assembly including stacking or stacking.
  • the invention relates to a set of containers of the kind each comprising a receptacle comprising a transverse wall formed of a base provided with one or more retaining means, identical or different, and a cover comprising a transverse wall formed of a vertex provided with one or more retaining means, identical or different, the dimensions of the base and the top of the same container being similar to each other but different from one container to another and the means retaining means at the top of each lid being adapted to cooperate each by interlocking with a complementary outer shape retaining means located at the base of each receptacle defining within said set of containers one or more groups of retaining means of complementary external forms.
  • the storage of musical instruments of the percussion instruments type such as bass drum, snare drum, cymbals or tambourine, is usually made from shaped containers adapted to the object to be stored.
  • the variety of percussion instruments and their forms sometimes very different, involves the use of containers of the most varied sizes.
  • the transport of a set of such diversified containers is generally carried out after their stacking in pyramidal form.
  • the stability of such a modular system remains precarious and may lead to serious disadvantages for example when the inclination of the stack is necessary or when it is subject to accelerations and / or decelerations of a carrier vehicle.
  • each container is provided externally with a recess capable of cooperating with a relief formed at the level of the cover immediately below so as to hinder the movement of said container on said cover.
  • the containers and covers of such a stack are positioned on each other along a central axis of symmetry so that the stack formed takes the form of a regular pyramid.
  • such a configuration should be avoided in certain circumstances due to instability problems, especially when transporting such a stack in an inclined position.
  • the present invention aims to provide a set of containers of the type indicated above, which overcomes the disadvantages mentioned above, that is to say composed of modular elements of simple design and sufficient stability to constitute in particular a stack capable of being moved without major difficulties.
  • the containers according to the invention are characterized in that the wall transverse of each lid and the transverse wall of each receptacle are completed externally and peripherally, by stabilization means themselves provided with retaining means and in that the retaining means and the stabilizing means at each transverse wall on the one hand and the retaining means and the stabilizing means at each transverse receptacle wall on the other hand are equidistant from each other when said retaining means at the transverse walls of the lids and receptacles are part of the same group of means for retaining complementary outer forms.
  • the containers according to the invention each comprise a lid and a receptacle comprising one and the other a transverse wall provided with stabilizing means themselves provided with retaining means.
  • lid and receptacle are completed first by a side skirt running along the periphery its transverse wall and its stabilization means and the second by a lateral envelope matching the perimeter of its transverse wall and its stabilizing means.
  • the containers according to the invention being part of the same set, differ from each other essentially by the dimensions of the top of their lid and the base of their receptacle, the overall configurations of their edges may be identical or different.
  • top of the lid and base of the container of the same container are generally of the same dimensions, they vary from one container to another of the set while the periphery of the top of the lid and the container base of the same container are of the same general configuration, it may possibly vary from one container to the other of the set.
  • containers each provided with a lid top and a receptacle base both of which are circular and of the same diameter, although this varies from one container to another can constitute a set of containers according to the invention.
  • another set of containers according to the invention may be formed, for example, by containers each provided with a lid top and a receptacle base, both of rectangular shape and of same dimensions, these dimensions however vary from one container to another.
  • containers whose vertices of the lids and bases of the receptacles are of identical global shapes for example circular, and containers with vertices of the lids and bases of containers of different global shapes, for example rectangular, may also constitute a set of containers according to the invention.
  • container size will refer to the similar dimensions of the top of the container lid and base of a container of the invention.
  • These containers of the invention forming part of the same set can be assembled by juxtaposition in a particularly advantageous manner, from the top of the lid of one and the base, of smaller size, of the receptacle of another superimposed along a vertical axis and repeating, if necessary, this operation successively with other containers of the assembly, to form a stacking assembly.
  • another type of assembly can be made also from the top of a first container with the base of the receptacle of a second container and, by juxtaposition along a horizontal axis and repeating this operation successively with other Containers of the set, if necessary.
  • the assembly in this case, is in the form of a side-by-side container alignment.
  • containers belonging to the same set can serve as a base or support for several different stacks of containers included in this set. This is the case for example of a container of generally rectangular shape supporting a stack of containers at each of the two ends of its top.
  • each juxtaposed container base is of smaller size than that of the top of the adjacent container, the occurrence of the underlying container when it is a stack.
  • the assembly by juxtaposition of containers according to the invention whose base dimensions are smaller than those of the top of the lid of another immediately adjacent, requires the use appropriate means to ensure effective holding in place and limit lateral movements by sliding especially when the juxtaposed container is superimposed on another container of the invention.
  • retaining means provided at the top of the container lid of larger dimensions are provided which are adapted to cooperate with the retaining means at the base of the receptacle of the immediately adjacent container.
  • These retaining means are in the form of a first means consisting of a protrusion protruding from the outer surface of the top of the lid of a container which is adapted to be associated by contact with a second means formed of a recess produced at the outer surface of the receptacle base of an adjacent container.
  • These retaining means can cooperate with each other due to a complementarity of external shapes and therefore constitute a pair of complementary shape retaining means to each other capable of ensuring maximum contact with each other. nesting.
  • each lid top is provided with a similar retaining means and each base
  • the receptacle is also provided with a similar retaining means and an outer shape complementary to the outer shape of the retaining means of the top of the lid.
  • the retaining means at each lid top is capable of associating with the retaining means at each receptacle base to form similar pairs of complementary restraining means, the set of retaining means constituting a group of complementary restraining means.
  • the base of the receptacle of the container may be devoid of retaining means especially when the container is the basic modular element of a stack, no container being juxtaposed underlying this modular element.
  • the tops of the lids and the bases of the receptacles of the containers of one and the same set are preferably provided with several groups of retaining means. forms complementary to each other, these complementary shapes that may be identical or different from one group to another.
  • the additional retaining means at the level of the containers of the invention are preferably of the number of 1 to 7, for example 3 to 5, per top of lid or receptacle base.
  • transverse walls of complementary shapes denotes a transverse wall of the lid and a transverse wall of a receptacle whose apices and base respectively are provided with one or more additional restraint means.
  • one or more stabilization means are provided according to the invention at the level of the receptacle and the lid of each container. Similar stabilizing means to provide the desired maximum stability.
  • the stabilization means are formed on the one hand by at least two protuberances, usually two protuberances, of the transverse wall of the lid, in particular at least two protuberances of the plane of the apex and on the other hand at least two protuberances, usually two excrescences, of the transverse wall of the receptacle, in particular at least two protuberances of the plane of the base.
  • these excrescences come, on the one hand, from a plane located between and including the top of the lid and the plane defining the flat top - of a protuberance - furthest from this vertex cover and, on the other hand, a plane between and including the base of the receptacle and the plane defining the flat bottom - of a recess - furthest from this base of the receptacle.
  • these protuberances when they do not constitute an extension of the plane of the top of the lid or the base of the receptacle, come from a plane belonging, preferably, to a means of retaining the top or base.
  • the excrescences at the transverse wall of the lid are derived from the plane of the vertex while the protuberances at the transverse wall of the receptacle come from the plane defining the flat bottom farthest from the base.
  • the retaining means provided at the transverse walls of the lid and the receptacle are generally similar to the retaining means respectively at the top of the lid and at the base of the receptacle.
  • the retaining means provided at the level of the stabilization means completing the transverse wall of the cover, for example excrescences of the top plane are formed of pads, for example of substantially external shape. frustoconical, while the retaining means at the stabilization means complementing the transverse wall of the receptacle, for example protrusions of the plane of the base, consist of cavities of complementary shape or substantially complementary to the outer shape of the pads so that these different retaining means can cooperate effectively by interlocking.
  • These cavities generally represent the inner portion of a housing-forming tubular end portion, this tubular end portion being itself partially recessed, if necessary.
  • the retaining means at the level of the protuberances of the plane of the top of the lid consist of studs as previously while the retaining means at the level of the protuberances from the plane defining the flat bottom furthest from the base of the receptacle are formed of portions of tubular tip as previously, these retaining means being adapted to cooperate with each other by interlocking.
  • the retaining means at the level of the protuberances of the transverse wall of the receptacle consist of studs such as previously while the retaining means formed at the level of the protuberances of the transverse wall of the cover, for example protrusions of the top plane, are formed of cavities of complementary shape as previously, these retaining means being adapted to cooperate with each other by interlocking.
  • the retaining means or means provided at the apices of the covers and the or the complementary retaining means arranged at the bases of the receptacles are positioned, according to the invention, in a particularly advantageous manner.
  • the retaining means in question are positioned so that at the top of the lid or the base of the receptacle of the same container, a constant distance separates the retaining means from the one hand.
  • surface of this top and the stabilizing means extending the transverse wall of the lid, preferably the top of this lid and secondly the complementary retaining means to the surface of this base and the stabilizing means extending the transverse wall of the receptacle , especially the plane defining the flat bottom farthest from the base.
  • the complementary retaining means at the lids and containers juxtaposed by nesting are distributed in one or more rectilinear alignments within of the assembly according to whether the retaining means form one or more groups of complementary retaining means, these alignments being parallel to the rectilinear alignments formed by the stabilizing means as well as their own retaining means.
  • the assembly of containers of the invention forming part of the same assembly is carried out from the retaining means, on the one hand formed at the top of the lid of a first container and secondly formed at the level of stabilizing means extending this cover and by interlocking respectively in the retaining means at the base of the receptacle of a second container and in the retaining means at the stabilizing means extending the receptacle.
  • This operation may be reproduced with one or more other containers in the assembly from the lid of the above-mentioned second container and / or the base of the first container to produce an assembly of which the dimensions of the base are larger than those of the top.
  • each container is off-center with respect to the adjacent container and towards the stabilization means of this adjacent container which are themselves aligned in common planes and each means for retaining the lid of a container cooperates, during assembly, with a complementary retaining means of the receptacle of the juxtaposed container, if it exists.
  • the invention relates to an assembly of the kind stack or alignment as mentioned above, characterized in that each container of the assembly is off-center towards the stabilization means of the adjacent container .
  • the retaining means at the lid of a container of the assembly and the complementary retaining means at the receptacle of an adjacent container, a on the other hand, and the retaining means at the level of the stabilization means of a container and the complementary retaining means at the receptacle of an adjacent container, on the other hand cooperate with each other by interlocking.
  • the assembled assembly will take the overall shape of a truncated cone or a truncated pyramid, one and the other sectioned by a longitudinal plane, the stabilization means being aligned longitudinally on the longitudinal plane side of the longitudinal plane. section.
  • each lid top provided with at least two stabilizing means and each receptacle base provided with at least two stabilizing means at least a portion of the perimeter respectively of the top and the base between two stabilizing means, is located in the same plane or is flush with the same plane.
  • each lid provided with at least two stabilizing means and each receptacle provided with at least two stabilizing means at least a portion of the periphery respectively of the lateral skirt of the lid and the envelope side of the receptacle between two stabilization means is located in the same plane or is flush with the same plane.
  • one or two portions of rectangular vertices or bases included between two stabilization means may be aligned in the same plane or, when these vertices and base are of circular shape, be flush with one another. plan.
  • the containers according to the invention usually come from roto molding. They are preferably made in two separate parts, namely the lid and the receptacle, each molded in one piece and from one or more materials.
  • the constituent material (s) of this container are generally chosen from heat-sealable polyolefinic materials.
  • the containers according to the invention are made from a single polymeric material, preferably polyethylene which may be low density, low linear density, medium density or high density.
  • High density polyethylene based on octane with a density of 0.940 to 0.965 g / cm 3 and a crystalline density of 75-90% is a particularly preferred material for the production of containers according to the invention because of its high impact resistance while providing stiffness to the lateral envelope and the side skirt, both of desired thickness.
  • the top of the lid 1 of a container according to the invention occupies a circular section of a lower plane ⁇ , a circular section of periphery p and of center C.
  • Figure 1 also shows various patterns in relief, specifically the protuberances of flat vertices 4 to 8 delimited in an upper plane referenced ⁇ , parallel to the plane ⁇ , these protuberances protruding from the top of the lid.
  • the flat top 8, centered longitudinally on this diameter d is bordered by two parallel longitudinal edges while the flat vertices 6 and 7, themselves bordered by edges formed of circular portions centered on the diameter d, are positioned on either side of the vertex 8, along its longitudinal edges.
  • FIG. 2 shows, at the level of the receptacle 1 'of the container according to the invention, a circular section of an upper plane referenced ⁇ ', a circular section of circumference p 'and of center C'.
  • This circular section thus delimits, in a global manner, the base of the receptacle 1 'whose portions 2' and 3 'can be observed.
  • Figure 2 also reproduces various recessed patterns represented by reinforcements with flat bottoms 4 'and 8' delimited in a lower plane referenced ⁇ ', parallel to the plane ⁇ ', these recesses being derived from the base of the receptacle.
  • edges which run along the bottoms 4 'and 5' are circular and of center C 'and that the connecting walls of the flat bottoms 4', 6 'and 8' to the portion 2 'of the base of the receptacle and flat bottoms 5 ', 7' and 8 'at the portion 3' of this same base of the lid are orthogonal to the planes ⁇ 'and ⁇ ' while the diameter of the base of the receptacle forms axis of symmetry for the set of intaglio patterns 4 'to 8' in Figure 2.
  • the flat bottom 8 ' centered longitudinally on this diameter d' is bordered by two parallel longitudinal edges while the flat bottoms 6 'and 7', themselves bordered by edges consisting of circular portions centered in c 'on the diameter of are positioned on either side of the bottom 8', along its longitudinal edges.
  • the visible portions 2 ', 3' of the base of the receptacle as well as the various flat bottoms 4 'to 8' and their respective connecting walls to said base together form the transverse end wall of the receptacle 1 '.
  • a comparison of the relief patterns at the top of the lid in FIG. 1 and the recessed patterns marked at the base of the receptacle in FIG. 2 makes it possible to establish an overall complementarity of the transverse walls thus designed so that the wall transverse end of the lid is adapted to fit into the transverse wall of the base of the receptacle.
  • edges of these protuberances 9 and 10 on the one hand and 9 'and 10' on the other hand originate symmetrically with respect to the diameter d or the diameter of and on the same side relative to the diameter respectively.
  • orthogonal respectively to d or d ' bend and then tangentially connect respectively to the circular portion of the plane ⁇ (top of the lid) or to the circular portion of the plane ⁇ ' (base of the receptacle).
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show that the protuberances 9 and 10 of the cover 1 are provided respectively with the studs 11 and 12 of slightly lower height than that of the flat tops 4 to 8 and that, conversely, the protuberances 9 'and 10' of the base 1 'of the receptacle, are respectively provided housing 11 'and 12' inner shape complementary or substantially complementary to that of the pads 11 and 12, the latter being adapted to fit into the housing in question.
  • FIG. 1 it can be seen that the assembly formed by the top of the cover 1 provided with the protuberances 9 and 10 is bordered, over its entire periphery, by a lateral skirt 13 orthogonal to the plane ⁇ .
  • This assembly thus forms a single piece preferably originating from molding from, for example, high density polyethylene.
  • Figure 2 clearly shows that the base of the receptacle 1 'provided with the protuberances 9' and 10 'is also bordered by a lateral envelope 13' whose height is at least equal to that of the skirt 13.
  • This envelope orthogonal at the plane ⁇ ', closely follows the periphery of the base 2 provided with the protuberances 9' and 10 ', the assembly thus formed forming a single piece preferably originating from molding from, for example, high density polyethylene.
  • the circular cover 1 is identical to the cover in FIG. 1.
  • the flat vertices of the protuberances projecting from the lower plane ⁇ are no longer located in one but in two different planes, parallel to the plane ⁇ , namely a plane ⁇ in which are defined the flat vertices 4, 5 and 8 and an intermediate plane ⁇ in which are delimited the vertices 14 and 15, the connecting walls of the vertex 8 at the vertices 14 and 15 being orthogonal to the plane ⁇ .
  • Figure 4 shows the receptacle 1 'circular, identical to the receptacle in Figure 2 with the difference that the recessed patterns are located in two different planes parallel to the plane ⁇ , instead of only one, namely a lower plane ⁇ 'in which are defined the flat bottoms 4', 5 'and 8' and an intermediate plane ⁇ 'in which are delimited the flat bottoms 14 and 15 ', the connecting walls of the flat bottom 8' to the flat bottoms 14 'and 15' being orthogonal to the plane ⁇ '.
  • a container according to the invention comprising a receptacle 1 ', of circular base, whose side wall is visible at 13' and a lid 1, of circular top provided with its side skirt 13.
  • This cover is fixed on this receptacle, by interlocking so that the assembly formed defines a chamber adapted to receive a substantially cylindrical object for example of the musical percussion instrument such as a tambourine or a snare drum.
  • the cover is of generally similar configuration to that shown in FIG. 3, the latter also including protuberances protruding from the plane ⁇ , whose vertices 4, 5 and 8 are delimited in the plane ⁇ and the vertices 14 and 15 in the plane. plan ⁇ .
  • these peaks 14, 15 reveal each of light depressions whose bottoms respectively 16 and 17 are located in the same plane ⁇ , parallel to the plane ⁇ while the vertex 8 also shows a slight depression whose bottom referenced 18 is delimited in a plane coincides with the plane ⁇ or in a different plane , parallel to the plane ⁇ .
  • the bottom elevations 16, 17 can accommodate, if necessary, a coating such as a shock-resistant coating fixed for example by gluing.
  • FIG. 5 further shows at 19, at the level of the cover, a longitudinal grooved rib with a flat bottom serving as a housing for a portion of a closure strap and at the level of the receptacle, a same grooved rib for extension while the grooves 21 to 24 themselves have the effect of ensuring the flow, outside the lid, a liquid that could cover the transverse end wall.
  • this wall may be slightly curved or convex so as to absorb the compression forces generated by the weight of a stacked container.
  • Figure 6 reproduces the container in Figure 5 which it clearly shows the receptacle 1 '. It is observed that this receptacle is generally similar in configuration to that in Figure 4 since also provided with recessed patterns whose flat bottoms 4 ', 5' and 8 'are located in the plane ⁇ ' and the flat bottoms 14 'and 15'. 'in the plane ⁇ . These flat bottoms 14 'and 15' each have slight protuberances whose vertices respectively 16 'and 17' are delimited in the same plane ⁇ ', parallel to the plane ⁇ '.
  • the unevenness of flat bottoms 14 'and 15' have the effect of reinforcing the rigidity of the transverse end wall of the receptacle.
  • the outer shapes of the transverse end walls of the lid and the receptacle are complementary and able to fit.
  • the flat bottoms 16 ', 17' will preferably be omitted and merge with the flat bottoms 14 ', 15' respectively.
  • the grooved portion 25 'of the side wall of the receptacle as the grooved portion 25 of the side wall of the cover in Figure 4 can serve as a support for a closure strap.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 reproduce such stacks in which FIG. 7 distinguishes two containers 26, 27, each identical to the container in FIGS. 5 and 6, one of which is superimposed on the other 26 and FIG. 8, five containers 28 to 32, each identical to the container in FIGS. 5 and 6, four of which are superimposed on the container 28.
  • the housings 11 'and 12' (not visible) of the container 27 are made to cooperate by interlocking with the pads 11 and 12 (not visible) of the container 26 while the transverse wall of the receptacle 33 of the container 27 is supported against the transverse wall of the lid 34 so that the retaining means at the receptacle 33 cooperate with the retaining means at the lid 34.
  • the bearing zones 2 'and 3' (not visible), at the receptacle 33, are therefore trapped by wedging between the walls of the vertices 4, 14 (not visible) and 5, 15 (not visible) respectively.
  • FIG 8 clearly shows that each of the stabilizing means 9, 10 and 9 ', 10' of the containers 28 to 32 form two separate sets of stabilization means flush with the same plane. Consequently, this stack can bear against a vertical wall defined in this same plane or, after rotation of 90 °, on a horizontal wall so that each container, through its stabilizing means, will take itself support directly against the wall in question.
  • this figure 8 reveals that each of the portions 25, 25 'respectively of the side skirts of the lids and the lateral envelopes of the receptacles are also located in the same longitudinal plane so that each container, through its portions 25, 25 ', can bear directly against a support capable of being inserted between each of the protuberances 9, 10 and 9', 10 '.
  • the lid of generally rectangular shape of a container 33 reveals, on the one hand, the circular retaining means 34 coupled to the stabilizing excrescences 35, 36 and, on the other hand, the circular retaining means 37 in connection with the stabilizing protuberances 38, 39.
  • rectangular retaining means are visible at 40.
  • the retaining means 34, 40, 41 and 42 are able to fit into the complementary retaining means (not visible) of the base of the receptacle of the container 45, in FIG. 10, so as to constitute a first stack while the retaining means 37, 40, 43 and 44 could cooperate by interlocking, if necessary, with the retaining means at the base of the receptacle of a container identical to the container 43 or of different dimensions to form a second stack on the container 33.
  • the containers according to the invention forming part of the same set have incontestable advantages combining simplicity, efficiency and security so that they represent a solution of choice for the aforementioned objects.
  • the containers according to the invention allow in particular an undeniable improvement in the stability of a pyramidal stack made from them by shifting the longitudinal axis of this set to greatly improved consolidation and retention zones grouped together.
  • This feature is particularly advantageous during transport, for example on board a vehicle since the stack brought against a wall of the vehicle and properly oriented will be likely to have fewer balance problems due to inertia especially when this stack is subjected to accelerations or decelerations.
  • baggage transport can be carried out more conveniently since the lateral movements will be minimized or even eliminated and any uncontrolled sliding will be avoided during the inclination of the transport device.
  • the center of gravity of the modular system being close to the carrier rotation shaft, the stack will gain stability during transport creating less risk of muscle tension and injury to the user.

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  1. Behältergruppe, insbesondere zylindrisch, wesentlich zylindrisch, rechteckig oder wesentlich rechteckig ausgebildet, deren einzelne Behälter dazu geeignet sind, als Bausätze, nämlich als Stapelsätze gelagert zu werden, derart, dass sie je einen Behälter (1') mit einer Querwand (2' bis 8'), welche aus einem Untersatz (2', 3'), der mit einem oder mehreren identischen oder unterschiedlichen Haltemitteln (4' bis 8') versehen ist, besteht, und einen Deckel (1) mit einer Querwand (2 bis 8), die aus einer Spitze (2, 3), die mit einem oder mehreren identischen Haltemitteln (4 bis 8) versehen ist, besteht, aufweisen, wobei die Abmessungen des Untersatzes und der Spitze eines selben Behälters gleich sind, sich aber von einem Behälter zu einem anderen unterscheiden, und wobei die Haltemittel an der Spitze jedes Deckels dazu geeignet sind, jeweils durch Ineinandergreifen mit einem äußerlich ergänzenden Haltemittel an dem Untersatz jedes Behälters zusammenzuwirken, wodurch innerhalb der besagten Behältergruppe eine oder mehrere Gruppen von äußerlich sich ergänzenden Haltemitteln bestimmt wird bzw. werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Querwand von jedem Deckel und die Querwand von jedem Behälter äußerlich und in dem Randbereich durch Stabilisierungsmittel (9, 10, 9', 10')ergänzt werden, welche ihrerseits mit Haltemitteln (11, 12, 11', 12') versehen sind, und dadurch, dass die Haltemittel und die Stabilisierungsmittel an jeder Querwand der Deckel einerseits und die Haltemittel und die Stabilisierungsmittel von jeder Querwand der Behälter andererseits die gleiche Entfernung von einander aufweisen, wenn die besagten Haltemittel an den Querwänden der Deckel und der Behälter Teil einer selben Gruppe von Haltmitteln mit sich gegenseitig ergänzender äußerlicher Form sind.
  2. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die Haltemittel an den Deckeln aus einem oder mehreren erhabenen Motiven bestehen, die von der Ebene (α) der Spitze des besagten Deckels ausgehen, aus vorstehenden Abschnitten gebildet sind, deren flache Spitzen (4 bis 8) sich in mindestens einer Ebene (β) parallel zu der Spitze des Deckels befinden;
    die Haltemittel an den Behältern aus einem oder mehreren vertieften Motiven bestehen, die von der Ebene (α') des Untersatzes des besagten Behälters ausgehen, aus vertieften Abschnitten gebildet sind, deren flache Böden (4' bis 8') sich in mindestens einer Ebene (β') parallel zu diesem Untersatz des Behälters befinden,
    wobei diese Haltemittel geeignet sind, durch Ineinandergreifen zusammenzuwirken.
  3. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stabilisierungsmittel aus mindestens zwei Auswüchsen (9, 10) der Querwand (2 bis 8) des Deckels und aus mindestens zwei Auswüchsen (9', 10') der Querwand (2' bis 8') des Behälters gebildet sind.
  4. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse von der Ebene des Untersatzes des Behälters ausgehen.
  5. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse von der Ebene (α) der Spitze des Deckels ausgehen.
  6. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse einerseits von der Ebene zwischen und miteinbegriffen der Spitze (2, 3) des Deckels und der Ebene, welche die flache Spitze, die am weitesten von der besagten Spitze des Deckels entfernt ist, bestimmt, und andererseits von einer Ebene zwischen und miteinbegriffen dem Untersatz (2', 3') des Behälters und dem flachen Boden (4', 5'), der am weitesten von dem besagten Untersatz des Behälters entfernt ist, ausgehen.
  7. Behältergruppe nach den Ansprüchen 3 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse von einer einem Haltemittel der Spitze oder des Untersatzes gehörigen Ebene ausgehen.
  8. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse von der den flachen Boden, der am weitesten von dem Untersatz entfernt ist, bestimmenden Ebene ausgehen.
  9. Behältergruppe nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Haltemittel, die an den die Querwand des Deckels ergänzenden Stabilisierungsmitteln angebracht sind, Klötze (11, 12) sind, und die Haltemittel, die an den die Querwand des Behälters ergänzenden Stabilisierungsmitteln angebracht sind, Aushöhlungen (11', 12') sind, welche eine Ausbildung, welche die innere Form der Klötze ergänzt, aufweisen, wobei diese Haltemittel dazu geeignet sind, durch Ineinandergreifen zusammenzuwirken.
  10. Behältergruppe nach den Ansprüchen 3 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die an Auswüchsen der Ebene der Spitze des Deckels angebrachten Haltemittel Klötze (11, 12) sind, die an den Auswüchsen der Ebene, die den flachen Boden bestimmt, der am weitesten von der Ebene des Untersatzes des Behälters entfernt sind, Abschnitte von Rohrstücken (11' 12') sind, die eine Lagerung bilden, wobei diese Haltemittel geeignet sind, durch Ineinandergreifen zusammenzuwirken.
  11. Behältergruppe nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Behälter in Richtung der Stabilisierungsmittel (9, 10, 9', 10') des anliegenden Behälters dezentriert ist.
  12. Behältergruppe nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, wenn sie in Berührung sind, die Haltemittel (4 bis 8) an dem Deckel eines Behälters und die ergänzenden Haltemittel (4' bis 8') des Behälterteils eines anliegenden Behälters einerseits und die Haltemittel (11, 12) der Stabilisierungsmittel eines Behälters und die ergänzenden Haltemittel (11', 12') des Behälterteils eines anliegenden Behälters andererseits durch Ineinandergreifen zusammenwirken.
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