EP3918581A1

EP3918581A1 - Storage device, in particular for at least one coin, unit having such a storage device, and arrangement consisting of a unit of this kind and a light

Info

Publication number: EP3918581A1
Application number: EP20703188.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Nils SUPINA
Original assignee: Apograph GmbH
Current assignee: Apograph GmbH
Priority date: 2019-01-30
Filing date: 2020-01-30
Publication date: 2021-12-08
Also published as: WO2020157181A1; DE212020000514U1; DE202019104391U1

Abstract

What is proposed is a storage device, in particular for at least one coin. This has a housing (10) which has a first end wall, a second end wall and a connecting wall that connects the two end walls, and which encloses at least one cavity. The connecting wall has at least one opening, and at least one drawer element (30) with a holding portion (32) that can be accommodated in the cavity is provided.

Description

Storage device, in particular for at least one coin, unit with such a storage device and arrangement consisting of such a unit and one

lamp

description

The invention relates to a storage device, in particular for at least one coin, according to the preamble of claim 1, a unit consisting of such a storage device and at least one object arranged in this storage device according to claim 44 and an arrangement consisting of such a unit and a lamp according to claim 47 .

Coins, especially for coin collectors, are often welded or sold in a storage facility and also stored in this way. This has the particular purpose of protecting the respective coin (or the coins) from environmental influences, in particular from hand perspiration. Wrapping in foil naturally offers the best and most permanent protection, but has the disadvantage that the coin in question can never be viewed directly (i.e. without the plastic coating).

A generic storage device, in which at least one coin (usually exactly one coin) is accommodated, is a type of box and has two end walls extending parallel to one another and a connecting wall connecting these two end walls, so that a housing is formed which completely encloses a cavity encloses. The coin is received in this cavity. The housing can be opened and closed, for example, by screwing one of the end walls onto the side wall. A disadvantage of such a storage device is that it is practically only possible to use a glove to arrange and remove the coin in question from the storage device if one wishes to avoid direct contact of the coin with the skin.

Proceeding from this, the object of the present invention is to develop a generic storage device in such a way that contactless handling of the coin or of another object is simplified.

This object is achieved by a storage device with the features of claim 1. A unit consisting of such a storage device and at least one object arranged in this storage device is specified in claim 44, an arrangement consisting of such a unit and a lamp is specified in claim 47.

According to the invention, the connecting wall of the housing has an opening and at least one insertion element with a holding section which can be received in the cavity is additionally provided.

Since the most important application of the present invention is the storage of coins, this is primarily referred to below. In this case, the holding section of the insert element is a coin holding section. As a result, the coin can always be held by the coin holding section and can be located either inside the housing or outside the housing. In the housing, as usual, it is very well protected from environmental influences and outside of the housing, at least its two main surfaces can be viewed undisturbed. The coin can be easily inserted and removed from the housing without touching the coin. As a rule, the coin is clamped in the coin holding section. It is of course preferred here that a good clamping effect is generated between the coin and the holding section. In a first preferred embodiment, the holding section is therefore designed like pliers and has two holding arms which encompass a circular segment-shaped hole. Here, the diameter of the circle of this hole in the “idle state” - that is to say without a coin inserted - is somewhat smaller than the maximum diameter of the coin to be held, so that a sufficient clamping effect is achieved. As a result, it is sufficient to clamp the coin on its outer surface, so that both surfaces can be viewed undisturbed if the coin holding section is not inside the housing. Furthermore, a coin lying on a surface can be clipped into the coin holding section by pressing the coin holding section onto the coin from above. Here, too, the coin does not have to be touched. For most coins, the two main surfaces are circular disks, but coins whose main surfaces are polygons can also be received in a coin holding section with a circular segment-shaped hole. In this case it is of course also possible that the hole is not circular segment-shaped and follows the shape of the coin. In the case of a rectangular shape, for example if the object to be held is not a coin but, for example, a precious metal ingot, a circular segment-shaped hole is rather unsuitable. However, the concept of a hole open on one side, which is encompassed by two holding arms, should also be retained here, but in some cases it may also be possible to design the hole with edges on all sides. In this case, however, a very high degree of dimensional accuracy is usually necessary in order to achieve the necessary clamping forces. If it is not required that the object (usually the coin) can be removed from the holding section, it is also possible, for example, to glue a coin capsule to the holding section.

In a second preferred embodiment, the holding section has a completely bordered, ie closed, hole on and from the edge thereof Hole extend clamping legs, so that a sufficient clamping effect between the coin and holding section is generated.

In a third preferred embodiment, the holding section is designed in three layers with two cover layers and a middle layer. Here, the middle layer is easier to stretch than the cover layers, so that the coin can be snapped in between the cover layers. Here, too, a hole, which is preferably completely bordered, extends through the holding section, the hole in the area of the middle layer preferably being somewhat larger than in the areas of the cover layers. In the case of a circular hole, this means that its diameter is enlarged in the area of the middle layer. In the two cover layers, the hole is congruent and concentric. The diameter of the coin which is held in such a holding section is preferably somewhat larger than the diameter of the hole in the regions of the cover layers and the thickness of the coin preferably corresponds essentially to the thickness of the middle layer. Thus, the coin held is located completely within the holding section, which also means that one of the surfaces of the coin does not come into contact with an inside of the housing.

A preferred material for the production of the insert element, or at least its cover layers, is plastic, but production from sturdy cardboard is also possible in some exemplary embodiments and has the advantage that it can be easily individually labeled by the user.

In order to be able to see the coin also within the housing, at least one end wall is preferably transparent at least in sections. Of course, since you would like to be able to see the coin from both sides, even if it is in the housing, this preferably applies to both end walls. In order to improve the visual appearance, in the case of a circular coin only one circular area of an end wall is transparent, this circle preferably being essentially as large as the coin to be accommodated in the housing, the size of which in turn depends on the geometry of the coin holding section whose circular segment-shaped hole is defined. The remaining opaque edge is particularly suitable for applying lettering, in particular laser engraving. This can of course be personalized.

The storage device as a whole is preferably essentially mirror-symmetrical.

In order to ensure that the insert element does not accidentally fall out of the housing, a clamping or locking device is preferably provided which acts between the connecting wall and the holding section and which can have one or more elastic arms which extend inwards from the connecting wall in the direction of the cavity . It is possible to design at least one of these arms in the form of a barb, which breaks when the insertion element is pulled out for the first time, so that I obtain a kind of irreversible seal.

In order to be able to present the coin better when it is not inside the housing, a recess can be provided in one of the end walls of the housing, into which a protuberance of the insertion element can be inserted, so that the housing element can be set up on the housing. This protuberance can also serve as a handle.

In another embodiment, the upper end of the housing is U-shaped, so that a groove is formed, and the insertion element has an upper end, which can be received in the groove by clamping. As a result, both the insertion element inserted into the housing is held securely by essentially tight in the housing and furthermore this also gives rise to a possibility of elevation. The housing can enclose exactly one cavity for exactly one insert, or the housing can enclose several cavities so that it can accommodate several inserts and thus several coins. In this case there is usually a central section of the connecting wall between two cavities.

In order to prevent the coin from coming into contact with one of the end walls and the insert element from scratching the transparent regions of the end walls, the connecting wall is preferably designed in a stepped manner, so that guide surfaces for the insert element result which are spaced apart from the end walls.

In a preferred exemplary embodiment, the storage device can be produced exclusively from flat blanks of uniform thickness. This makes it possible to manufacture the entire storage device without the need for an injection molding tool. In a particularly preferred embodiment, this results in a five-layer sandwich structure for the housing. It is of course also possible to produce only the housing in such a way that you produce the insert element in a different process.

If the housing, in particular the partition, is at least partially made of a transparent material, there is an effective possibility of lighting. Further preferred embodiments result from the further subclaims.

The invention will now be explained in more detail using a preferred exemplary embodiment with reference to the figures. Here show:

FIG. 1 shows all the individual parts from which a first exemplary embodiment of the storage device is manufactured, FIG. 2 shows a plate for an end wall from FIG. 1 in a top view from above,

Figure 2a that shown in Figure 2 in a side plan view from the direction

R,

3 shows that shown in FIG. 2 after a connecting wall intermediate element has been arranged on the plate and glued to it,

3a shows the one shown in FIG. 3 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 2a,

FIG. 4 shows what is shown in FIG. 3 after the connecting wall main element has been arranged on the connecting wall intermediate element and glued to it,

FIG. 4a that shown in FIG. 4 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 3a,

5 after the second connecting wall intermediate element has been arranged on the connecting wall main element and glued to it, FIG. 5a shows the one shown in FIG. 5 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 4a,

6 shows that shown in FIG. 5 after the first end wall has been arranged on the second connecting wall intermediate element and glued to it, so that the production of the housing is completed,

FIG. 6a that shown in FIG. 6 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 5a, Figure? 1, in the coin holding section of which a coin is clamped, in an enlarged view compared to FIG. 1,

FIG. 8 the one shown in FIG. 7 while it is being pushed into the housing, the housing being shown cut away, the section plane running through the connecting wall main element,

9 shows a unit consisting of a storage device as just described and a coin accommodated in the housing of the storage device, FIG. 10 shows an alternative embodiment of the unit shown in FIG. 9,

Figure 11 shows a second embodiment of the invention in a representation corresponding to Figure 8. FIG. 12a shows a third exemplary embodiment of the invention in a top view corresponding to FIG. 9, but the insertion element has not yet been inserted into the housing,

12b shows the one shown in FIG. 12a in a plan view from the direction R2 in

Figure 12a,

Figure 13 that shown in Figure 12a after the insertion element in the

14, a lamp in a top view from above,

FIG. 15 shows the lamp from FIG. 14 in a side plan view and a unit positioned on the upper end face of the lamp, FIG. 16 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a holding section in a top view,

FIG. 17 shows a section along the plane A-A in FIG. 16,

Figure 17a that shown in Figure 17 and part of a coin and

Figure 18 shows another embodiment of a holding section in a

Top view.

The storage device, which is described below, is produced exclusively from flat blanks (in particular plastic blanks), each of which has a constant thickness. This makes production very easy, especially since no injection molding tool is required for this. However, it should be emphasized that other manufacturing methods are possible in principle, but are generally more complex.

Figure 1 shows all the individual parts that make up the storage device described. These are: A first end wall 12, a second end wall 14, two connecting wall intermediate elements 25, 26, a connecting wall main element 21 and an insertion element 30. In the fully assembled housing, the U-shaped edge section of the connecting wall main element and the two connecting wall elements Intermediate elements the connecting wall, namely its main section and its intermediate sections.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the two end walls are essentially flat cuboids. They have a central transparent area 12b, 14b and a circumferential opaque area 12a, 14a. For example, the end walls can each consist of a transparent plastic and the opaque areas are colored or varnished. The resulting color design options can be used for individualization. Inscriptions can also be made in these areas. When using a transparent plastic material, the label can be on the inside (referring to the fully assembled one Condition of the housing) and thus protected. "Labeling" is to be understood generally here and also includes logos and the like. The second end wall 14 additionally has a recess 16 in the form of an opening. The transparent areas 12b, 14b are designed in the form of circular disks. Except for the recess 16, the two end walls are congruent and also mirror-symmetrical to one another.

The two connecting wall intermediate elements 25, 26 are constructed identically and are each U-shaped. Their length and width correspond to the length and width of the end walls 12, 14 and the distance between the side legs essentially corresponds to the diameter of the transparent areas 12b, 14b.

The connecting wall main element 21 is also essentially U-shaped. The shape here is somewhat more complex than the shape of the connecting wall intermediate elements, since elastic arms 24 extend inwards from the side legs 23. According to the definitions made in this application, the elastic arms do not belong to the connecting wall. The connecting wall main element 21 is preferably made of a transparent plastic.

The insertion element 30 has a holding section 32, here a coin holding section 32, and a protuberance 34. The coin holding section 32 has two holding arms 32a, 32b which surround a hole L in the form of a segment of a circle. The width of the insert element 30 is somewhat larger than the minimum distance between two opposing holding arms 24. The thickness of the insert element 30 essentially corresponds to the thickness of the connecting wall main element or is slightly smaller.

FIGS. 2 to 6a now show how the housing of the storage device is assembled (in particular by gluing) from the components just described (apart from the insertion element 30). First, an end wall, here the second end wall 14, is provided and then a connecting wall intermediate element 25 is attached to it in such a way that the outer edges are aligned with one another. Now the connecting wall Main element 21 also arranged in an aligned manner. A connecting wall intermediate element 26 and then an end wall, namely the first end wall 12, are then arranged thereon, so that a five-layer sandwich results, the middle three layers of which together form the intermediate wall 20. The housing thus encloses a cavity which has an opening O on one side (this follows from the U-shape of the connecting wall). The connection of the individual parts can be done in particular by gluing.

FIG. 7 shows the insert element 30 in which a coin M is received. The diameter of this coin M is slightly larger than the free diameter of the hole L of the coin holding section 32 of the insertion element 30, so that the coin is clamped radially. The coin can thus be inserted into the housing 10 without contact. This is shown in Figure 8. Due to the stepped shape of the connecting wall (the legs of the connecting wall intermediate elements 25, 26 are wider than the legs of the main connecting wall element 21 and also protrude beyond the elastic arms 24), the insert element can (and thus also) the inside of the end walls 12, 14 do not scratch the transparent areas). The connecting wall intermediate elements 25, 26 thus serve as spacers and the sections as sliding surfaces.

FIG. 9 shows the state in which the coin is arranged completely inside the housing 10 and can be seen through the transparent areas 12b, 14b. In this state, essentially only the protuberance 34 protrudes from the housing 10. In the removed state, this protuberance 34 can be inserted into the recess 16, so that the insertion element 30 and a coin held by it can be set up.

As can be seen in FIG. 10, the insert element can also be designed in such a way that its upper edge is flush with its upper edge after it has been fully inserted into the housing. In this case, a stand on the housing is not possible. Geometric shapes other than those shown are of course possible, for example the housing could also have an essentially round circular disk shape. Furthermore, it is possible for the housing to have a plurality of cavities, into each of which an insertion element can be inserted. This is shown in FIG. 11.

Figures 12a to 13 show a further embodiment of the invention. Here, an upper end region of the housing 10 is designed as a groove 18 which extends over the entire thickness and over a substantial part of the width of the housing and is bordered laterally by two side arms 17a, 17b. In the top view of FIG. 12a, the upper end section of the housing is thus U-shaped. In particular, the length I of this groove 18 is at least as large as the pressure gauge of the transparent area 14b. The opening O is in the bottom of this groove 18 (not shown in the figures).

In addition to the coin holding section 32, the insertion element 20 here has an upper end 36, the dimensions of which essentially correspond to the dimensions of the groove 18. This upper end 36 is therefore in particular also thicker than the coin holding section 32, as can be seen well in FIG. 12b. The coin holding section 32 is designed here with a completely bordered hole, but could for example be designed as shown in FIG. 1.

Otherwise, the housing and insert element can be designed as described above, it being not absolutely necessary in this exemplary embodiment that the housing has elastic arms. In principle, however, these can also be present.

If the insertion element 30 is inserted into the housing 10, the upper end 36 essentially fills the entire groove 18, as a result of which lateral clamping between the upper end 36 and the side arms 17a, 17b results in a clamping and furthermore the opening is closed relatively tightly , which prevents dust and the like from entering. With- By means of this clamping mechanism, the insert element can also be mounted on the housing.

As already mentioned above, part of the housing (this applies to all exemplary embodiments), in particular part of the connecting wall (in particular the connecting wall main element 21), consists of a transparent material, in particular of a transparent plastic. This results in a possibility for effective lighting of the object (for example a coin) accommodated in the housing 10 and held by the holding section 32 of the insertion element 30. A lamp suitable for this is shown schematically in FIGS. 14 and 15. This lamp 40 has a predominantly light-tight body 42, inside of which at least one illuminant is received. An upper end face 42a of the body 42 has a translucent area 44, the dimension of which essentially corresponds to the dimension of an edge, in particular the lower edge, of the housing 10. If the unit is positioned on the upper end face 42a of the body 42 in such a way that the lower edge of the housing 10, on which the housing 10 stands, is substantially flush with the translucent area 44, the object picked up (here the coin) is effectively loaded - lights up because light reaches the coin via the connecting wall.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show a further exemplary embodiment of the holding section. This is formed in three layers and has two cover layers 33a and a middle layer 33b. The middle layer consists of a more stretchable material than the cover layers. Foam rubber is a particularly suitable material for the middle layer, but the use of other foamed plastic materials is also possible. A preferred material for the cover layers is polyester. The middle layer is much thicker than top layers. It should essentially have the thickness of the coin to be received. The thickness is typically approx. 3 mm. The cover layers generally consist of a film with a thickness of significantly less than one millimeter, typically with a thickness of 250 μm. A completely bordered hole L extends through the holding section 32, which can be produced in particular by laser cutting. This results in how to Ren 16 and 17 sees that the hole in the area of the middle layer is somewhat larger than in the area of the outer layer (shown in dashed lines in FIG. 16). In this way, a coin, the diameter of which is somewhat larger than the diameter of the hole in the area of the cover layers 33a, can be “clipped” between the cover layers. This is shown schematically in FIG. 17a.

A particular advantage of this exemplary embodiment is that the two surfaces of the coin lie behind the cover layers, so that the coin cannot scratch the inner sides (in particular their transparent areas) of the end walls of the housing.

FIG. 18 shows an exemplary embodiment of a holding section 32, which also has a completely bordered hole L. To achieve a sufficient clamping action, the clamping legs 35 (four in the exemplary embodiment shown) extend from the edge of the hole L. Both ends of the clamping legs 35 are in each case connected to the edge of the hole, so that there is an opening D between the clamping leg 35 and the edge, which results in a sufficient elasticity of the clamping leg. The clamping legs 35 are made integral with the remaining holding section 32, which in this case is preferably made of plastic

Both in the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 16 and 17 and in the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 18, the upper end sections of the insert elements can be designed as shown in FIGS. 7, 10 or 12a, that is to say in particular also in the form of an upper end for receiving in a groove of the housing. Reference list

10 housing

12 first end wall

12a opaque area

12 transparent area

14 second end wall

14a opaque area

14b transparent area

16 recess

17a, 17b side arms

18 groove

20 connecting wall

21 connecting wall main element

22 base

23 side legs

24 elastic arms

25 first connecting wall intermediate element (first spacer)

26 second connecting wall intermediate element (second spacer)

28 middle section

30 insert element

32 holding section

32a, b holding arm

34 protuberance

36 top degree

40 light

42 housing

44 translucent area

L hole

M coin

O opening

Claims

1. Storage device, in particular for at least one coin (M) with

a housing (10) which has a first end wall (12), a second end wall (14) and a connecting wall (20) connecting the two end walls (12, 14) and which encloses at least one cavity,

characterized,

that the connecting wall (20) has at least one opening (O) and

that the storage device additionally has at least one insertion element (30) with a holding section (32) that can be received in the cavity.

2. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding section (32) has one of two holding arms (32a, 32b) encompassed, not completely bordered hole (L).

3. Storage device according to claim 2, characterized in that the hole (L) has the shape of a segment of a circle, the area of this segment of the circle being more than half the area of the full circle.

4. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding section (32) has a hole, from the edge of which at least one clamping leg (35) extends, the hole (L) preferably being completely bordered.

5. Storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that both ends of the clamping leg (35) are connected to the edge of the hole (L), so that there is an opening (D) between the clamping leg (35) and the edge of the hole (L) results.

6. External storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that the outside of the gill leg (35) pointing away from the edge is convex at least in sections, preferably completely.

7. Storage device according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the clamping leg (35) is an integral part of the holding section (32).

8. Storage device according to one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that at least three clamping legs (35) extend from the edge.

9. Storage device according to claim 8, characterized in that four clamping legs (35) extend from the edge.

10. Storage device according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that all clamping legs (35) are of the same type.

11. Storage device according to claim 10, characterized in that the clamping legs (35) are arranged in constant angular division.

12. Storage device according to claim 1,

characterized,

that the holding section (32) is constructed in three layers with two cover layers (33a) and a middle layer (33b) located between the cover layers (33a), the cover layers (33a) each having less stretch than the middle layer (33b), and that a completely bordered hole (L) extends through the half section (32).

13. Storage device according to claim 12, characterized in that the two cover layers (33a) are constructed identically.

14. Storage device according to claim 12 or claim 13, that the cover layers (33a) are each made of plastic film.

15. Storage device according to claim 13 and claim 14, characterized in that the two cover layers (33a) consist of polyester.

16. Storage device according to one of claims 12 to 15, characterized in that the two cover layers (33a) each have a thickness between 0.15 and 0.4 mm.

17. Storage device according to one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that the middle layer (33b) consists of a foamed plastic.

18. Storage device according to claim 18, characterized in that the middle layer made of foam rubber.

19. Storage device according to one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that the middle layer has a thickness between 1, 5 and 4 mm.

20. Storage device according to one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that the hole in the region of the middle layer has a larger area than in the region of the cover layers.

21. Storage device according to claim 20, characterized in that the hole is produced by laser cutting after the three layers have been connected to one another, in particular glued to one another.

22. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding section is a coin holding section (32) and has a circular segment-shaped or circular hole (L).

23. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one end wall (12a, 12b) is transparent at least in sections.

24. Aulbewahreinrichtung according to claim 23, characterized in that the at least one end wall (12a, 12b) has an opaque area (12a) and a transparent area (12b).

25. Storage device according to claim 22 and claim 24, characterized in that the transparent region (12b) is a circular disc which is concentric with the circular or segment-shaped hole (L) of the coin holding section (32) when the insertion element (30) is completely in the cavity is inserted.

26. Storage device according to claim 25, characterized in that the diameter of the circular disc is the same size or up to 15% larger than the diameter of the circle defined by the coin holding section (32).

27. Storage device according to one of claims 24 to 26, characterized in that the two end walls are mirror-symmetrical to one another.

28. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one clamping or locking device is provided which acts between the connecting wall (20) and the holding section (32).

29. Storage device according to claim 28, characterized in that the clamping and / or locking device has at least one elastic arm (24) extending from the connecting wall (20).

30. Storage device according to claim 28 or claim 29, characterized in that the clamping and / or locking device has a breakable element which breaks off when the insertion element is first pulled out of the housing.

31. Storage device according to claim 29 or 30, characterized in that two elastic arms (24) extending from the connecting wall are provided, which extend from opposite sections of the connecting wall (30).

32. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two end walls (12, 14) extend parallel to one another.

33. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion element (30) closes the opening (O) of the housing (10) substantially tightly in the fully inserted state.

34. Storage device according to claim 33, characterized in that the insertion element 30 for this purpose has an upper end (26) which is held in the inserted state in an upper, U-shaped end section of the housing (10) by clamping.

35. Storage device according to one of claims 1 to 33, characterized in that at least one of the end walls (14) has a recess (16) extending in its outer surface and that the insertion element (30) has a protuberance that fits into the recess (16). 34), so that the insertion element (30) can be raised on the housing (10).

36. Storage device according to claim 35, characterized in that in the state in which the insert element (30) is completely inserted into the housing (10), only the protuberance (34) is arranged outside the housing (10) and thus also serves as a handle.

37. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (10) has exactly one cavity for exactly one insertion element (30) and that the connecting wall (20) surrounding the cavity of the housing (10) has either a U-shaped cross section or has a cross section in the form of an open annulus.

38. Storage device according to one of claims 1 to 36, characterized in that the housing (10) has more than one cavity in each case for a holding section (32, 32 ') of an insertion element (30, 30'), with two adjacent cavities a middle section (28) of the connecting wall (20) is located.

39. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end walls (12, 14) of the housing are designed as one-piece plates.

40. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting wall (20) has a central connecting wall main section and between the connecting wall main section and the adjacent end wall in each case a connecting wall intermediate section, which at least the connecting wall main section on the inside towered over in sections.

41. Storage device according to claim 40, characterized in that the connecting wall main section consists of a connecting wall main element (21) or a section thereof and the connecting wall intermediate sections each consist of a connecting wall intermediate element (25, 26).

42. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in

that an end region of the housing (10) has a groove (18) which extends over the entire thickness and over a large part of the width of the housing (10), the opening (O) being located in the bottom of this groove (18), and

that the insert element (30) has an upper end (36) which at least substantially fills the groove (18) when the insert element (30) is inserted into the housing (10).

43. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting wall (20) consists at least in sections of a transparent material.

44. Unit, in particular sales unit, with a storage device according to one of the preceding claims and at least one object, in particular a coin (M), held by the holding section (32).

45. Unit according to claim 44, as far as related to claim 22, characterized in that the thickness of the coin (M) corresponds to the thickness of the coin holding section (32) or is smaller than the thickness of the coin holding section (32).

46. Unit according to claim 44 or claim 45 and one of claims 12 to 21, characterized in that the diameter of the coin (M) is larger than the diameter of the hole (L) in the region of the cover layers (33a, 33b).

47. Unit according to one of claims 4 to 46, characterized in that the holding section (32) is completely inserted into the cavity.

48. Arrangement consisting of a unit according to one of claims 44 to 47, in which the housing is designed according to claim 43, and a lamp which has a lamp and a body surrounding this lamp (42), which has an end face (42a) which is transparent only in an area (44), the dimensions of which essentially correspond to the dimensions of a side edge of the housing (10).