EP4149864A2

EP4149864A2 - Use of an elastically bendable elongate material with two free ends for stretching out an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container, elongate material for said use, and holding device for holding the flexible container whose opening edge is stretched out by the elongate material

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Publication number: EP4149864A2
Application number: EP21727101.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Müller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-05-15
Filing date: 2021-05-12
Publication date: 2023-03-22
Also published as: WO2021228991A2; DE202021102927U1; US20230192396A1; WO2021228991A3; DE102020113248A1

Abstract

The invention relates to use of an elongate material with two free ends, which is elastically bendable, for stretching out an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container such that the elongate material, by means of elastic bending, is brought from a non-use position in which it is not used for stretching out the opening edge, into an insertion position, in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position, the elongate material in the insertion position is inserted into the opening, and the elongate material within the opening is brought into a use position in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position such that the opening edge is stretched out in a dimensionally stable manner, the free ends of the elongate material are at a distance from each other and between them hold a portion of the opening edge tensioned in a straight line, and a dimensionally stable stretching out takes place only in the region of the opening of the container while the rest of the container remains flexible.

Description

Use of an elastically bendable long material with two free ends for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container, long material for such a use and holding device for holding the flexible container with the opening edge stretched out by the long material

description

I. Field of application

The present invention relates to the use of an elastically bendable long material with two free ends for spanning an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container, a long material for such a use and a holding device for holding the flexible container with the opening edge spanned by the long material. The flexible container can be a sack or a bag that is used, for example, in the home, in a workshop, in an agricultural business or the like. An example of a flexible container within the meaning of the present invention is the so-called “yellow sack”, which is a waste collection sack for plastic and aluminum waste that occurs in households.

II. Technical background It is known to hang up garbage bags such as the “yellow bag” on a gathering tape that is embedded in a channel around the opening edge of the bag. Actually, the gathering tape is used to close the opening of the sack. However, a loop of the shirring tape is often used to hang the sack on a hook or the like. The opening edge of the opening of the sack regularly hangs down in a slack manner. That Filling garbage into the sack therefore requires holding the opening open by grasping the edge of the opening with the hand. With the other hand, the waste can then be put into the sack through the more or less well-held opening.

When the sack is hung up in this way, there are two disadvantages. On the one hand, at least one hand of the user of the sack has to be used to hold open the opening and is not available for filling the waste into the sack itself. On the other hand, despite the use of a hand, the opening of the sack cannot be stopped with such an opening width as the opening edge itself would allow. The use of one hand to hold up the sack consequently does not lead to a geometry of the opening edge of the opening of the sack which allows the waste to be poured into the sack as effortlessly as possible.

To overcome these disadvantages, it is known to hang garbage bags with the opening edge turned outward in frames which hold the bag in the open state for filling with garbage. The opening edge of the sack is usually kept open in a dimensionally stable, mostly circular manner. The known frames thus enable the bag to be filled with both hands of the user through an opening that is kept open.

However, the racks have proven to be disadvantageous in that they are relatively complex and large and therefore expensive. So they regularly have a stand that is connected via one or more rods to a holding part which carries the sack at its opening edge and holds it in the open state. III. Presentation of the invention a) Technical problem

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a use of an elastically bendable long material with two free ends for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container, an elastically bendable long material for such a use and a holding device for holding the flexible container with one of the long material To create dimensionally stable spanned opening edge, with the help of which sluggish openings of flexible containers, such as sacks, bags and the like, can be spanned dimensionally stable in the simplest and most costly manner possible, and the flexible containers with openings spanned in this way can be held in an equally simple and inexpensive manner. b) Solution of the task

This object is achieved by a use with the features of claim 1, by a long material with the features of claim 2 and by a holding device with the features of claim 13. Further features of the present invention emerge from the subclaims.

According to the invention, the use of a long material with two free ends, which is elastically bendable, is proposed for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container such as a sack, a bag or the like. It is used in such a way that the long material is moved by elastic bending from a non-use position, in which it is not needed to stretch the opening edge and cannot be stored, into an insertion position in which it is elastically pretensioned and tends to return to the Not- To assume the position of use. Then the long material located in its insertion position is inserted into the opening of the container. Finally, the long material is brought into a use position within the opening of the container, preferably by releasing it, in which it is still pretensioned and still strives to assume the non-use position. The use position differs from the aforementioned insertion position as the degree of elastic bias of the long material in the use position is slightly less than in the insertion position, since the elastically bent long material has relaxed somewhat when moving from the insertion position into the use position.

The elastic relaxation of the long material from the insertion position into the use position takes place in such a way that the opening edge of the opening of the container is stretched in a dimensionally stable manner, the free ends of the long material are spaced apart and a section of the opening edge is essentially stretched in a straight line between them. A dimensionally stable stretching takes place exclusively in the area of the opening of the container, while the remaining area of the container remains flexible, i.e. it can hang down unstiffened from the long material in its position of use.

The present invention proposes not only the above-explained use of a long material, but also a long material for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container such as a sack, a bag or the like per se, the long material being elastically bendable and having two free ends. To avoid repetition, reference is made in particular to the features of claim 2 with regard to the long material per se. With regard to the features and mode of operation of the long material per se, express reference is also made to the above explanations relating to the use of the long material according to the invention. The use according to the invention and the Langma material according to the invention enable the dimensionally stable clamping of the opening edge of a flexible container in an extremely simple and inexpensive manner. In its opened state, the opening of the container is given a geometry that enables uncomplicated filling and emptying of the container. In addition, the container remains flexible in its area below the opening, which has the advantage that an only partially filled container can be stored in a space-saving manner, as the unfilled volume of the container is reduced to almost zero by pulling together the container wall encompassing this volume can be. Furthermore, the long material according to the invention has a much smaller space requirement compared to a conventional frame for holding a flexible container. In this context, it should be mentioned that the long material does not necessarily have to run in a straight line in its non-use position, ie in its completely relaxed position. Pre-bent non-use positions are also conceivable in which the long material is not elastically pre-tensioned.

Handling means for holding the long material in a form-fitting manner with the hand of the user are preferably arranged at the free ends of the long material. These handling means make it possible to move the long material from its non-use position into its insertion position and to hold the long material in its insertion position more securely during the insertion of the long material into the opening of the container. Advantageously, the handling means are formed by Endab cuts of the long material which form an initial angle that is greater than 0 ° relative to a longitudinal axis of the long material. This means that the end sections are each angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the long material. At least this starting angle is preferably in the range from 10 ° to 85 °, particularly preferably in the range from 40 ° to 80 °. The end sections preferably point over their entire Extension across the starting angle as a constant angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the long material. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the starting angle is only present at the point at which the respective end section bends from the longitudinal axis of the long material and the respective end section is curved in its further extension, ie an imaginary angle of a tangent to the course of the end section relative to the Longitudinal axis of the long material deviates from the starting angle.

The long material according to the invention preferably consists of a one-piece spring element. It can then be produced particularly inexpensively because of its simplicity. As a one-piece spring element, for example, a one-piece spring steel or a one-piece spring element made of another elastic material such as plastic, carbon or glass fibers can be considered. Alternatively, it is possible to assemble the long material from several individual pieces.

Advantageously, at least that side of the long material that comes into contact with the inside of the opening edge of the flexible container in the use position is provided with an anti-slip surface to increase the static friction between this side and the opening edge. This makes it more difficult for the opening edge of the container to slip off the long material in its position of use, in addition to the effect of the pretensioning of the long material in the position of use.

The anti-slip surface can be formed from an anti-slip coating, for example, from silicone or rubber. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable to design the anti-slip surface with projections that protrude from the corresponding side of the long material. The protrusions can be formed, for example, from separately applied knobs or from elevations embossed into the long material. If the long material and its end sections are projected into a plane, it has a material length and a material width in the projection plane. The specific ratio of material length to material width in the individual case is primarily dependent on the absolute size of the opening of the container and is preferably at least 20: 1, particularly preferably at least 40: 1.

For reasons of tilt-stable storage of the long material according to the invention in the holding device according to the invention explained below, the long material is preferably designed with a non-circular or flattened cross-section. Particularly preferred is the formation of the long material in the form of a strip-like flat material, i.e. the formation of the flattened cross-section in the form of a rectangular cross-section. A flat material with a flattened cross-section has a lower bending resistance about one of its cross-sectional axes than about its other cross-sectional axis. It can therefore be bent in a convenient manner with little effort by hand about the cross-sectional axis with the low bending resistance and thereby brought from the non-use position into the insertion position.

If a flat material with a flattened cross-section, in particular a band-like long material with a rectangular cross-section, is used as the long material, the handling means in the form of the end sections of the long material can be easily bent out of the flat material plane, in particular the band plane.

According to the invention, a combination of a flexible container such as a sack, a bag or the like with an opening having an opening edge and a long material according to the invention for stretching the opening edge is proposed. The present invention also relates to a holding device for holding a flexible container such as a sack, a bag or the like with an opening having an opening edge, the opening edge being stretched in a dimensionally stable manner by means of the long material according to the invention. The holding device comprises, on the one hand, a holding device for holding the holding device against falling due to gravity and, on the other hand, a first receiving device for receiving a holding section of the long material and an opening edge area of the opening edge of the opening of the container resting against the holding section. The holding section together with the opening edge area can be introduced into a receiving cavity of the first receiving device by means of a movement directed essentially against the effect of gravity. The use of the term “first” in connection with the feature “a first receiving device” takes place exclusively for the purpose of delimiting further receiving devices, which according to the invention, however, do not necessarily have to be present. The term “first” therefore does not exclude the fact that the first receiving device can be the only receiving device of the holding device according to the invention.

The receiving cavity preferably has an elongated cross-sectional shape and the first receiving device is provided in the region of a lower half of the cross-sectional shape with an access opening through which the holding section together with the opening edge region of the opening of the container can be inserted into the receiving cavity and removed from the receiving cavity. The elongated cross-sectional shape advantageously enables a long material according to the invention with a non-circular or flattened cross-section to be held in the receiving cavity without the long material in its position of use and carrying the container being tilted downwards by a tipping moment resulting from the force of gravity. The first receiving device can have a bottom projection to limit its receiving cavity, which prevents the holding section together with the opening edge region of the opening of the container from falling out of the receiving cavity due to gravity.

The bottom projection is preferably provided with a latching lug which allows the holding section together with the opening edge region to be latched through the access opening into the receiving cavity.

In addition, the receiving cavity can be delimited by a front projection which prevents the holding section together with the opening edge area from tilting out of the receiving cavity.

The width of the access opening of the receiving cavity is preferably limited by the bottom projection and the front projection.

Some containers have an opening edge that is thickened in terms of material. This can be the case, for example, when the opening edge is provided with a hem and / or the opening edge has a circumferential channel with a gathering tape located therein. For such cases, a cross-sectional enlargement can be present in an upper half of the elongated cross-sectional shape of the receiving cavity, which serves as a buffer space for receiving material of the opening edge region of a thickened opening edge of the container.

It is particularly advantageous to provide the holding device with a cover holder for fastening a pivotable cover, with the aid of which the opening of the flexible container can be closed. The cover holder can be designed, for example, in the form of two legs angled in its cross section or in the form of a holder with an approximately quarter-circle curved cross-section. The cover holder is intended to reach through a slot-shaped opening in the cover and to allow pivoting of the lid to open and close the opened opening of the container.

The holding device present on the holding device according to the invention for holding the holding device against falling down due to gravity can be designed in many ways, depending on the application. The respective specific design of the holding device depends on where and how the holding device and thus the container carried by it is to be held or held with the opening spanned by the long material. According to the invention, a large number of holding or mounting options is proposed.

The holding device can be formed out by hand in particular as a handle for guiding the container with a dimensionally stable spanned opening edge. The handle is arranged in such a way that it protrudes outwardly away from the opening edge when the holding device is carrying the container. The container with the opened edge of the opening can then be guided like a landing net or butterfly net by grasping the handle by hand. For example, it can be used in the manner of a dustpan. For this purpose, the handle is held in such a way that the section of the opening edge, which is held in a straight line between the free ends of the long material in its position of use, comes to rest on a floor surface, in the area of which there is collected dirt or waste that is in the container should be swept.

The holding device can also be a fastening flange, with the help of which the holding device can be fastened to a fastening surface such as a wall, a cabinet door or the like, so that the flexible container hang down due to the effect of gravity and are filled in this state can. It is advantageously conceivable to arrange a joint between the fastening flange and the receiving device so that the first receiving device can be pivoted relative to the fastening flange.

It is also conceivable to design the holding device as a hook, with the aid of which the holding device can be suspended in such a way that the flexible container can hang down and be filled due to the effect of gravity. The hook allows the container to be hung up with the opening edge stretched in a stable manner wherever suitable rods, wall projections, furniture projections, radiators and the like are located.

The receiving cavity has a cavity axis running perpendicular to its cross section and the hook spans a hook plane. The cavity axis can run parallel to the hook plane or the cavity axis intersects the hook plane at an angle of 90 °. In some fastening situations it is advantageous if the cavity axis of the receiving cavity intersects the hook plane at an angle which is greater than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °. This is the case, for example, when the long material carrying the container is to be held on a drawer or the like with the aid of two holding devices according to the invention, each of which engages a free end or end section of the long material.

The holding device can also be designed as a clamping device, with the help of which the holding device can be clamped to a rod or a plate-shaped object such as a table top or the like in such a way that the flexible container can hang down and be filled due to the effect of gravity.

The holding device can also be designed as a rotating device with a fixing part and a rotating part rotatably mounted on the fixing part. The rotating part can have one, two or more receiving devices for Have a holding section of the long material and an opening edge region of the opening edge resting against the holding section. The rotating device can be attached to a fastening surface with the aid of the fixing part in such a way that the rotating part can be rotated relative to the fastening surface and a flexible container can hang down on or on at least one of the receiving devices due to the effect of gravity. The axis of rotation about which the rotating part can be rotated runs essentially perpendicular to the fastening surface.

If the fastening surface is, for example, the underside of a table top, the long material held by the receiving device, including the container with a dimensionally stable, stretched opening edge, can be pivoted from a parking position in which the container is located below the table top to save space, into a use position in which the container with its opened edge of the opening protrudes from the space below the table top in such a way that it can be filled.

The rotating device can advantageously have, in particular, two or more receiving devices of the type in question. In this case, the rotating device becomes a kind of turret device and the rotating part becomes a turret part. By turning the turret, the container held by a receiving device can be brought into a parking position below the table top and at the same time another container held by another receiving device can be brought into a use position in which the other container protrudes from the space below the table top and is filled can.

The holding device can furthermore be a preferably detachably attached suction cup, with the aid of which the holding device can be fastened to a flat surface such as tiles in a bathroom in such a way that the flexible container can hang down due to the effect of gravity. The solvability of the suction cup allows in an advantageous manner simple replacement of a worn suction cup with reduced adhesion with a new suction cup.

It is particularly advantageous to design the holding device with two different holding devices and thereby increase the utility value of the holding device.

For example, a holding device can be designed in the form of a suction cup and a further holding device in the form of a hook. The suction cup is preferably arranged on the hook. In addition, the suction cup is preferably detachably arranged on the hook.

Another example of the design of the holding device with two different holding devices consists in providing a clamping leg in addition to a handle, the handle being designed as a counter-clamping leg in addition to its design as a handle, so that the clamping leg forms a clamping device together with the counter-clamping leg, which is present as a further holding device in addition to the holding device in the form of the handle.

The formation of the holding device with two different holding devices can also be realized in that a hook that is present as a holding device is laid out as a further holding device in the form of a handle that can be grasped by one hand of a user by having a first hook section that is in the hook plane, and a second hook portion which is angled at an angle greater than 0 ° and less than 90 ° relative to the hook plane, has. The angled geometry can advantageously be approximated to the physiological shape of a curved palm. A physiologically advantageous design of the hook that can be used as a handle can also be achieved in that the first hook section has a first side edge and the second hook section has a second side edge, the first and second side edges running in a straight line and parallel to one another.

A particularly safe and stable guiding of the holding device, which is designed with a hook that can be used as a handle, including the opened container, can be achieved with the aid of at least one penetration hole for reaching through with a finger of the user's hand.

The holding device according to the invention can advantageously also be designed as a multifunctional holding device, as explained below.

For this purpose, if its holding device is designed as a handle, the holding device can have a second receiving device for receiving the holding section including the opening edge area such that the handle protrudes inward into the opening edge when the holding device is holding the container with the aid of the second receiving device . The handle can then serve as a clamping arm, with the help of which the container can be clamped in a parking position on a table top or the like. The second receiving device is designed exactly as it was described in connection with the first receiving device. It is only arranged at a different point on the holding device than the first receiving device.

Furthermore, a hook device can be arranged at a free end of the handle. A third receiving device for receiving the holding section together with the opening edge area can then be provided in such a way that the handle functions as a substantially vertically extending hanging arm and the hook device faces the container, when the holding device holds the container with the aid of the third receiving device. The container with the opened edge of the opening can then be hung up wherever this arrangement of the hook device relative to the container is advantageous. The third receiving device is designed exactly as it was described in connection with the first receiving device. It is only located at a different point on the holding device than the first receiving device.

If a hook device is arranged at a free end of the handle, a fourth receiving device for receiving the holding section including the opening edge area can be provided in such a way that the handle functions as a substantially vertically extending hanging arm and the hook device faces away from the container when the holding device does Holds container with the help of the fourth receiving device. The container with the opened edge area of the opening can then be hung up wherever this alternative arrangement of the hook device relative to the container is advantageous. The fourth receiving device is designed exactly as it was described in connection with the first receiving device. It is only located at a different point on the holding device than the first receiving device.

The terms “first”, “second”, “third” and “fourth” used above in connection with the various reception facilities serve the sole purpose of distinguishing the reception facilities. The aforementioned terms do not necessarily mean that the number of receiving devices corresponding to the corresponding term must be present on the holding device. For example, it is conceivable that only the first, the third and the fourth receiving device are present, while the second receiving device is missing. Furthermore, it is conceivable, for example, that only the first and the third receiving device or only the first and the fourth receiving device are present on the holding device. If the holding device is designed as a handle, an additional handle can advantageously be provided which extends in a direction essentially facing away from the handle and serves to hold the filled container in a balanced manner when the holding device holds the container with the aid of the first receiving device.

The present invention also proposes a combination of a flexible container with an opening having an opening edge, a long material according to the invention for stretching the opening edge and a holding device according to the invention for holding the flexible container with a dimensionally stable stretched opening edge. c) Embodiments

Exemplary embodiments are described below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the long material according to the invention in a non-use position;

FIG. 2: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 1 from the left behind;

FIG. 3: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 2 from the left; FIG.

FIG. 4: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 3 from below; FIG. 5: a perspective view of the long material shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 in a position of use;

FIG. 6: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 5 from above; FIG.

FIG. 7: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 6 from below; FIG. FIG. 8: a view of the long material shown in FIG. 6 from the right; FIG. 9: a perspective view of the long material shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 in an insertion position with a hand holding it;

FIG. 10: an enlarged illustration of the detail D from FIG. 3; FIG.

11: a perspective view of a first exemplary embodiment of the holding device according to the invention;

FIG. 12: a sectional view according to section B-B in FIG. 11; FIG.

FIG. 13: a front view of the holding device shown in FIG. 11 from the front; FIG.

14: a sectional view similar to FIG. 12 with long material introduced into the receiving cavity of the holding device;

FIG. 15: a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 14, with part of the container also being shown; FIG. 16: a second exemplary embodiment of the holding device according to the invention with a cover holder; 17: a perspective view of that shown in FIGS. 5 to 8

Long material, the holding device shown in FIG. 16 and a cover in a partially open position; FIG. 18: Another perspective view of that shown in FIG. 17

Combination of long material, folding device and lid;

19 shows a perspective view of the combination shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, with a flexible container also being shown and the lid being in its closed position;

FIG. 20: a perspective view of the combination shown in FIG. 19 with a partially opened cover; FIG.

21: a perspective view of a third embodiment of the holding device according to the invention with a holding device in the form of a handle; 22: a perspective view of the holding device shown in FIG. 21 with the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, which spans the opening edge of a flexible container and is located shortly before a holding section is inserted into the receiving cavity of the holding device ;

23: the holding device shown in FIG. 21 in the state in which it holds the long material shown in FIG. 22 and the flexible container stretched by it; 24 shows a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the folding device according to the invention with a joint; 25: a perspective view of a fifth embodiment example of the folding device according to the invention with a flake;

26: a perspective view of a sixth embodiment example of the folding device according to the invention with a clamping device;

27: a perspective view of a seventh exemplary embodiment of the folding device according to the invention with a rotating device;

28: a perspective view of a combination of the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 with two folding devices, each corresponding to an eighth embodiment of the folding device according to the invention and having a different type of flake than the embodiment shown in FIG. 25;

FIG. 29: a view of the combination shown in FIG. 28 from above; FIG.

FIG. 30: a view of the combination shown in FIG. 29 from below; FIG.

31: a view of the combination shown in FIG. 29 from the left;

32: the combination shown in FIG. 28 as it hangs on a drawer; 33: a perspective view similar to FIG. 32, the flexible container also being shown with its opening edge spanned by the long material;

34: a side view of a ninth exemplary embodiment of the holding device according to the invention, which is designed in the form of a multifunctional holder; 35: a perspective view of the multifunctional holder shown in FIG. 34 in a first application position in which it holds the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 together with the flexible container; FIG. 36: a side view of the combination shown in FIG. 35; FIG. 37: a perspective view of that shown in FIG. 34

Multifunction holder in a second application position, in which it holds the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 together with the flexible container;

FIG. 38: a side view of the combination shown in FIG. 37; FIG. 39: a perspective view of that shown in FIG. 34

Multifunction holder in a third application position, in which it holds the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 together with the flexible container;

FIG. 40: a side view of the combination shown in FIG. 39;

FIG. 41: a perspective view of that shown in FIG. 34

Multifunctional holder in a fourth application position, in which he holds the long material shown in Figures 5 to 8 together with the flexible container;

FIG. 42: a side view of the combination shown in FIG. 41;

43 shows a perspective view of a combination of the folding device shown in FIG. 16, the long material shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and a flexible container, with two clamps additionally holding the opening edge of the flexible container on the long material;

44: a perspective view of a tenth embodiment example of the holding device according to the invention with hook and suction cup;

FIG. 45: a side view of the holding device shown in FIG. 44 obliquely from the front left; FIG.

FIG. 46: a view of the rear side of the holding device shown in FIG. 44 obliquely to the left behind;

47: a perspective view of an eleventh embodiment example of the holding device according to the invention with a handle and clamping device;

FIG. 48: a side view of the holding device shown in FIG. 47 obliquely from the front right; FIG.

49: a perspective view of a twelfth Ausführungsbei game of the holding device according to the invention with a hook also designed as a handle; FIG. 50: a side view of the folding device shown in FIG. 49 obliquely from the front right; FIG.

51: a view of the front side of the folding device shown in FIG. 49 obliquely from the top left;

FIG. 52: a side view of the folding device shown in FIG. 49 obliquely to the left behind; and FIG. 53: an enlarged view of the folding device shown in FIG. 49 from an oblique left front.

1 to 4 show an exemplary embodiment of a long material 1 according to the invention, which is made from a strip-like flat material. The ribbon-like flat material is characterized by the fact that it is much longer and wider than it is thick. Its cross section preferably has the shape of a flat or thin rectangle. This has the advantage that the long material 1 has such a low bending resistance around the bending axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing in FIG. 3 that it can easily be bent elastically around this bending axis with the sides of a user.

As an alternative to the exemplary embodiment shown, other cross-sections of the long material 1 are also conceivable. In the context of the invention, a circular cross section or a flattened cross section which does not have a rectangular shape can be used. For example, an elliptically shaped cross section would be conceivable which, like a rectangle, has a bending axis with a larger bending moment and a bending axis with a smaller bending moment. In principle, non-round cross-sections of the long material 1 are preferred in view of a tilt-stable folding of the same in the folding device according to the invention. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the long material 1 consists of a one-piece spring band steel, the band thickness of which is designed so that it can easily be bent by hand about the bending axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing in FIG. 3. Alternatively, it is conceivable to manufacture the long material 1 from other one-piece spring elements, for example from elastically resilient plastic, glass fiber or carbon fiber materials or other composite materials that have elastically resilient properties. Furthermore, it is alternatively conceivable not to form the long material 1 in one piece, but rather to assemble it from two or more separate sections which are connected to one another in a suitable manner.

The long material 1 has the free ends 2, 3 identified in FIG. 1, on each of which a handling means is formed in the form of an end section 8 or 9, which is drawn from a strip plane of the long material by the angle a shown in FIG 1, which is perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 3, is bent out. In the view of FIG. 3, the longitudinal axis LA of the long material 1 coincides with its belt plane.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the angle a is constant over the extent of the end sections 8, 9 and is preferably in the range from 10 ° to 85 °, particularly preferably in the range from 40 ° to 80 °. Alternatively, it is conceivable not to make the angle a constant over the extent or length of the end sections 8, 9, but to increase and / or decrease to form differently shaped handling means, so that for example circular or spiral-like curved end sections would arise. The angle a shown in FIG. 3 then forms a starting angle at which the end section 8 or 9 emerges from the plane of the strip.

The long material 1 projected into the plane of the drawing is shown in FIG. In this view, it has a projected material length in the form of the band length L, which is slightly shorter than the length that would result if the end sections 8, 9 were bent back into the plane of the band. In FIG. 2 also shows the material width in the form of the (actual) bandwidth B of the long material 1.

The projected band length L and the band width B of the long material 1 are to be designed or dimensioned with a view to the fact that on the one hand a section of the opening edge of the opening of a flexible container is to be held in a straight line between the free ends 2, 3 of the long material 1 and on the other hand a dimensionally stable clamping of the flexible container should take place exclusively in the area of its opening, while the container remains flexible in its remaining area. The ratio of the projected band length L to the band width B is at least 20: 1, particularly preferably at least 40: 1. If normal household waste bags for plastic (“yellow bag”) are to be stretched with the long material 1, a projected band length L of approx. 1 m and a band width B of approx. 12 mm are suitable.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, the long material 1 is shown in a non-use position, in which it is not used and cannot be stored for stretching the opening edge of a flexible container. From this non-use position, it can be bent elastically into an insertion position, which is shown in FIG. In the insertion position, the long material 1 forms a loop in the embodiment shown, the dimensions of which within the loop plane allow the long material 1 to be inserted into the opening of a flexible container which is to be stretched in a dimensionally stable manner.

The handling means in the form of the end sections 8, 9 which are bent out of the plane of the belt here play an important role in connection with the insertion position. They enable the long material 1 in the insertion position to be held in a form-fitting manner with a hand H of a user of the long material 1 shown in FIG. 9 during the insertion of the long material into the opening of the flexible container can. As shown in FIG. 9, there is the possibility of holding the long material 1 in the insertion position, in which it is bent in a loop-like manner, only with the aid of the thumb and index finger and the end sections 8, 9. Due to its elasticity, the long material 1 in the insertion position endeavors to assume the non-use position shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. It is thus biased into the non-use position.

In the insertion position shown in FIG. 9, the long material can be inserted into an opening 5 of a flexible container 6 and released. The user's hand, which is not required to hold the long material 1, can hold the opening edge 4 of the opening 5 open as well as possible. After the hand H has let go of the long material 1, it tries, due to its bias, to assume its non-use position shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. Since the long material 1 is in the opening 5 of the container 6, this is not possible. Rather, the long material 1 is prevented by the opening edge 4 from taking the non-use position Ge. Rather, it assumes a position of use shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and in particular in FIG. 22, in which it spans the opening edge 4 of the opening 5 of the container 6 in a dimensionally stable manner. The opening edge 4 has a width corresponding to the bandwidth B. Due to its elasticity, the long material 1 is still pretensioned in its use position into the non-use position, but no longer with as great a restoring force as in the insertion position according to FIG. 9.

As can be seen in FIGS. 5, 6 and 22, the long material 1 takes approximately the shape of a U in its position of use. In this U-shape, the end sections 8 and 9 are spaced apart from one another, so that a closed loop as in FIG. 9 is no longer formed. As shown in FIG. 22, a section 7 of the opening edge 4 of the opening 5 comes to lie along this distance, which section is kept stretched essentially in a straight line due to the restoring force of the long material 1 in the non-use position. In its state of use, the long material 1 tensions the The opening edge 4 therefore has a straight circumferential section, the length of which is composed of the length of the end section 8, the length of the distance between the end sections 8 and 9 and the length of the end section 9.

10 shows the enlarged detail D from FIG. 3. In the embodiment shown, on the left-hand side 12 of the strip-shaped long material 1 in FIGS or rubber coating can act. In its position of use, the side 12 of the long material 1 comes into contact with the opening edge 4 and thereby increases the static friction between the side 12 and the opening edge 4 the long material 1 made difficult. Alternatively or in addition, the anti-slip surface can be formed by mechanical projections that protrude from the side 12. It is also conceivable to provide the side 10 of the long material 1 opposite the side 12 with an anti-slip surface of the aforementioned type. This additionally increases the static friction between the opening edge 4 and the long material 1 when the opening edge 4 is knocked into the opening 5 around the long material 1 on the side 10.

FIGS. 11, 12 and 13 show a first exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention, which is produced here from plastic using an injection molding process. The one-piece holding device 14 in the embodiment shown is composed of two components, namely a fastening flange 16, which serves as a holding device to hold the holding device 14 against falling due to gravity, and a receiving device 18, which is used to receive a holding portion of the long material 1 and one on the Holding section adjacent opening edge area of the opening edge 4 is used. With the aid of the two through holes 42 and two screws or nails (not shown), the fastening flange 16 can be fastened to a fastening surface such as a wall, an end surface of a table or shelf plate or the like. A flexible container 6, the opening edge 4 of which is spanned dimensionally stable by a long material 1 in the position of use, can then hang down from the fastening surface due to gravity (see FIG. 22).

As can be seen in FIGS. 11 and 13, the receiving device 18 is arranged on the front side of the fastening flange 16 that can be seen in these figures. As can best be seen in FIGS. 11 and 12, the receiving device 18 has in its interior a receiving cavity 28 which is designed like a channel, has a longitudinal axis A and is open at the end faces 43, 44 of the receiving device 18. The receiving cavity 28 is accessible through a slot-like access opening 19.

As best shown in FIG. 12, the receiving cavity 28 has a cross section with an elongated shape which is not exactly upright in FIG. The access opening 19 is in the lower half of the cross section of the receiving cavity 28.

The receiving cavity 28 is delimited at the bottom in FIG. 12 by a bottom projection 20 which has a latching lug 22 at its right-hand end in FIG. 12. To the front, ie to the right in FIG. 12, the receiving cavity 28 is delimited by a front projection 21. To the rear, ie to the left in FIG. 12, the receiving cavity 28 is delimited by a rear wall 17. In FIG. 12, a shoulder 45 present in the rear wall 17 can be seen, which runs in such a way that a cross-sectional widening 23 results in the upper region of the cross-sectional shape of the receiving cavity 28, which acts as a buffer space for receiving material from the opening edge region thickened opening edge 4 of the container 6, which is to be received in the receiving cavity 28.

In order to attach the flexible container 6 shown for example in FIG. 22, which can be a sack or a bag for household, garden or other purposes, to the holding device 14, the procedure is as follows:

First, the long material 1 is elastically bent from its non-use position shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 into its insertion position according to FIG. 9. It is then introduced into the opening 5 of the container 6 so that it assumes its position of use shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 within the opening edge 4 of the opening 5, in which it spans the opening edge 4 in a dimensionally stable manner. The circumference of the dimensionally stable spanned opening edge 4 has the rectilinear section seen in FIG touched portion 7 of the opening edge 4 composed.

The combination of the container 6 and the long material 1 prepared in this way is then introduced into the receiving cavity 28 of the receiving device 18 from the bottom right in FIG. 12 against the effect of gravity. The section of the long material 1 that thereby comes to lie within the channel-like receiving cavity 28 is referred to in the present case as the holding section of the long material 1. That area of the opening edge 4 which rests on one or both sides of the aforementioned holding section of the long material 1 and thus also comes to lie in the receiving cavity 28 of the receiving device 18 is referred to here as the opening edge area of the opening edge 4.

14 shows how the holding section of the long material 1 in the position of use is under the action of gravity, ie under an in 14 counterclockwise tilting moment in which receiving cavity 28 is held. It can be seen how the upper end of the holding section rests against or presses against the front projection 21. It can also be seen how the lower end of the holding section rests against the lower end of the rear wall 17 or is supported on it. Before the lower end of the holding section has reached this position, it has overcome the locking lug 22 during the insertion through the access opening 19, which for this purpose has briefly bent elastically downwards. Due to the slight inclination of the upper area of the cross section of the receiving cavity 28 in the direction of the rear side 11 of the fastening flange 16, it can be achieved that the plane spanned by the long material 1, ie the plane spanned by the opening edge 4 of the container 6, is approximately perpendicular to the 14, the rear side 11 of the fastening flange 16 can be seen on the right.

In FIG. 15, in addition to the illustration in FIG. 14, a part of the container 6 is also shown. As can be seen, the opening edge region of the opening edge 4 of the container 6 to be located in the receiving cavity 28 is located between the holding section of the long material 1 and the rear wall 17 of the receiving cavity 28 on whose side 10 (cf. FIG. 10) would be turned over, then in FIG. 15 there would also be material of the opening edge 4 to the left of the holding section, which would form an additional layer of the opening edge area within the meaning of the present invention.

16 shows a second embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. It is constructed in exactly the same way as the holding device shown in FIGS 6 can be closed. The lid holder In the exemplary embodiment shown, 24 is designed as an upward extension of the front projection 21. It consists here of two legs 26, 46 angled to one another, the leg 46 being perpendicular to the plane spanned by the fastening flange 16. The cover holder 24 can also be configured differently, for example in cross-section approximately quarter-circle instead of angular as in FIG. 16.

17 and 18 show how the pivotable cover 25 is attached to the cover holder 24. The cover 25 has a slot through which the leg 46 of the cover holder 24 can be passed. In its closed position, the cover 25 is prevented from slipping within the plane of the opening 5 by the leg 26 of the cover holder 24, which can be seen in FIG. When the cover 25 is opened, the leg 46 prevents the cover 25 from being lifted upwards.

19 and 20 show how the flexible container 6 hangs downward as a result of gravity and how its opening 5, which is spanned by the long material 1 in a dimensionally stable manner, interacts with the cover 25. The holding device 14, which cannot be seen in these figures, can be fastened to a wall or another suitable fastening surface. The flexible container 6 then hangs downward due to gravity and can be filled gradually.

21 shows a third exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The receiving device 18 is designed in exactly the same way as the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 11 to 13 of the container 6 provided by hand with a dimensionally stable, stretched opening edge 4. 22 and 23 show how the holding device 14 according to FIG. 21 can be used in connection with the container 6, the opening edge 4 of which is spanned by the long material 1 in a dimensionally stable manner. In FIG. 23, the holding section of the long material 1 and the opening edge region of the opening edge 4 resting against the holding section are securely held in the receiving cavity 28 of the receiving device 18 of the holding device 14.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 23, the container 6 can be moved and carried as desired by a user with the aid of the handle 15. For example, it is conceivable to hold the straight section of the dimensionally stable, stretched opening edge 4 against a floor or other surface and to sweep dirt, dust or other dirt into the container 6 with the aid of a sweeping broom. The rectilinear section of the dimensionally stable spanned opening edge 4 advantageously enables the amount of dust, dirt or other dirt that sweeps past the opening 5 to be kept as low as possible.

24 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. Here, too, the design of the receiving device 18 corresponds to that of the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. However, the fastening flange 16 does not act as the holding device here, but a fastening flange 27 in combination with a joint 29, which makes it possible to pivot the receiving device 18 relative to the fastening flange 27. The joint axis of the joint 29 runs parallel to the longitudinal axis A of the receiving cavity 28 of the receiving device 18 runs horizontally. The fastening flange 27 can, for example, be screwed or glued to the fastening surface. 25 shows a fifth exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. Here, too, the design of the receiving device 18 corresponds to the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment according to FIGS the holding device 14 can be hung, for example, on rods, table tops, shelf plates or the like.

26 shows a sixth exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The receiving device 18 in turn corresponds to the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. As a holding device, instead of the fastening flange 16, a clamping device 31 is provided, with the help of which the holding device 14 can be clamped to a rod or a plate-shaped object such as a table top in such a way that the flexible container 6 can hang down due to the effect of gravity.

The clamping device 31 has an upper clamping plate 47 which extends away from the upper end of the rear wall 17 of the receiving cavity 28, as well as a lower clamping arm 48 which, as shown in FIG. 26, is here bent in an S-shape. In order to clamp the holding device 14 to a plate or a rod, the clamping arm 48 bends elastically downwards and clamps the plate or the rod between itself and the upper clamping plate 47. In the clamped position on the plate or rod, the clamp arm 48 does not return completely to its de-energized position, which is shown in FIG. In the clamping position, it is biased into the tension-free position shown in FIG.

27 shows a seventh exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The exemplary embodiment shown has three receiving devices 18, each of which is designed like that in FIGS 13 shown receiving device 18 of the first embodiment. Instead of the fastening flange 16, a rotating device 32 is used as the holding device, which is composed of a here disk-shaped fixing part 33 and a here likewise disk-shaped rotating part 34 which is rotatably mounted on the fixing part 33. The rotating device 32 can be attached to a fastening surface, for example on the underside of a table top, with the aid of the fixing part 33, the through hole 49 in the fixing part 33 and a screw penetrating the fixing part 33 and the rotating part 34.

The rotating part 34 here carries three receiving devices 18 on its outer circumference at a uniform angular spacing of 120 °. The axis of rotation of the rotating part 34, about which it is rotatable relative to the fixing part 33, is perpendicular to the fastening surface. By rotating the rotating part 34 by 120 ° in each case, a container 6, which was still below the table top before the rotating part 34 was rotated, can then be rotated into a space in front of the table top so that it can be filled as intended. A container 6 which is located in the space in front of the table top before the rotation of the rotating part 34 and which is possibly already completely filled can be moved into a parking position below the table top by the rotation. In the case of this exemplary embodiment, the rotating device 32 acts like a turret device.

Alternatively, it is conceivable in FIG. 27 to arrange only two receiving devices 18, which are preferably arranged opposite one another, ie offset by an angular distance of 180 °, or only a single receiving device 18 on the rotating part 34. If only a single receiving device 18 is arranged on the rotating part 34, the rotating device 32 enables a container 6 to be moved between a use position in the space in front of the table top and a space-saving parking position below the table top. 28 to 31 show a combination of the long material 1 in the position of use with two holding devices 14 according to an eighth embodiment. Each of the two holding devices 14 has a receiving device 18 which is designed like the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. A hook 35 is used here instead of the fastening flange 16 as the holding device.

As indicated in FIG. 29, the hook 35 spans a hook plane HE which is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing in FIG. 29. This hook plane HE forms an angle β with the longitudinal axis A of the receiving cavity 28, which lies in the plane of the drawing in FIG. 29, which should be neither 0 ° (see FIG. 25) nor 90 °. The angle β is preferably in the range from 60 ° to 85 °. As can best be seen in FIGS. 29 and 31, the two holding devices 14 are not identical with regard to the alignment of the hooks 35 relative to the respective receiving device 18. As can be seen in FIG. 31, the hook 35 of the holding device 14 arranged there on the left is rotated to the right while the hook 35 of the holding device 14 arranged there on the right is rotated to the left. In terms of amount, however, both holding devices 14 have the same angle β.

With the aid of holding devices 14 which belong together in pairs, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 31, the long material 1 in the position of use can be held at its end sections 8 and 9. For this purpose, the end sections 8 and 9 are introduced into the receiving cavity 28 of the respective receiving device 18 as described in connection with the first exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 11 to 15.

32 shows how the combination of the long material 1 and the two holding devices 14 shown in FIGS. 28 to 31 can be hung on the front panel 50 of a drawer 51 with the aid of the hooks 35. With a sufficiently flat design of the hook walls, the hook 35 exists the possibility of hanging the aforementioned combination on the front panel 50 even when the drawer 51 is closed.

33 shows how the flexible container 6, the opening edge 4 of which is stretched in a dimensionally stable manner by the long material 1, can be held on the front panel 50 of the drawer 51 with the aid of the two Haltevor devices 14 according to the eighth embodiment. A convenient filling of the container 6 through its opening 5 is possible.

34 shows a side view of a multifunctional holder which is a ninth exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The handle 36 serves as the holding device in the sense of the present invention, so that the holding device 14 according to FIG. 35 can be used in a manner comparable to the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 34 to be seen, first receiving device 18, which is designed exactly as the receiving device 18 shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 of the first embodiment.

35 and 36 show the use of the multifunction holder according to FIG. 34 in connection with the first receiving device 18. The container 6, the opening edge 4 of which is clamped in a dimensionally stable manner with the aid of the long material 1, is held with the aid of the first receiving device 18. The ergonomically curved handle 36 can be used like the handle 15 in FIGS. In addition to the handle 36, an additional handle 41 is present here, which extends in a direction essentially facing away from the handle 36 and is designed like a hammer in the exemplary embodiment shown. As can be seen in particular in FIG. 36, the additional handle 41 extends a little into the space above the opening 5 of the container 6, so that the additional handle 41 can advantageously serve to remove the more or less filled and thus more or less heavy container 6 in a balanced manner of To be carried by hand, since the additional handle 41 is closer to the center of gravity of the filled container 6 than the handle 36.

As can be seen in FIG. 34, the multifunction holder has a second receiving device 37, which is arranged opposite the first receiving device 18. The second receiving device 37 is designed in exactly the same way as the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, whereby it is only arranged in a mirror-inverted manner compared to the receiving device 18 in FIG. 12 on the one hand and FIG. 34 on the other hand.

FIGS. 37 and 38 show how the multifunctional holder according to FIG. 34 is used in connection with the second receiving device 37. The handle 36 does not protrude outwardly from the opening edge 4, as in FIGS. 35 and 36, but rather into the space above the opening 5 and thus to a certain extent inward into the opening edge 4. In this configuration, the handle 36 can serve as a clamping arm, with the aid of which the container 6 with its dimensionally stable, stretched opening edge 4 can be clamped to a table top, a shelf or the like in a parking position. If the handle 36 located above the opening 5 does not interfere with the filling of the container 6, the container 6 can be held with the aid of the additional handle 41 and filled as intended in this state.

As can be seen in FIG. 34, the multifunction holder also has a third receiving device 39 and a fourth receiving device 40. Each of the two receiving devices 39 and 40 is designed in exactly the same way as the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. According to FIG. 34, the receiving devices 39 and 40 are arranged opposite one another and mirror-inverted to one another. Furthermore, at the end of the handle 36 on the left in FIG. 34, which facing away from the receiving devices 18, 37, 39 and 40, a hook device 38 is arranged.

39 and 40 show the use of the multifunctional holder according to FIG. 34 in connection with the third receiving device 39. The handle 36 extends essentially vertically upwards. The hook device 38 faces the container 6 or its opening 5. In this configuration, the handle 36 serves as a hanging arm and the container 6 can be hung with the opening edge 4 in a dimensionally stable manner with the aid of the hook device 38, for example on a rear edge of a shelf or the like.

FIGS. 41 and 42 show the use of the multifunctional holder according to FIG. 34 in connection with the fourth receiving device 40. Here, too, the handle 36 protrudes essentially vertically upward as a hanging arm, as in FIGS. 39 and 40. However, the hook device 38 faces away from the container 6 or its opening 5. In this configuration, the container 6 with the opening edge 4 stretched in a dimensionally stable manner can be hung with the aid of the hook device 38, for example on the front edge of a shelf, on the edge of a table or the like.

The multifunctional holder according to FIG. 34 can be modified by omitting one or two of the four receiving devices 18, 37, 39 and 40 without replacement. It would be conceivable, for example, to provide only the first receiving device 18, the third receiving device 39 and the fourth receiving device 40. Another alternative would be to arrange only the first receiving device 18 and the third receiving device 39, for example. The terms “first”, “second”, “third” and “fourth” used in this context are not intended to imply any definition of the corresponding number of recording units. FIG. 43 shows the container 6 with the opening edge 4 clamped in a dimensionally stable manner as it is held by the holding device 14 according to FIG. 16. As shown in FIG. 10, an anti-slip coating 13 is applied to the side 12 of the long material 1, which increases the static friction between the inside of the opening edge 4 of the container 6 and the side 12 of the long material 1. This is particularly important when the container 6 becomes heavier and heavier as the degree of filling increases and there is a risk that the opening edge 4 could slip downward from the long material 1.

In order to minimize this risk in individual cases, the clips 52, 53 shown in FIG. 43 can be placed on the long material 1 and the opening edge 4. The clamps 52, 53 each have a receiving cavity whose structure is designed like the receiving cavity 28 of the first embodiment of the holding device 14 shown in FIGS Clamp 52, 53 is dimensioned such that the long material 1 and the opening edge 4 are pressed together by the respective clamp 52, 53. In this way, the static friction between Langma material 1 and opening edge 4 in addition to the anti-slip coating 13 is increased at least at certain points where the clips 52, 53 are attached.

44 to 46 show a tenth embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The receiving device 18 here performs the same function as the receiving device 18 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS.

As can be seen, the front projection 21 shown in FIG. 12 does not run continuously here, but is cut out in its central area, so that two front projections (not shown in more detail) are created. In In the same way, the bottom protrusion 20 shown in FIG. 12 does not run continuously, but is also recessed in its central area, so that two bottom protrusions (not shown in more detail), each with a locking lug, functionally the locking lug 22 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is equivalent to. Furthermore, the rear side 11, which can be seen in FIG. 12, is not designed here to be closed, but rather is provided with rectangular through holes, which are not identified in detail, as can best be seen in FIG. 46.

The support function of the lower end of the rear wall 17 of the receiving cavity 28 shown in FIG. 12 against the tilting moment acting in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 14 is performed in the tenth embodiment by two rear wall areas 65 of comparatively small area, which are here outside the receiving cavity 28 identified in FIG. 12 and only one of which can be seen in FIG.

The structural differences between the receiving device 18 of the tenth embodiment and the receiving device 18 of the first embodiment have no influence on the basic functioning of both receiving devices 18, which in connection with FIGS Embodiment has been described.

The folding device 14 according to FIGS. 44 to 46 has a combination of two folding devices, namely a suction cup 54 on the one hand and a flaken 55 on the other hand Tiles or hanging the folding device 14 on, for example, rods, shelves, worktops or the like. Is made possible. The suction cup 54 is releasably attached to the flake 55, for example with the aid of a particularly knurled nut 66 for screwing onto a suction cup side that is present and not here visible threaded rod. If the suction cup 54 is worn, it can be easily replaced with a new suction cup.

47 and 48 show an eleventh exemplary embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The design of the receiving device 18 corresponds to that of the receiving device 18 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13.

The eleventh embodiment also has a combination of two different holding devices. On the one hand, a preferably elongated handle 56 is used in the same way as the handle 15 shown in FIGS starting from the lower end of the receiving device 18. As the distance from the receiving device 18 increases, the distance between the clamping leg 57 and the underside of the handle 56 facing it decreases, as can best be seen in FIG. Due to the elasticity of the material, the clamping leg 57 can be elastically bent away from the handle 56, i.e. downwards in FIGS. 47 and 48.

The clamping leg 57 and the handle 56 thus form a Klemmein direction 59, in which the handle 56, more precisely its underside facing the clamping leg 57, functions as a counter-clamping leg 58. The handle 56 therefore has a double function here.

With the help of the clamping device 59, the holding device 14 can be pushed up laterally onto a table top, a shelf, a worktop or the like and thereby frictionally clamped. For this purpose, the free end 67 of the clamping leg 57 can be angled away from the handle 56 in the sense of an insertion aid, as can be seen in FIG. 47. 49 to 53 show a twelfth embodiment of the holding device 14 according to the invention. The design of the receiving device 18 corresponds to that of the receiving device 18 of the tenth embodiment shown in FIGS. 44 to 46.

In the twelfth exemplary embodiment, a hook 60 is provided as the holding device, which has a first hook section 61 and a second hook section 62. The first hook section 61 spans a hook plane HE, indicated in FIG. 53, which forms an angle r with the cavity axis of the receiving cavity 28, i.e. with the longitudinal axis A of the receiving cavity 28, which is greater than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °. The angle T is preferably in the range from 30 ° to 70 °, particularly preferably in the range from 40 ° to 60 °. In the embodiment shown, the angle r is 45 °. The second hook section 62 lies in a main plane HA of the holding device 14, which is identified in FIG. 53. The main plane HA and the second hook section 62 form the angle r with the hook plane HE.

In the twelfth exemplary embodiment, the first hook section 61 has a first side edge 63 and the second hook section 62 has a second side edge 64. As best seen in Figure 49, the side edges 63 and 64 are straight and parallel to one another.

Due to the kink 68 marked in FIGS. 49 and 53 between the hook sections 61 and 62 as well as the rectilinear and parallel side edges 63 and 64, the hook 60 has an overall geometry which is physiologically particularly well suited to the palm of the hand one hand of a user to be gripped or covered. In FIG. 49, the palm of the hand, coming from above, could be placed on the hook sections 61 and 62 and in the process encompass the side edges 63 and 64. The hook 60 thus performs the function of two different holding devices within the meaning of the present invention, on the one hand the function as a hook and on the other hand the function as a handle like the handles 15 and 56 in FIGS. 21 and 47 49 and 51, the user can be supported in using the hook 60 as a handle to guide the holding device 14 with the container 6 attached to it more securely and more stably. For this purpose, in addition to grasping the hook 60 with the palm of his hand, he can reach through the through hole 69, for example with the index finger of the grasping hand.

REFERENCE LIST

1 long material

2 Free end of the long material 1

3 Free end of the long material 1

4 opening edge of the container 6

5 Opening the container 6

6 Flexible container

7 Straight stretched section of the opening edge 4

8 End section of the long material 1

9 End section of the long material 1

10 Side of Long Material 1

11 Rear of the mounting flange 16

12 Side of Long Material 1

13 Anti-slip surface, anti-slip coating

14 Holding device

15 handle

16 mounting flange

17 Rear wall of the receiving cavity 28

18 Reception facility

19 Access opening

20 floor protrusion

21 front projection

22 locking lug

23 Cross-sectional expansion of the receiving cavity 18

24 lid holders

25 lids

26 legs of the lid holder 24 27 mounting flange

28 reception hall

29 joint

30 hooks

31 Clamping device

32 rotating device

33 Fixing part of the rotating device 32

34 rotating part of the rotating device 32

35 hooks

36 handle

37 Second reception facility

38 Hook device of the handle 36

39 Third reception facility

40 Fourth reception facility

41 Auxiliary handle

42 Through hole in mounting flange 16

43 Front side of the receiving device 18

44 End face of the receiving device 18

45 paragraph in the rear wall 17

46 Lid holder legs 24

47 Clamping plate of the clamping device 31

48 Clamp arm of the clamping device 31

49 Through hole in fixing part 33

50 Front panel of drawer 51

51 drawer

52 bracket

53 bracket

54 suction cup

55 hooks

56 handle

57 clamp legs

58 Counter clamp leg = handle 56 59 Clamping device

60 hooks

61 First hook section of the hook 60

62 Second hook portion of the hook 60

63 First side edge of the hook 60

64 Second side edge of the hook 60

65 Rear wall area

66 Nut for attaching the suction cup 54

67 Free end of the clamp leg 57

68 Kink point between hook sections 61 and 62

69 through hole

A longitudinal axis of the receiving cavity 28 a angle of the end sections 8.9 relative to the

Longitudinal axis LA

B Material width of the long material 1 ß angle between hook plane HE and longitudinal axis A angle between hook plane HE and longitudinal axis A and between the hook sections 61 and 62 H hand of a user

HA main level

HE hook level of hook 35 or 60

LA Longitudinal axis of the long material 1

L Projected length of long material 1

Claims

1. Use of a long material (1) with two free ends (2, 3), which is elastically bendable, for clamping an opening edge

(4) an opening (5) of a flexible container (6) such that

• the long material (1) is moved by elastic bending from a non-use position, in which it is not needed to stretch the opening edge (4), into an insertion position in which it is pretensioned and strives to assume the non-use position,

• the long material (1) is inserted into the opening (5) in the insertion position, and

• the long material (1) within the opening (5) is brought into a use position in which it is pretensioned and strives to assume the non-use position, that the opening edge (4) is stretched dimensionally stable, the free ends ( 2, 3) of the long material (1) are spaced apart from one another and hold a section (7) of the opening edge (4) stretched in a straight line between them, and dimensionally stable clamping takes place exclusively in the area of the opening (5) of the container (6) during the container (6) remains flexible in its remaining area.

2. Long material for stretching an opening edge (4) of an opening

(5) a flexible container (6), wherein the long material (1) is elastically bendable and has two free ends (2, 3), which is not shown, that is

• the long material (1) can be brought into an insertion position by elastic bending from a non-use position in which it is not needed to open the opening edge (4) is in which it is biased and strives to assume the non-use position,

• the long material (1) can be inserted into the opening (5) in the insertion position, and take, it can be brought about that the opening edge (4) is stretched in a dimensionally stable manner, the free ends (2, 3) of the long material (1) are spaced from one another and hold a section (7) of the opening edge (4) in a straight line between them, and a dimensionally stable clamping takes place exclusively in the area of the opening (5) of the container (6), while the remaining area of the container (6) remains flexible.

3. Long material according to claim 2, characterized in that the free ends (2, 3) of handling means (8, 9) for positively holding the long material (1) in the insertion position during the insertion of the long material (1) into the opening ( 5) can be formed.

4. Long material according to claim 3, characterized in that the handling means are formed by end portions (8, 9) of the long material (1) which are relative to a longitudinal axis (LA) of the

Long material (1) form a starting angle (a) which is greater than 0 °.

5. Long material according to claim 4, characterized in that at least the starting angle (a) is in the range from 10 ° to 85 °, in particular in the range from 40 ° to 80 °. 6. Long material according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that it consists of a one-piece spring element. 7. Long material according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that at least that side (12) of the long material (1) which comes into contact with the container (6) in the position of use has an anti-slip surface (13) to increase the static friction between the side (12) and the container (6) to prevent the

To complicate the opening edge (4) of the container (6) from the long material (1) in addition to the effect of the pretensioning of the long material (1). 8. Long material according to claim 7, characterized in that the anti-slip surface is formed by an anti-slip coating (13).

9. Long material according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the anti-slip surface is formed by projections which protrude from the side (12). 10. Long material according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the long material (1) has a material length (L) and a material width (B) projected into a plane, the ratio of material length (L) to material width (B) being at least 20 : 1, preferably at least 40: 1. 11. Long material according to one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that the long material is formed from a strip-like flat material (1).

12. Flexible container (6) with an opening (5) having an opening edge (4) in combination with a long material (1) for stretching the opening edge (4) according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 11.

13. Holding device (14) for holding a flexible container (6) with an opening (4) having an opening (5), wherein the opening edge (4) is stretched dimensionally stable by means of a long material (1) according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 11 , characterized in that the holding device (14)

• a holding device (15, 16, 27, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60) for holding the holding device (14) against falling down due to gravity and

• has a first receiving device (18) for receiving a holding section of the long material (1) and an opening edge area of the opening edge (4) resting against the holding section, the holding section together with the opening edge area essentially in the way of a movement directed against the effect of gravity into a receiving cavity (28) of the first receiving device (18) can be inserted.

14. Holding device according to claim 13, characterized in that the receiving cavity (28) has an elongated cross-sectional shape and the first receiving device (18) has an access opening (19) in the region of a lower half of the cross-sectional shape, through which the holding section together with the opening edge area can be introduced into the receiving cavity (28) and removed from the receiving cavity (28).

15. Holding device according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the first receiving device (18) for delimiting the receiving cavity (28) has a bottom projection (20) which prevents the holding portion together with the opening edge area from being forced out of the receiving cavity (28) ) can fall out.

16. Holding device according to claim 15, characterized in that the bottom projection (20) has a latching lug (22) by means of which the holding section together with the opening edge area can be latched into the receiving cavity (28).

17. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that the receiving cavity (28) is delimited by a front projection (21) which prevents the holding portion together with the opening edge area from tilting out of the receiving cavity (28).

18. Holding device according to claim 17 in conjunction with at least claim 15 and claim 14, characterized in that the access opening (19) of the bottom projection (20) and the

Front projection (21) is limited. 19. Holding device according to claim 14 or one of claims 15 to 18 in conjunction with claim 14, characterized in that a cross-sectional widening (23) is present in an upper half of the elongated cross-sectional shape, which acts as a buffer space for receiving material of the opening edge area of a thickened The opening edge (4) of the container (6) is used.

20. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 19, characterized in that it has a lid holder (24) for fastening a pivotable lid (25) for closing the opening (5) of the container (6).

21. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a handle (15, 36, 56) for guiding the container (6) with a dimensionally stable, clamped opening edge (4) by hand, the handle (15, 36) is arranged in such a way that it protrudes outward from the opening edge (4) when the holding device (14) is holding the container (6).

22. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a fastening flange (16, 27) with the help of which the holding device (14) can be fastened to a fastening surface in such a way that the flexible container (6) due to the action of gravity can hang down. 23. Holding device according to claim 22, characterized in that a joint (29) is arranged between the fastening flange (27) and the first receiving device (18) so that the first receiving device (18) can be pivoted relative to the fastening flange (27) .

24. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a hook (30, 35, 55, 60), with the help of which the holding device (14) can be suspended in such a way that the flexible container (6) due to Gravity effect can hang down.

25. Holding device according to claim 24, characterized in that the receiving cavity (28) has a cavity axis (A) and the hook (35, 60) spanned a hook plane (HE), wherein the cavity axis (A) the hook plane (HE) under a Intersects angles (ß, r) that are greater than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °.

26. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a clamping device (31) with the help of which the holding device (14) can be clamped to a rod or a plate-shaped object in such a way that the flexible container (6) can hang down due to the effect of gravity.

27. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a rotating device (32) with a fixing part (33) and a rotating part (34) rotatably mounted on the fixing part (33), the rotating part (34) one, two or more reception facilities (18), and wherein the rotary device (32) can be fastened to a fastening surface with the aid of the fixing part (33) in such a way that the rotary part (34) is rotatable relative to the fastening surface and on or on at least one of the receiving devices (18) a flexible container (6) can hang down due to the effect of gravity.

28. Holding device according to one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the holding device is a suction cup (54), with the help of which the

Holding device (14) can be fastened to a flat surface in such a way that the flexible container (6) can hang down due to the effect of gravity. 29. Holding device according to claim 28, characterized in that there is a further holding device in the form of a hook (55), the suction cup (54) being arranged on the hook (55). 30. Holding device according to claim 21, characterized in that it has a clamping leg (57) in addition to the handle (56), the handle (56) being designed as a counter-clamping leg (58) in addition to its design as a handle (56) so that the clamping leg (57) together with the counter-clamping leg

(58) forms a clamping device (59) which is present as a further holding device in addition to the holding device in the form of the handle (56). 31. Holding device according to claim 25, characterized in that the hook (60) is designed as a further holding device in the form of a handle, which can be grasped by a hand (H) of a user, by having a first hook portion (61), which in the hook plane (HE) and a second hook section (62) which is angled by the angle (r) relative to the hook plane (HE).

32. Holding device according to claim 31, characterized in that the first hook section (61) has a first side edge (63) and the second hook section (62) has a second side edge (64), the first and second side edges (63, 64) straight and parallel to each other.

33. Holding device according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that it has a penetration hole (69) for reaching through with a finger of the user's hand.

34. Holding device according to claim 21, characterized in that a second receiving device (37) for receiving the holding section including the opening edge area is provided in such a way that the handle (36) protrudes inward into the opening edge (4) when the holding device (14) holds the container (6) with the aid of the second receiving device (37).

35. Holding device according to claim 21 or 34, characterized in that a hook device (38) is arranged on a free end of the handle (36) and a third receiving device (39) for receiving of the holding section together with the opening edge area is present in such a way that the handle (36) functions as a substantially vertically extending hanging arm and the hook device (38) faces the container (6) when the holding device (14) is using the container (6) the third receiving device (39) holds.

36. Holding device according to claim 21, 34 or 35, characterized in that a hook device (38) is arranged at a free end of the handle (36) and a fourth receiving device (40) for receiving the holding portion together with the opening edge area is provided in such a way that the handle (36) functions as a substantially vertically extending hanging arm and the hook device (38) faces away from the container (6) when the holding device (14) holds the container (6) with the aid of the fourth receiving device (40).

37. Holding device according to one of claims 21 or 34 to 36, characterized in that it has an additional handle (41) which extends in a direction facing away from the handle (36) and serves to hold the filled container (6) in a balanced manner, when the holding device (14) holds the container (6) with the aid of the first receiving device (18).

38. Combination of a flexible container (6) with an opening (5) having an opening edge (4), a long material (1) for stretching the opening edge (4) according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 11 and a holding device (14) for holding the flexible container (6) with a dimensionally stable, stretched opening edge (4) according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 37.