WO2003098091A1

WO2003098091A1 - Device for guiding a fluid

Info

Publication number: WO2003098091A1
Application number: PCT/EP2003/002234
Authority: WO
Inventors: Siegfried Lapawa; Georg Abeler; Thomas Krengel
Original assignee: Silag Handel Ag
Priority date: 2002-05-15
Filing date: 2003-03-05
Publication date: 2003-11-27
Also published as: DE20207583U1; AU2003223954A1; EP1506362A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for guiding a fluid into a container (2), especially a bucket, a watering can or similar, whereby said fluid exits from the end of a line, especially a fitting (3). Said device comprises an extendable and retractable flexible hose (4) with an upper inlet end (5) for arrangement on the line end and a lower inlet end (6) for arrangement in or on the container (2). In order to produce a device which is as easy and economical to produce as possible and to simplify the handling of the device, a flexible retaining means (7) is provided with an inlet opening (8) on the upper inlet end thereof (5) for the end of the line, such that the upper inlet end (5) can be placed on the end of the line and is retained in said displaced state on the end of the line.

Description

Device for conveying liquid

The invention relates to a device for conveying liquid according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a container with a device of the aforementioned type.

A device of the aforementioned type, which is also referred to as a water inlet aid, is already known from DE 101 23 005 AI. The known water inlet aid consists of three assemblies, namely an upper funnel, which is to be fastened to a faucet by means of a fastening means, an accordion-like hose, the upper end of which is connected to the funnel, and a lower inlet connection, which is connected to the lower end of the Hose is connected, wherein the inlet nozzle is designed for insertion into a bucket and has a large cover with an inserted cylinder, a support and a fastening clip. The known water inlet aid has various disadvantages. On the one hand, collecting the water that comes out of the tap is not without problems. In the known water inlet aid, the funnel attached to the water tap can easily be inclined, so that the water supplied does not completely get into the funnel. When water is introduced, the attached funnel can also become detached from the tap, forcing the user to hold the funnel of the water inlet aid on the tap during the entire filling process. Another disadvantage of the known water inlet aid is that the inlet connector with support and fastening is comparatively complex and takes up a relatively large amount of space. When not in use, the well-known water inlet aid is bulky and difficult to stow away.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device for conducting liquid which is simple and inexpensive, is easy to handle and takes up as little space as possible.

According to the invention, the aforementioned object is essentially achieved by the features of claim 1. Instead of the funnel attached to the faucet, which is provided in the prior art and from which the water can easily splash out and run out when the water flows in, is in the Invention with the omission of the funnel at the upper inlet end, a flexible holding means for placing or pushing the upper inlet end onto the line end is provided. The flexible holding means is designed in such a way that, when pushed onto the line end, it remains frictionally and / or positively at the line end, even when the hose is in the extended state and water is passed through the hose. The invention thus makes it possible to fill a container standing on the floor via the device according to the invention with an extended hose, which is coupled to a tap via the flexible holding means, without it being necessary for a user to touch the upper inlet end during the filling process Line end holds. For the rest, it is not necessary to connect the upper inlet end to the line end that special coupling pieces or the like are provided at the line end in order to connect the device according to the invention to the line end. Fastening is only carried out using the flexible holding device that is manually pushed onto the cable end.

It is particularly advantageous that the holding means is elastic, at least in the region of the insertion opening, the clear opening width of the insertion opening being less than the outer dimensions of the line end. This results in a frictional engagement between the holding means and the line end in the pushed-on state. This must be designed in such a way that the device does not detach itself from the end of the line, taking into account its own weight, the restoring forces of the hose and the forces that occur during filling.

So that as much as possible the entire supplied liquid is led into the container through the device according to the invention, the holding means has a sealing lip in the area of the inlet opening for at least area-wise contact with the line end. In this context, it is particularly expedient if the holding means is slotted in the area of the entry opening starting from the latter. This makes it possible to provide a relatively small opening, which can be expanded relatively much due to the elastic design of the holding means and the slots, so that the holding means can not only be placed on a wide variety of line ends, but also hardly any splashing when in place Filling can occur because, on the one hand, the line end without is directed into the hose and on the other hand at least essentially seals the holding means upwards.

In order to make the liquid guide device according to the invention as simple and inexpensive as possible, in a preferred embodiment it is provided that the holding means is designed as a cap made of an elastic material, the cap having the insertion opening on the end face. Otherwise, the cap is placed on an upper end piece provided at the upper inlet end and is firmly connected to it. The cap, which has a certain longitudinal extent in the axial direction, is preferably only placed so far on the upper end piece that there is a gap between the end face of the cap having the inlet opening and the upper side of the upper end piece. Because of this space and the elastic material properties of the cap, the device according to the invention can be attached even more easily with its upper inlet end to a line end by sliding it on.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, which is particularly suitable in connection with the embodiment mentioned at the outset, a hose holding element having a hose guide opening is provided, the hose arranged in the hose guide opening being movable in the axial direction in any case in the non-extended state relative to the hose holding element. Due to the hose receiving element according to the invention, in the hose guide opening of which the hose is arranged and can be moved in the axial direction, the configuration according to the invention differs considerably from the water inlet aid known from the prior art, in which a recessed cylinder is provided in the large cover for receiving the hose in the inlet nozzle is. In the case of the invention, however, it is the case that neither a large cover nor a recessed cylinder are required. As a result, the device according to the invention is very space-saving.

It is particularly advantageous if the hose holding element can be detachably fastened to the container using a fastening means. With this configuration, the device can remain permanently after the hose element has been fastened to the container, but can nevertheless be released quickly if necessary. In the non-use state, the hose is then held in the hose holding element in a downward axial direction. The hose, however, is used extended, it moves upward in the axial direction within the hose holding element.

In order to prevent the hose from being pulled out of the hose guide opening when using the device according to the invention, an upper end piece and a lower end piece are provided at the upper inlet end and each serve as a stop and at the same time as a hose closure. In the lowered or hanging non-use state, the upper end piece lies on the hose holding element and forms the upper stop. In this state, the hose hangs down on the hose holding element into the container. If, on the other hand, the device according to the invention is to be put into use, the hose is first moved upwards from its lowered non-use position — in the non-extended state — until the lower end piece strikes the underside of the latter with its side facing the hose holding element. The tube is then lengthened when it is pulled out further.

The most simple and inexpensive training is also used in this connection that the end pieces are identical, so that ultimately only one type of component has to be produced in this regard. The hose is attached by screwing and / or gluing and / or clamping.

The hose holding element can be a very simply constructed and therefore inexpensive component, which is ring-shaped or sleeve-shaped. It is particularly favorable that neither the hose holding element itself nor any components connected to it extend beyond the device in the axial direction. The hose holding element thus does not influence the length of the device according to the invention in any way. The device according to the invention thus takes up very little space.

A wide variety of types of connections can be provided as the fastening means of the hose holding element, for example screw, snap-in or clamp connections. In all cases, the connections are easily detachable, the snap-in connection being particularly preferred since they are not only easy to attach and detach, but can also be produced at low cost in terms of production technology. Since different containers require a different type of fastening, it is particularly favorable to provide a receptacle on the hose holding element for the optional arrangement of different fastening elements. This makes it possible, when using an identical hose holding element, to implement different installation situations with different fastening elements, which are then optionally fastened to the hose holding element. This can be done by the manufacturer or by the customer if a kit with different fastening elements is provided.

In order to make the handling of the device according to the invention as simple as possible, the hose, which is basically in the form of an accordion, is designed to be so flexible that it automatically contracts from an extended state into the contracted initial state. This configuration ensures that if the upper inlet end is detached from the line end after the filling process of the container, the upper inlet end or the hose can be released, since the hose contracts by itself and falls back into the container via the hose holding element ,

In this context it is particularly preferred that the hose has a flexible, liquid-tight outer skin which is applied to an elastic helical spring-like spiral which forms the basic body of the hose.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a container with a device of the aforementioned type. It is particularly advantageous in this context if the container and the device form a structural unit. This is preferably achieved in that the hose holding element, which has been described above, is firmly connected to the container, that is to say it ultimately forms part of the container. This configuration does not fundamentally differ from the configuration described above. Ultimately, the only difference is that the hose holding element can no longer be connected to the container in a detachable manner, but is either fixed - in the sense of non-detachable - connected or even integrally formed with the container. If the container is designed as a bucket, the hose holding element is located at the upper edge area of the bucket. The hose holding element can be taken into account when producing the bucket. The arrangement of the hose holding element on the upper edge area ensures that the upper inlet end of the device protrudes upwards and can be easily gripped by the user.

In connection with a bucket, two embodiments are available, namely, on the one hand, the realization of an external receptacle, which is used to arrange the device. The free bucket cross-section is ultimately not impaired by the receptacle bulging outwards. Alternatively, it is possible for the hose holding element to protrude into the free cross section of the bucket. In this case, the device is also arranged within the free cross section of the bucket.

If the container is designed as a watering can, the hose holding element is located next to the upper watering can opening and is firmly connected to the upper wall. In order to make handling as simple as possible in this case, the hose holding element is arranged laterally, that is to say offset to the watering can handle which usually runs in the center, so that the pulling out of the device is not impaired by the watering can handle.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing. It shows

1 is a schematic representation of a device according to the invention arranged in a watering can in the non-use state,

2 shows a schematic illustration of a device according to the invention attached to a bucket in the extended state of use,

3 is a perspective view of the liquid guide device according to the invention in the contracted state,

4 shows a perspective view of a fastening element for fastening to an essentially vertical wall, 5 is a perspective view of a fastening element for fastening to an essentially horizontal wall,

6 is a cross-sectional view of part of the hose of the device according to the invention, which is pulled apart in the upper part and contracted in the lower part,

7 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a container with a device firmly attached to it,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a

Tank setup unit,

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a watering can with an integrated device, and

10 is a perspective view of the watering can from FIG. 9.

1 to 3, a device 1 for guiding liquid emerging from the line end of a line into a container 2 is shown. The line end can be any end of a line. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the end of the line is the outflow end of a fitting 3. If the term "fitting" is used in the following, this generally means the end of a line in a general form. It is otherwise the case that the container 2 is any type of container, in particular household containers, such as a watering can, as shown in FIG. 1, or a cleaning bucket, as shown in FIG. 2 can.

The device 1 serves, as can be seen in particular from a comparison of FIGS. 1 and 2, essentially to facilitate the filling of containers 2 with water. It is often not readily possible to arrange a bucket or a watering can directly under a fitting and fill it with water, since this is not permitted by a large number of wash basins and sinks that are commonly used today. Accordingly, cleaning buckets or Watering cans are often filled in bathtubs or shower trays where there is sufficient space. In order to avoid the aforementioned problem, the device 1 has a hose 4 which can be pulled out and contracted. The device 1 also has an upper inlet end 5, which is located at the upper end of the hose 4, for arrangement at the line end and a lower inlet end 6, which connects to the lower end of the hose 4, for arrangement in or on the container 2.

It is now essential that a flexible holding means 7 with an insertion opening 8 for the line end is provided at the upper inlet end 5 of the device 1. The holding means 7 and the insertion opening 8 are designed such that the holding means 7 can be pushed onto the end of the line and is held in the extended state at the end of the line, also taking into account the inherent weight of the device 1, the inherent restoring force of the hose 4 and that when conducting Forces occurring in liquid, which as a result are smaller than the holding forces via the pushed-on holding means 7. The holding means 7 itself is elastic at least in the region of the insertion opening 8, the clear opening width w of the insertion opening 8 being less than the clear opening width W of the hose 4 or of the outside diameter of the cable end. Due to the elasticity of the holding means 7 in the area of the insertion opening 8, the holding means 7 or the insertion opening 8 can be easily adapted to differently sized line ends.

Furthermore, the holding means 7 in the area of the insertion opening 8 has a sealing lip 9 for at least area contact with the line end. This can at least substantially prevent splashing when filling liquid from the line end into the device 1. An essentially closed transition from the fitting 3 to the device 1 is ensured by the fact that the holding means 7 is at least partially applied to the line end. The same goal also serves that the holding means 7 is slotted in the area of the inlet opening 8 starting from the inlet opening 8. In the exemplary embodiment shown, two incisions 10 are provided on opposite sides.

Although it is fundamentally possible to design the holding means in the manner of a sealing ring or a sealing washer, which are to be attached to the upper inlet end is provided in the illustrated embodiment that the holding means 7 is designed as a cap, which consists of elastic material and has the insertion opening 8 on the upper end face 11. To attach the cap, an upper end piece 12 is provided at the upper inlet end 5, onto which the cap is pushed and thereby firmly connected to it. The connection can be such that the inside diameter of the cap is less than the outside diameter of the upper end piece 12, so that there is a frictional connection. Additionally or alternatively, the cap can also be glued or welded to the upper end piece 12. The cap is pushed onto the upper end piece 12 in such a way that there is a distance a or a space between the end face 11 of the cap and the upper face 13 of the end piece 12. Since the cap is made entirely of elastic material, such as an elastic plastic, the intermediate space provides additional flexibility and elasticity for the holding means 7, which makes it easier to push it onto the line end.

The device 1 furthermore has a hose holding element 14 which is provided with a hose guide opening 15. The hose guide opening 15 has a clear cross-section which is at least slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hose 4, so that the hose 4 arranged in the hose guide opening 15 in the extended or also in the non-extended state is basically relative to the hose holding elements 14 in the axial direction A is movable.

For the detachable fastening of the device 1 to the container 2, a fastening means 16 is provided on the hose holding element 14, as is shown on different containers 2 in FIGS. 1 and 2. Due to the attachment of the hose holding element 14 to the container 2, the hose can be moved relatively with respect to the container 2 and the hose holding element 14 attached to it. So that the hose 4 cannot be pulled out of the hose holding element 14, the aforementioned upper end piece 12 is provided at the upper inlet end 5, while a lower end piece 17 is provided at the lower inlet end 6. The upper end piece 12 and the lower end piece 17 act as a stop when the hose 4 is moved in the axial direction A in the non-extended state relative to the hose holding element 14. Ultimately, the outer diameter of the end pieces 12, 17 is larger than the inside diameter of the Hose guide opening 15. If the hose 4 is moved down from the position shown in FIG. 3 in the axial direction A, the ring surface 18 of the upper end piece 12 strikes the upper ring surface 19 of the hose holding element 14, while the hose moves upwards in the axial direction Direction A strikes the annular surface 20 on the lower annular surface 21 of the hose holding element 14. Ultimately, the upper end piece 12 and the lower end piece 17 ensure that the hose remains in the hose holding element 14. For the sake of simplicity, the end pieces 12, 17 are otherwise identical components, which is inexpensive to manufacture. For attachment, the hose 4 can be screwed and / or glued and / or clamped to the end pieces 12, 17.

As can be seen in particular from FIG. 3, the hose holding element 14 is ring-shaped or sleeve-shaped. It is the case that neither the hose holding element 14 as such nor a component connected to the hose holding element 14 projects beyond the hose 4 or even the end pieces 12, 17 in the axial direction. The maximum length of the device 1 in the contracted state thus extends from the upper inlet end 5 to the lower inlet end 6.

In principle, the fastening means 16 can be designed as a screw, latching or clamping connection. The snap-in connection is shown in the individual figures. It is the case here that a receptacle 22 for the optional arrangement of different fastening elements 23, 24 is provided on the hose holding element 14. 3 and 4, a fastening element 23 is provided for vertical fastening, that is to say for fastening to an essentially vertical wall, that is to say in an installation situation such as occurs, for example, in a cleaning bucket. The fastening element 23 initially has a fixing leg 25, which in the present case runs vertically. The fixing leg 25 can be inserted into the slot-like receptacle 22, which is formed by a corresponding outer holding leg 26. The fixing leg 25 is followed by an essentially horizontally extending leg 27, which is provided for gripping over the upper edge of the bucket. The actual locking leg 28, which is directed inward, adjoins the leg 27 laterally. It goes without saying that the intermediate space 29 formed between the fixing leg 25, the leg 27 and the latching leg 28 is designed in this way. is that the edge cross section of the bucket can be included in it. Finally, the locking leg 28 is followed by an outwardly angled grip section 30 in order to be able to loosen the fastening element 23 in a simple manner.

The fastening element 24 shown in FIG. 5 is used for horizontal fastening, that is to say for fastening to an essentially horizontal wall. An upper locking leg 31 and a lower locking leg 32 adjoin the essentially vertically extending fixing leg 25. The slot 33 provided between the latching legs 31 and 32 preferably has a shape which corresponds approximately to the usual profile of the horizontal wall of a watering can in the region of the filling opening. In the present case, the slot 33 is angled downwards at the end. The slot 33 is open towards the outside at its free end. The locking legs 31 and 32 are guided away from one another, so that an insertion opening 34 results.

Both in the embodiment according to FIG. 4 and in the embodiment according to FIG. 5, the locking leg 28 as well as the locking leg 31, 32 can be at least partially coated or covered with a non-slip plastic.

As can also be seen from FIG. 3, the hose 4 is designed like an accordion and in such a way that it automatically extends from an extended state, be it slightly or maximally, due to its inherent flexibility into the contracted initial state, as shown in FIG Fig. 3 is shown, contracts. This is preferably achieved by a spiral spring 35 which extends over the length of the hose 4 and forms the hose body, as it were. A flexible, liquid-tight outer skin 36 is applied to the spiral. In the non-extended state, as shown in the lower part in FIG. 6, the outer skin 36 lies folded between the individual turns of the spiral 35 while the outer skin 36 is stretched, when the hose 4 is pulled apart, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 6.

7 to 10 each show embodiments in which the device 1 and the container 2 each form a structural unit, the Hose 4 with its upper inlet end 5 and its lower inlet end 6 is firmly connected to the container 2. In contrast to the previously described embodiments, it is the case that the ring-shaped or sleeve-shaped hose holding element 14 is firmly connected to the container 2. This does not change the function of the device 1 and its training, as described above. Only the releasable connectivity of the hose holding element 14 is eliminated.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, in which the container 2 is designed as a bucket, the hose holding element 14 is located at the upper edge region 37 of the bucket. The hose holding element 14 is preferably cast in firmly. Due to the arrangement in the upper region of the bucket, the upper inlet end projects beyond the bucket edge 38. 7, it is now the case that an outwardly bulged receptacle 40 for arranging the device 1 is provided on the outer wall 39. The free cross section of the receptacle 40 is selected so that the device 1 in the receptacle 40 can be moved in the axial direction. The receptacle 40 is closed to the outside, but at least essentially open over its entire length to the free cross section of the bucket. Otherwise, the receptacle 40 extends over the entire height of the bucket. The bucket edge 38 as such is continuous and continuous, and also in the area of the receptacle 40.

It should also be pointed out that, although only a circular bucket is shown, other bucket shapes, for example oval or angular shapes, are also readily possible. The "free bucket cross section" means the area enclosed by the respective bucket edge 38.

FIG. 8 shows an alternative embodiment in which the hose holding element 14 projects into the free cross section of the bucket, that is to say there is no receptacle as provided in the embodiment according to FIG. 7.

Not shown in both embodiments is the handle usually provided in buckets, which can basically be provided at any point in the upper edge region 37. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the container 2 is a watering can. Here, the hose holding element 14 is arranged next to the upper watering can opening 41 in the upper wall 42 of the watering can. It is a firm connection between the upper wall 42 and the hose holding element 14. The arrangement of the device 1 on the watering can is otherwise such that the device 1 is located to the side of the watering can handle 43 so that the hose 4 is pulled out is not hindered by the watering can handle 43.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the device 1 is usually assembled by the manufacturer. For this purpose, the hose 4 is preferably first firmly connected at the end to the lower end piece. Then the hose is inserted through the hose holding element 14, so that the upper end piece is then placed on the hose 4. In the embodiment according to FIGS. 9 and 10, assembly takes place via the watering can opening 41.

Incidentally, it is pointed out that it is not absolutely necessary in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 to provide the flexible holding means described at the beginning at the upper inlet end 5, although this is of course easily possible.

The device 1 according to the invention is now used as follows. First, the device 1 shown in FIG. 3 is fastened to the edge of the container 2 by means of the fastening means 16, provided that the device 1 is not already firmly connected to the container 2, as is shown in FIGS. 7 to 10. The device 1 then lies within the container 2, the upper end piece 12 resting on the hose holding element 14. In this state, which is shown for example in FIG. 1, it is the non-use position. To fill the container 2, for example with water, the upper end piece 12 is now pulled manually. The hose 4 is then first moved upwards in the contracted state within the hose holding element 14 until the lower end piece 17 strikes the hose holding element 14. The further pulling on the hose 4 leads to the hose 4 being pulled apart. Depending on the type and design of the hose, different extension lengths between 1 and 3 meters can be realized become. Larger lengths are also possible for special versions. The end of the extraction process is the pushing of the cap onto the tap or the fitting 3, where the cap automatically holds due to the frictional connection. Then the water can be poured in. After the filling process has ended, the cap is pulled off the end of the fitting 3, the hose 4 contracting itself. Finally, the contracted hose 4 can fall back into the non-use state in the axial direction.

Claims

Expectations:

1. Device (1) for guiding liquid escaping from the line end of a line, in particular an armature (3), into a container (2), in particular a bucket, a watering can or the like, with an extractable and contractible one Hose (4) with an upper inlet end (5) for arrangement at the line end and a lower inlet end (6) for arrangement in or on the container (2), characterized in that at the upper inlet end (5) a flexible holding means (7 ) is provided with an insertion opening (8) for the line end, so that the upper inlet end (5) can be pushed onto the line end and is held in the pushed-on state at the line end.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding means (7) is elastic at least in the region of the insertion guide opening (8) and that the clear opening width (w) of the insertion guide opening (8) is less than the outer diameter of the line end.

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the holding means (7) in the region of the insertion opening (8) has a sealing lip (9) for at least area contact with the line end.

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding means (7) is slotted in the region of the insertion opening (8) starting from the insertion opening (8).

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding means (7) as the end face of the insertion opening (8) having cap is formed in particular from elastic material and that the cap is fixed to an upper end piece (12) of the upper inlet end (5th ) connected is.

6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inlet opening (8) having the end face (11) of the cap is arranged to form a gap with a distance (a) to the top (13) of the upper end piece (12)

7. Device for guiding liquid escaping from the line end of a line, in particular a fitting (3), into a container (2), in particular a bucket, a watering can or the like, with an extractable and contractible hose (4), With an upper inlet end (5) for arrangement at the line end and a lower inlet end (6) for arrangement in or on the container (2), in particular according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a hose holding element (14) having a hose guide opening (15) is provided and that the hose (4) arranged in the hose guide opening (15) can be moved in the axial direction (A) relative to the hose holding element (14).

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the hose holding element (14) a fastening means (16) for releasable fastening of the device (1) is provided on the container.

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at the upper inlet end (5) an upper end piece (12) and at the lower inlet end (6) a lower end piece (17) are provided and that the upper and the lower end piece (12 , 17) have such an extension in the radial direction that they each serve as a stop when the hose (4) moves in the axial direction (A) in the non-extended state relative to the hose holding element (14) and the hose (4) remains in the hose holding element (14) ensure.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hose (4) is fixedly connected to the preferably identical end pieces (12, 17).

11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ring or on the hose retaining element (14) hülsenf ^'is formed RMIG and that neither the hose retaining means (14) still connected to the hose retaining means (14) component in the axial direction (A ) protrude over the hose (4).

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means (16) is designed as a screw, snap or clamp connection.

13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a receptacle (22) for selectively arranging different fastening elements (23, 24), in particular for vertical fastening or for horizontal fastening, is provided on the hose holding element (14).

14. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hose (4) is formed like an accordion and is so flexible that it automatically retracts from an extended state into the contracted initial state.

15. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hose (4) has a helical spring-like spiral (35) and a flexible, liquid-tight outer skin (36).

16. Container (2) with a device according to one of the preceding claims.

17. Container (2), in particular bucket, watering can or the like, with a device (1) for guiding liquid emerging from the line end of a line, in particular a fitting (3), into the container (2), the device Has an extendable and contractible hose (4), an upper inlet end (5) for arrangement at the line end and a lower inlet end (6) for arrangement in or on the container (2), characterized in that a one with the container (2) Hose guide opening (15) having an annular or sleeve-shaped hose holding element (14) is firmly connected and that the hose (4) arranged in the hose guide opening (15) can be moved in the axial direction (A) relative to the hose holding element (14).

18. A container according to claim 17, characterized in that the container (2) is designed as a bucket and that the hose holding element (14) is provided on the upper edge region (37) of the bucket.

19. A container according to claim 18, characterized in that an outwardly bulged receptacle (40) for arranging the device (1) is provided on the outer wall (39) of the bucket, the hose holding element (14) at the upper end of the receptacle ( 40) is provided, or that the hose holding element (14) projects into the free cross section of the bucket.

20. Container according to claim 17, characterized in that the container (2) is designed as a watering can and that the hose holding element (14) next to the upper watering can opening (41) is arranged and is fixedly connected to the upper wall (42).

21. Container according to claim 20, characterized in that the hose holding element (14) is arranged laterally next to the watering can handle (43).