WO2022053249A1

WO2022053249A1 - Container having a movable and arrestable retaining device

Info

Publication number: WO2022053249A1
Application number: PCT/EP2021/072409
Authority: WO
Inventors: Christoph Henkel
Original assignee: P. Henkel Gmbh
Priority date: 2020-09-10
Filing date: 2021-08-11
Publication date: 2022-03-17
Also published as: PL3967628T3; EP3967628A1; EP3967628C0; EP3967628B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a container (1) having a basic structure (10) and a cover (20) arranged on the basic structure, wherein the basic structure (10) forms an interior receiving space and extends from a bottom side (12), which defines a lower plane (11) and, during intended use, is directed towards an underlying surface, to an opening side (14), which is located opposite, contains an opening and defines an upper plane (13), wherein the receiving space is open in the direction of the opening side (14) through the opening and the cover (20) is designed to close the opening and the receiving space, wherein the container (1) has a retaining device (30), which is rotatably connected to the basic structure (10) and has a grip region (31), which can be moved from a first position, in which the grip region (31) is arranged between the lower plane (11) and the upper plane (13), into a second position, and can be arrested in the second position, in which the grip region (31) is arranged behind the upper plane (13), as seen from the lower plane (11), and therefore a lever length defined by a distance between the lower plane (11) and the grip region (31) is greater in the second position of the retaining device (30) than in the first position of the retaining device (30).

Description

Container with a moveable and lockable holding device

Description:

The invention relates to a container, in particular for storing or

Storage, transport and/or disposal of food, waste or other substances, with a movable and lockable holding device being provided on the container in order to improve the handling and ergonomics of the container.

A large number of different containers are already known in the prior art. In particular waste containers, which for collection or emptying by disposal companies are subject to the boundary conditions resulting from use, which determine the key points, for example with regard to tightness, shape and size.

Depending on the size of the bins and the amount and nature of the material stored within, such bins can be very heavy and correspondingly difficult to handle and move despite having wheels attached.

For example, a 200L waste container filled with used grease weighs approx. 200kg, which usually has to be moved by a single person. If such a thing is to be removed from a kitchen or storage room, this requires a corresponding amount of effort.

In addition, containers and in particular also waste containers should be stowed and stored in as space-saving a manner as possible and should not take up more space than necessary in a kitchen, for example. The containers known in the prior art are therefore often designed with regard to their height in such a way that the containers can be pushed and placed under a kitchen worktop or generally under a worktop. Since a handle area or handle bar is firmly fixed to the top of the container in the known containers and is correspondingly pushed under the worktop, the handle areas of the known containers are usually at a height of between approx. 70 and 85 cm. However, for a person of normal height who is to move such containers, this comparatively low height in combination with the sometimes high weight of the filled container results in a non-ergonomic and correspondingly disadvantageous working situation.

The invention is therefore based on the object of overcoming the aforementioned disadvantages and providing a container which is ergonomic and easy to handle, even when filled, and at the same time stored in a space-saving manner can be.

This object is achieved by the combination of features according to claim 1.

According to the invention, a container is proposed, which is preferably a waste container for collecting, temporarily storing and transporting a wide variety of waste materials. The container has a body and a lid arranged on the body. The body forms an interior accommodation space and extends from a bottom side that defines a lower level to an opposite side that has an opening and defines an upper level. When the container is used as intended, the bottom side faces a subsurface or floor. On the bottom side of the body and preferably in or behind the lower level as viewed from the upper level, wheels are also arranged which can rotate about a wheel axis, with preferably exactly two opposite wheels being provided which are spaced apart from one another along the wheel axis. The accommodating space is further open through the opening to the opening side, wherein the accommodating space is preferably only open through the opening and to the opening side. The cover is also designed to close the opening and the receiving space. Furthermore, it is proposed according to the invention that the container has a holding device which is rotatably connected to the body and has a handle area, which can be moved from a first position, in which the handle area is arranged between the lower level and the upper level, into a second position, preferably by rotating the The holding device can be moved about an axis of rotation determined on or by the body and can be locked in the second position. In the second position, the handle area is arranged behind the upper level, as seen from the lower level, so that a space defined by a distance between the lower level and the handle area correct lever length in the second position of the holding device is greater than in the first position of the holding device. The container preferably has a second or further handle area, which, however, cannot be changed and is fixed in terms of its position on the body, the lever length of the handle area of the holding device being greater, at least in the second position of the holding device, than a lever length of the handle area determined by the second handle area Lever, which is determined by the distance between the lower level and the second grip area.

The basic idea of the invention is to improve the handling of a container and in particular a waste container by means of a holding device which, in a specific position, here the second position, makes the container easier to handle thanks to a long lever arm and provides a more ergonomic working posture for a person moving the container allows the container to be gripped by the person at an ergonomic working height at the handle area of the holding device and the container can be moved. It is essential that the holding device can be moved from a first position, in which it does not increase the structure of the container, so that the container can be stored easily and, for example, below a worktop, into a second position and can be locked in the second position which the holding device causes easier operability of the container by increasing the lever length compared to the bottom side or the lower level.

If the holding device is in its first position, the lid can be opened and closed as usual, so that it can be moved accordingly for use or when emptying the container. If the container is to be transported by hand, the holding device can be brought into its second position and locked in it, so that the lever arm or the lever length of the lever from the handle area to the lower level and preferably the lever length of the lever from the Handle area to the wheel axle, on which the wheels are rotatably attached to the body in or below the lower level, is increased. Due to the greater lever length, a force applied to the handle area for moving the container can be better utilized and the container can be moved more easily, with the force being able to be introduced by the person moving the container at an ergonomically advantageous working height.

If the container is to be stacked with other containers, emptied by tilting it upside down or pushed under a table or worktop, for example, the holding device can be brought back into its first position in which it does not and preferably does not block the lid or a movement of the lid does not additionally build up in a height direction of the container.

In particular when using the container as a waste container but also when using it as a storage container for food, it is advantageous if the container is designed to be heat-resistant, so that on the one hand hot substances contained in the container do not damage the container and on the other hand the container is easy to clean and e.g. B. can be disinfected by autoclaving. In addition, the container can be made from a food-safe material and in particular from a food-safe plastic.

Against the background of the recyclability of the container, it is also advantageous if it is formed as completely as possible from a single material and, for example, from a single plastic. An advantageous variant therefore provides that the body, the cover and the holding device are each made of the same plastic, with further components such as the wheels or the wheel axle being able to be made of other materials if necessary. Since the container can be washed frequently, thereby being exposed to moisture and high temperatures, and the container should consist of a single material if possible, solutions with a telescopic system are unsuitable, in which metal rods nest inside one another and can therefore be pulled out. On the one hand, the metal parts would have to be laboriously removed during recycling before the rest of the container can simply be crushed, and on the other hand, the metal parts can rust quickly, so that such containers would not have a long service life.

According to an advantageous variant of the invention, it is provided that the body forms at least one projection adjacent to the opening side, on which the cover is mounted so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation, so that the cover can be rotated about the axis of rotation from a first position that closes the opening and the receiving space into a second position releasing the opening and the receiving space is movable. The cover can be rotatably mounted directly or via at least one projection formed by the cover on the at least one projection formed by the body. The at least one projection formed by the body can also be referred to as a handle hinge and the at least one projection formed by the lid can each be referred to as a lid hinge, with one lid hinge preferably being attached to each handle hinge so that it can rotate about the axis of rotation. Accordingly, the lid can be rotated relative to the body by means of the hinges. If an axle body is provided, the projections of the cover can also alternatively be arranged rotatably on the axle body or connected to it. In addition, it is preferably provided that the cover in its second position depends on the force of gravity and more preferably essentially perpendicularly from the axis of rotation in the direction of the substructure downwards. The handle area extends between two mutually opposite end-side sections parallel to the axis of rotation, the holding device furthermore having two connecting arms, of which a connecting arm arm extends from an end portion to the axis of rotation on which or about which the connecting arms are rotatably mounted, so that the holding device is rotatable about the axis of rotation from its first position to its second position. Accordingly, both the cover and the holding device are rotatably mounted about the axis of rotation.

If the holding device is in its first position and the cover is in its second, ie open position, the holding device should not block the cover if possible. For this purpose, in one variant of the invention, it is provided that the connecting arms are designed to allow the cover to hang down from or about the axis of rotation in the second position of the cover due to gravity and preferably substantially vertically when the holding device is in its first position .

A particularly advantageous embodiment provides that the connecting arms each have two legs which are arranged at an angle to one another and which merge into one another with the formation of a kink. In the first position of the holding device, the kink points in the direction of the body. A first leg of each of the two legs preferably extends from the handle area or from one of the end sections to the respective bend and a respective second leg extends from the respective bend to the axis of rotation or to the at least one projection formed by the body.

In order to be able to lock the holding device in its second position, ie to be able to fix it, one variant also provides that the container also has a locking element for locking the holding device in its second position. The locking element extends parallel to the axis of rotation between the connecting arms and preferably encloses the connecting arms in the area of the respective second leg. It is also provided that by gripping the connection arms, the locking relement is also slidable along and guided by the connecting arms.

The holding device can also be designed to be fixed in its first position on the body. For this purpose, mutually corresponding latching elements are provided, for example, on the body and on the holding device or on the body and the locking element.

For example, the body can form at least one rib on a side facing the holding device, which at least partially encompasses the gripping area of the holding device with the holding device in its first position, so that the rib forms a locking element and the gripping area forms a counter-locking element. Correspondingly, the holding device can be fixed in its first position by the latching of the handle area with the rib. It is particularly advantageous here that the rib integrally forms a stacking rib which, when several containers are stacked one inside the other, in which the body of an upper container extends in sections into the receiving space of a lower container, holds the containers in a predetermined position. Without such a stacking rib, the containers can sometimes only be separated from one another with difficulty.

If no such stacking rib is provided, the holding device itself can serve as a spacer, ie integrally as a stacking rib. If two containers are stacked one inside the other and the holding device of the upper container is in its first position, the upper container is protected from immersing too deeply into the lower container or the containers are held in a predetermined position in relation to one another.

In order to fix the holding device in its first position, it can alternatively be provided that mutually corresponding latching elements are provided on the at least one projection formed by the body or on the at least one handle hinge and on the holding device. For example, the handle hinges each form a bead-like latching projection and the holding device or in particular the connecting arms of the holding device extending to the axis of rotation form a latching recess, so that the latching projections latch into the latching recesses when the holding device is moved into its first position and the holding device in the first position fix position.

In a further variant for fixing the holding device to the body, the body can form a latching element and the locking element can form a counter-latching element, so that the latching element of the body with the corresponding counter-latching element of the locking element can latch with the holding device in the first position and can thereby be fixed. For example, the locking element and the at least one projection formed by the body or the at least one handle hinge can each have a latching lug which latches together when the holding device moves. Alternatively, the body can also have at least one pocket as a latching element and the locking element can have at least one spike that extends toward the body when the holding device is in the first position as a counter-latching element, which extends into the pocket and thereby fixes the holding device in its first position. In order to release the fixation, the locking element can be displaced on the holding device or along the connecting arms of the holding device and the at least one spike can be released from its engagement with the pocket.

An axle body which is non-rotatably connected to the at least one projection of the body and has at least one locking recess preferably extends along the axis of rotation. If the axle body is formed integrally with the body, it can be understood as part of the body. Furthermore, the locking element forms a locking projection for each locking recess of the axle body, which points to the axis of rotation and corresponds to the respective locking recess, which in the second Position of the holding device can be pushed into the associated locking recess by moving the locking element along the connecting arms, so that rotation of the locking element relative to the axle body and gripping around the connecting arms by the locking element blocks rotation of the holding device about the axis of rotation or the holding device in locked in the second position. As a result, the locking can be released easily and quickly by sliding the locking element along the connecting arms, as a result of which the locking projections are moved out of the locking recesses.

In addition, the axle body preferably forms an integral part of the aforementioned second grip section, by which the body or the container can be gripped.

A high level of stability with a moderate weight at the same time can be achieved in a further variant in that the axle body is designed to be hollow and preferably has a large number of internal stiffening ribs. Alternatively, the axle body can also be formed from a solid material.

In order to be able to form the deepest possible penetration of the locking projection into the locking recess or the deepest possible locking recess, which, however, does not unnecessarily increase the volume or the width of the axle body, it can also advantageously be provided that the axle body in its cross section is orthogonal to the axis of rotation as Ellipse or is designed as a rectangle with rounded corners.

Recesses are preferably also provided on the locking element, which are designed to receive the at least one projection formed by the body and/or the cover in sections when the holding device is in its first position, with the cover and/or the body is prevented from penetrating into the recesses of the locking element in such a way that the locking element blocks the movement or mobility of these components.

An advantageous variant provides that the body forms two projections and the axle body extends between the two projections and connects them to one another, the cover encompasses the projections formed by the body and the axle body and the holding device encompasses the cover with its connecting arms. The connecting arms and the cover are fixed to the projections formed by the body and/or the axle body so as to be rotatable about the axis of rotation by at least one axial fastening element.

Provision is preferably made for an opening and a cavity adjoining the respective opening to be provided on the opposite front ends of the axle body. A fastening element or the axial fastening element can be pushed into the cavity through the respective opening in order to thereby fasten the cover and/or the holding device to the axle body and correspondingly to the body. According to the advantageous embodiment, the respective fastening element also has at least one latching element and the respective cavity has at least one counter-latching element, so that the fastening element can be latched in the cavity.

Also particularly advantageous is a variant in which two locking positions for the fastening element are realized in each of the cavities by means of a plurality of counter-locking elements. For example, two counter-locking elements can be provided for this purpose, which are offset from one another in the axial direction of the axle body, so that two locking depths are realized for the fastening element. If the holding device is to be removed or the container is to be designed without a holding device, an identical shear body can be used with an axle body integrally formed thereon, since both only the cover and the cover and the holding device can be fixed to the body or the axle body by the fastening element.

In one embodiment, each first leg of the connecting arms also extends with a first leg length from the grip area to the bend, and each second leg of the connecting arms extends with a second leg length from the bend to the axis of rotation. The locking element encompasses the connecting arms in the region of the second leg, the displaceability of the locking element along the connecting arms away from the axis of rotation being limited by the kink, so that the locking element can only be displaced along the second leg.

It is particularly advantageous if the first leg length is greater in each case than the second leg length and the leg lengths to one another in a ratio of essentially one to three.

A center of gravity of the holding device with the locking element arranged on it and a center of gravity of the cover are also preferably matched to one another and a shape of the cover, a shape of the holding device and a shape of the locking element are designed to correspond to one another in such a way that the respective first leg of the connecting arms is separated from the in its second position is pressed directly on the holding device or indirectly via the locking element on the holding device lid on the body.

The link arms also preferably encircle the lid or at least a portion of the lid adjacent the pivot axis.

Metal inserts can also be placed in the axle body to increase stability be provided, for example, in the form of metal sleeves, which at least partially form the locking recesses, so that a force acting via the locking projections can be absorbed and distributed via the metal inserts.

In addition, the entire locking element or an outer contour of the locking element pointing towards the axle body can be designed to correspond to an outer contour of the axle body, so that the locking element in a position displaced on the axle body, in which the at least one locking projection engages in the respective locking recess, can grip the axle body partially encompassed. For example, the surface of the locking element pointing towards the axle body can be concave and corresponding to the axle body, so that the locking element can lie flat against the axle body with the concave inwardly bulging surface. As a result, the locking element can be made stiffer and therefore more stable, while at the same time the force can be transmitted from the holding device not only via the locking projections but also via the concave surface to the axle body or the body.

For easier actuation of the locking element, wings or wing-like projections can also be provided on it, which extend parallel to the axis of rotation beyond the connecting arms, so that the locking element can be gripped by the wings and pushed along the connecting arms.

A further aspect of the invention also relates to a system made up of a container and a holding device which can be fastened thereto. The container and the holding devices can be designed in accordance with the advantageous embodiments described above. However, the basic idea of this second aspect is to offer the customers containers with or without a holding device that are specifically adapted to the customer's wishes to be able to At least one fastening element and one fastening section corresponding thereto are provided for this purpose, whereby the cover alone or the cover together with the holding device can be fixed to the body by means of these. For this purpose, as already described, the fastening element can be designed as an axial fastening element and, for example, as a cover plug, which has at least one latching element. The corresponding fastening section of the body is also preferably formed by the end cavities of the axle body, in which at least two counter-locking elements are provided for this purpose. The counter-locking elements are also offset from one another in the axial direction, so that two locking depths or locking depths are provided for the fastening element or for the cover plug, by which the attachment of the cover is made possible with or without the holding device.

The features disclosed above can be combined as desired, insofar as this is technically possible and they do not contradict one another.

Other advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the dependent claims or are presented in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the figures. Show it:

1 shows a section of a container with a holding device in the first position in a perspective view;

2 shows a section of a container with a holding device in the second position in a perspective view;

3 shows a section of a container in a side view;

4 section through a holding device and an axle body of a container; 5 view of an axle body of a container from the lower level;

FIG. 6 Sectional front view of a container with the holding device in its second position; FIG.

Fig. 7a - 7f end and intermediate positions during the movement of the holding device from its first to its second position.

The figures are schematic by way of example. The same reference numbers in the figures indicate the same functional and/or structural features.

Although all figures show an embodiment variant of a container, not all features have been provided with a reference number in all figures for the sake of clarity. However, the features are still there.

FIG. 1 shows a section of the container 1 so that part of the body 10, part of the lid 20 and the holding device 30 with the locking element 40 arranged thereon are visible.

The holding device 30 is in its first position, so that the holding device 30 hangs down from the axis of rotation D or from the axle body 16 due to the force of gravity. Furthermore, the holding device 30 is not to the top or opening side 14 of the body 10, which is in the plane of Figure 1 above, on the body 10 and not on the projections 15 formed by the body 10, so that the holding device 30 the overall height or general height of the container 1 is not increased. An opening on the opening side 14 facing upward is closed by the lid 20 .

If the holding device 30 is rotated about the axis of rotation D from its first position into its second position and a displacement of the locking element ments 40 along the connecting arms 33 of the holding device 30 towards the axis of rotation D, so that the present two locking projections 41 engage in the locking recesses 17 of the axle body 16 that correspond to them, as shown in Figure 2, the holding device 30 is in its second position locked. The holding device 30 extends significantly beyond the top or opening side 14 of the body 10 and thereby increases the lever or the lever length from the grip area 31 of the holding device 30 to a bottom or bottom side 12 of the body 10.

This extension of the lever or increase in the length of the lever makes it very easy for one person to grip and move the container 1 at the handle area 31 . If the container 1 is to be stored again in a space-saving manner, after the locking element 40 has been released, the holding device 30 can be released from its locking position by sliding the locking element 40 along the connecting arms 33 away from the axis of rotation D in the direction of the kink 33c and rotated again into the first position .

FIG. 3 also shows a section of the container 1, with the holding device 30 being in its first position, as in FIG. In contrast to Figure 1, the cover 20 is rotated about the axis of rotation D from its first position, in which it closes the opening on the opening side 14, into a second position in which the cover 20 is rotated about the axis of rotation D or from the axle body due to the force of gravity 16 in the direction of the bottom side 12 or in the direction of the lower level 11 hangs down.

The holding device 30, against which the cover 20 rests in its second position, is pressed against the body 10 or at least in the direction of the body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body 10 forms two projections 15, between which an axle body 16 extends, which is integral with the projections 15 of the body 10 or integral with the body 10. can be formed. The axle body 16 can also form a second grip area of the container 1 at the same time, by which the container can be gripped, which is fundamentally known in the prior art. The second grip area provides a lever in relation to the lower level 11 or the bottom side 12 of the body 10, the lever length of which is indicated in simplified form in FIG. 3 as X'.

In order to move conventional containers, such a second handle section is usually provided on them, which has a corresponding distance to the bottom side 12 or to the lower level 11 and thereby provides a lever length X' with which the container can be tilted, for example.

The advantage of the invention is particularly visible in FIG. If the holding device 30 is in its first position, it extends downwards from the axis of rotation D in the direction of the lower level 11, so that the container 1 is not increased in its height direction H by the holding device 30 and can be stored in a correspondingly space-saving manner. If the holding device 30 is rotated about the axis of rotation D into its second position, shown in dashed lines in Figure 3, and fixed or locked in it, the handle area 31 in the second position determines a lever with a lever length X compared to the lower level 11, which is significantly longer is than the lever length X' of the second grip portion from the lower level 11, making it easier for a person to rotate the container 1 about a pivot axis or wheel axis located on or in the lower level 11 and to slide the container 1.

In order to allow the first leg 33a to rest against the body 10, the locking element 40 has recesses 42, which can only be seen in FIG - lung.

The holding device 30 is shown in section in FIG. 4 in its second position. The connecting arms 33 each have a first leg 33a and a second leg 33b, which merge into one another to form a kink 33c. The bend 33c serves integrally as a stop for the locking element 40, the displaceability of which is limited by the bend 33c along a connecting arm 33. In this respect, it is visible in FIG.

The sectional view in Figure 4 also shows that locking projections 41 of locking element 40 extend into locking recesses 17 of axle body 16 and thereby lock holding device 30, locking projections 41 preferably being hollow bodies and open on a side facing away from axis of rotation D or alternatively are solid.

In order to be able to design the axle body 16 to be stable and at the same time light, it is provided in the variant shown that it is essentially hollow and has reinforcing ribs 18 for reinforcement and stiffening. These can be seen in FIG. 5, in which the container 1 is shown in the area of the axle body 16 from below or in a view from the lower level 11 . In this case, the axle body 16, as illustrated, can be open downwards or towards the lower level 11.

An advantageous structure of the holding device 30 can be seen from FIG. This has the handle area 31, which extends between two opposing end-side sections 32 and is formed, for example, like a tube or from a solid material. A connecting arm 33 runs from each of the end sections 32 towards the axis of rotation D, around which the holding device 30 is rotatably mounted by means of the connecting arms 33 . Each of the connecting arms 33 has the previously explained legs 33a, 33b, which merge into one another via a kink 33c 10 enable.

The locking element 40 in Figure 6 has been moved into its position locking the holding device 30, with the lateral wings 43 being visible in particular, with which the locking element 40 extends beyond the connecting arms 33 and on which the locking element 40 is simply gripped and along the connecting arms 33 can be displaced out of the lock with the axle body 16.

Figures 7a to 7f illustrate the rotation of the holding device 30 from the first position to the second position and the locking of the holding device 30 in the second position.

7a also shows one of the wheels 19 on the bottom side 12 of the body 10, which are mounted on the body 10 so that they can rotate about a wheel axis, with the container 1 being rotatable about the wheel axis particularly advantageously and easily by means of the holding device 30 in the second position and therefore manageable.

Both Figure 7a and Figure 7b also show that between the two integrally formed by or with the body 10 projections 15, which can each be referred to as a handle hinge, extends the axle body 16, which is non-rotatably with the projections 15 of the body 10 and is preferably made integral and in one piece with them. Two locking recesses 17 are provided in the axle body. Furthermore, the lid 20 integrally forms two projections 21, which can each be referred to as handle hinges, and with which the lid 20 surrounds the projections 15 of the body 10 and with which the cover 20 is rotatably mounted about the axis of rotation D. The holding device 30 surrounds the cover 20 in the region of the axis of rotation D with its two connecting arms 33 and more precisely with the respective second legs 33b of the connecting arms 33, with two fastening elements 50 provided opposite one another on the axle body 16 being provided in the form of cover plugs with which the Holding device 30 and the cover 20 are rotatably held on the body 10. For this purpose, the axle body 16 can have openings on its opposite end faces, through which the cover plugs can be inserted. The cover plugs form locking elements on their respective axle body 16 soapy ends, which can engage in corresponding locking recesses in the interior of the axle body 16 . Preferably, several locking recesses are provided in the axle body 16, so that at least two locking stages can be realized and the cover plugs can be locked in at different depths. Both the holding device 30 and the cover 20 can be rotatably fastened to the axle body with the cover plugs locking in at a first locking depth. If the container 1 is designed without a holding device 30 or if this is to be removed, only the cover 20 without the holding device 30 can also be fastened to the axle body with the cover plug snapping into the second latching depth.

In Figure 7c, the holding device 30 rests with the first legs 33a of the connecting arms 33 on the body 10, such contact being brought about in the present case by not shown or covered and therefore not visible and mutually corresponding latching elements on the body 10 and the holding device 30 . For this purpose, at least one bead or at least one other latching projection is formed on the axle body 16 or one of the hinges 15, 21 of the body 10, with which a respective corresponding section of the second leg 33b of the connecting arms 33 can latch, which each form a latching recess for this purpose. which can, so that the holding device 30 is held by the latching in the position shown or in its first position.

FIG. 7d shows an intermediate position of the holding device 30 between the first and the second position of the holding device 30, in which the locking projections 41 do not yet cover the locking recesses 17 and the holding device 30 therefore cannot yet be fixed by the locking element 40.

If the holding device 30 is in the second position, as shown in Figures 7e and 7f, the locking element 40 can be moved from a position in Figure 7e that does not fix the holding device 30 into a position in Figure 7f that fixes the holding device 30 in place which engage the locking projections 41 in the locking recesses 17.

In order to prevent the holding device 30 from being rotated from the first position to the second position beyond the second position when rotating about the axis of rotation D, the projections 15 of the body 10, the cover 20 or the axle body 16 can form stops, which limit a rotatability of the holding device 30 from the first position to the second position beyond the second position. In particular, if it is desired that the holding device 30 can also be operated from a front side of the container 1, which faces away from the holding device 30 arranged on the rear of the body, the ability to rotate the holding device 30 beyond the second position forwards towards the lid 20 can also be desired. so that in this case no stop is provided.

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Claims

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Claims Container (1), in particular waste container, having a body (10) and a cover (20) arranged on the body, the body (10) forming an internal receiving space and extending from a bottom side (12) defining a lower level (11) , which, when used as intended, faces a substrate, extends to an opposite opening side (14) that has an opening and defines an upper level (13), wherein wheels (19) that can rotate about a wheel axis are provided on the bottom side (12) of the body. are arranged and wherein the receiving space is open through the opening to the opening side (14) and the cover (20) is designed to close the opening and the receiving space, characterized in that the container (1) has a body (10) rotatably connected holding device (30) with a handle area (31) which, from a first position in which the handle area (31) between the lower level (11) and the upper n level (13) is arranged, is movable into a second position and can be locked in the second position, in which the handle portion (31) from the lower level (11) is arranged seen behind the upper level (13), so that a lever length (X) determined by a distance between the lower plane (11) and the handle area (31) is greater in the second position of the holding device (30) than in the first position of the holding device (30). Container according to claim 1, wherein the body (10) adjacent to the opening side (14) forms at least one projection (15) on which the lid (20) is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (D), so that the lid (20) is movable about the axis of rotation (D) from a first position closing the opening and the receiving space to a second position releasing the opening and the receiving space, wherein the handle area (31) extends between two opposite end sections (32) parallel to of the axis of rotation (D) and the holding device (30) also has two connecting arms (33), of which one connecting arm (33) each extends from an end section (32) to the axis of rotation (D), on which the connecting arms (D ) are rotatably mounted, so that the holding device (30) can be rotated about the axis of rotation (D) from its first position to its second position. A container according to claim 2, wherein the connecting arms (33) are adapted to allow the lid (20) to droop under gravity from the axis of rotation (D) in the second position of the lid (20) when the holding device (30) is in its first position. Container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the connecting arms (33) each have two legs (33a, 33b) which are arranged at an angle to one another and which merge into one another to form a bend (33c), and the bend (33c) in the first Position of the holding device (30) in the direction of the body (10). Container according to one of Claims 2 to 4, further comprising a locking element (40) for locking the holding device (30) in its second position, the locking element (40) extending parallel to the axis of rotation (D) between the connecting arms (33) and each of which encompasses the connecting arms (33), the locking element (40) being displaceable along the connecting arms (33) and being guided by the gripping around of them.

6. Container according to the preceding claim, wherein an axle body (16) which is non-rotatably connected to the at least one projection (15) of the body (10) and has at least one locking recess (17) extends along the axis of rotation (D), and wherein the For each locking recess (17) of the axle body (16), the locking element (40) forms a locking projection (41) pointing to the axis of rotation (D) and corresponding to the respective locking recess (17), which in the second position of the holding device (30) is displaced by displacement of the locking element (40) can be inserted along the connecting arms (33) into the associated locking recess (17).

7. Container according to the preceding claim, wherein the axle body (16) is hollow and in particular has a plurality of internal stiffening ribs (18).

8. Container according to one of the preceding claims 6 or 7, wherein the axle body (16) is formed in its cross section orthogonal to the axis of rotation (D) as an ellipse or as a rectangle with rounded corners.

9. Container according to one of Claims 6 to 8, wherein recesses (42) are provided on the locking element (40) which are designed to hold the at least one projection (15) formed through the body (10) and/or the cover (20 ) record sections when the holding device (30) is in its first position. - 25 - A container according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the body (10) forms two projections (15) and the axle body (16) extends between the projections (15) and connects them, the lid (20) through the The projections (11) formed on the body (10) and the axle body (16) and the holding device (30) with its connecting arms (33) surrounds the cover (20), the connecting arms (33) and the cover (20) being connected by at least one axial fastening element (50) are rotatably fixed about the axis of rotation (D) on the projections (15) formed by the body (10) and/or the axle body (16). Container according to one of claims 6 to 10, wherein an opening and a cavity adjoining the respective opening are provided at the front ends of the axle body (16), in each of which a fastening element (50) for fastening the cover (20) and/or or the holding device (30) on the axle body 16 can be inserted through the respective opening, with the respective fastening element (50) having at least one latching element and the respective cavity having at least one counter-latching element, so that the fastening element can be latched in the cavity. Container according to one of Claims 4 to 11, in which a respective first leg (33a) of the connecting arms (33) with a first leg length extends from the handle region (31) to the bend (33c) and a respective second leg (33b) of the connecting arms ( 33) with a second leg length from the kink (33c) to the axis of rotation (D), wherein the locking element (40) the connecting arms (33) in - 26 -

Area of the second leg (33b) encompasses and the displaceability of the locking element (40) along the connecting arms (33) away from the axis of rotation (D) is limited by the kink (33c). Container according to the preceding claim, wherein a center of gravity of the holding device (30) with the locking element (40) arranged thereon and a center of gravity of the lid (20) are coordinated with one another in such a way as well as a shape of the lid (20), a shape of the holding device (30) and shape of the locking element (40) are designed to correspond to one another in such a way that the respective first leg (33a) of the connecting arms (33) can be moved from the in its second position directly to the holding device (30) or indirectly via the locking element (40) to the holding device (30) abutting cover (20) is pressed against the body (10). A container according to any one of the preceding claims 2 to 13, wherein the connecting arms (33) encircle the lid (20) adjacent the axis of rotation (D). System consisting of a container (1) and a holding device (30) that can be attached thereto, the container (1) having a body (10) and a lid (20) arranged on the body, the body (10) forming an internal receiving space and extends from a bottom side (12) defining a lower level (11), which faces a subsurface when used as intended, to an opposite opening side (14) having an opening and defining an upper level (13), wherein on the bottom side (12 ) of the body are arranged wheels (19) rotatable about a wheel axis and - 27 - the receiving space being open through the opening to the opening side (14) and the cover (20) being designed to close the opening and the receiving space, the holding device (30) having a handle area (31) and being connected to the body (10) is movably connectable, and wherein the holding device (30) is rotatably attached to the body (10) from a first position in which the handle portion (31) is located between the lower level (11) and the upper level (13). , is movable into a second position and can be locked in the second position, in which the handle area (31) is arranged starting from the lower level (11) behind the upper level (13), so that a distance between the lower level ( 11) and the handle area (31) is greater in the second position of the holding device (30) than in the first position of the holding device (30) and wherein at least one fastening element (50) and one corresponding thereto r fastening section is provided on the body (10), through which the cover (20) alone or the cover (20) together with the holding device (30) can be fixed rotatably on the body (10).

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