Patent Application
20180344100
The present invention relates to a container fastening system for making available a container that is filled with cleaning or disinfecting agents and in particular is provided with a metering pump.
The professional hand hygiene is undoubtedly an approach toward preventing the transmission of microbiological pathogens in healthcare, in particular in hospital or care institutions.
The effectiveness of the cleaning and disinfecting agents utilized herein plays an important part. The manner of carrying out the cleaning or disinfecting procedure also has a decisive influence on the effectiveness of cleaning or disinfecting.
Apart from the above, however, the compliance relating to the behavior in disinfecting hands or cleaning hands, consequently the ratio of disinfection actually taking place as compared to the number of opportunities when cleaning or disinfecting should be performed, is of equally important significance.
The opportunities at which cleaning or disinfecting is to be performed often relate to the treatment or care of patients by the personnel providing the care or treatment.
It has been demonstrated that the compliance can be improved when the availability of the cleaning or disinfecting agents is provided in the proximity or, even better, directly at the so-called “point of care”, consequently directly where the treatment or the care, thus the contact with the patient, is to be performed.
Container fastening systems which enable cleaning or disinfecting agent containers to be made available at or close to the point of care by way of respective fastening means are therefore already known.
EP-2758950-A1 describes a wire mesh basket, the wire frame of the latter being designed in such a manner that said wire frame can be attached to horizontal installations, such as edges of beds, for example, in that a portion of the frame that is configured in the shape of a hook can be hung over a substantially horizontally oriented object such as a patient bed edge.
DE-198624093-U1 describes receptacle baskets for liquid containers, wherein the latter have an integrated wall mounting such that the container is fittable to a (vertical) wall, for example of a hospital room.
Wire mesh baskets for presenting disinfecting agent containers are also known, a table clamp for fixing the wire mesh basket to table edges being fittable to the round rods of said wire mesh basket that form the base of the latter.
However, the known solutions in terms of the positionability thereof have proven inadequate.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to improve the positionability of known container fastening systems.
This object is achieved by a container fastening system for making available a container that in particular is provided with cleaning or disinfecting agents, comprising:
The cleaning or disinfecting agent can in particular be a liquid, gel-type, pasty, or foam-like, or foamable agent, said cleaning or disinfecting agent in particular being alcoholic and non-alcoholic disinfecting agents and liquid soaps.
The shape of the container can be configured so as to be substantially cuboid, or columnar, or conical, or pyramidal. Mixtures of various geometrical basic shapes are conceivable. The storage vessel preferably has a height H, the extent of the latter being greater, in particular greater by at least a factor of 1.5, than the extent of the width B and/or the depth T of the storage vessel. The container at an upper end region preferably has an opening through which a simple pump device, in particular a metering pump, can be inserted in a manner known per se, the opening preferably also being closable by way of fixing said pump device, preferably by means of a screw cap, to the container. The container is furthermore particularly configured so as to be bottle-shaped. It is furthermore conceivable and advantageous for the container to be configured in the manner of a bag. The container can furthermore preferably be configured as a bag-in-box composite container. An inner bag herein is received in an outer box that in comparison to the bag is formed from a more rigid material, for example from plastic or cardboard.
In terms of the holding position it is assumed to be understood that the receptacle region of the holder is alignable in such a manner that the container in an application situation is received in the receptacle region so as to be substantially standing upright, so as to guarantee the functionality of a container that in particular is provided with a manually activatable metering pump in an application situation.
The at least first, second, and third holding position enable the user to align the fastening means in dissimilar ways, so as to fasten the holder selectively to objects that are disposed and extend in dissimilar ways in space, such as plates, rods, or shelves that run vertically or horizontally or obliquely, or components of tables, chairs, bed edges, or bedposts, and infusion stands, station trolleys, serving trolleys, or similar.
To this end, the user, depending on the availability of suitable objects, can fix the fastening means to the first or the second or the third fastening region.
According to one preferred embodiment it is provided, that the first holding position enables the fastening of the holder to a horizontally oriented object, and the second holding position enables the fastening of the holder to a vertically oriented object, and the third holding position enables the fastening of the holder to an obliquely oriented object. Herein “horizontal(ly)” means parallel with a plane that runs parallel with the horizon, that is to say so as to be perpendicular to the plumb line direction. “Vertical(ly)” means parallel with a plane which runs parallel with the plumb line direction. “Oblique(ly)” means parallel with a plane which intersects a horizontal as well as a vertical plane.
According to a further embodiment, the holder comprises a fourth fastening region to which the fastening means is fixable, on account of which the fastening means can assume at least one further, fourth holding position.
The third holding position, or the further fourth holding position, preferably enables the fastening of the holder to an object that in relation to the horizontal is inclined between 10° and 80°, in particular between 20° and 60°, furthermore particularly between 30 and 50°.
The fastening means can be fixable to the first, as well as to the second, as well as to the third fastening region, and optionally to the fourth fastening region in an arbitrary manner, however in particular in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner.
Advantageously, the wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the first, the second, or the third fastening region simultaneously form portions of the receptacle region of the holder.
It has proven particularly advantageous herein for the wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the first fastening region to form at least one portion of a base of the receptacle region.
The wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the second fastening region preferably form at least one portion of a rear part of the receptacle region. Whenever the plural form “wires or rods or plate-shaped components” is used above or hereunder, the singular form “the wire, or the rod or the plate-shaped component” is to be likewise included herein.
The third fastening region is preferably disposed between the first and the second fastening region.
The receptacle region preferably has front support elements which are preferably formed by wires or rods or plate-shaped components and which furthermore preferably form a portion of a front part of the receptacle region. However, the front support elements are preferably not specified for being able to fix the fastening means thereto.
The receptacle region is preferably configured as a frame that is open towards the top such that a container can be placed from above into the frame without tools, and without locking or fixing devices having to be activated, and be retrieved again therefrom.
The first fastening region according to the invention has wires or rods or plate-shaped components, or is preferably formed therefrom, that is to say that said first fastening region is preferably composed of wires or rods or plate-shaped components. In particular, said wires or rods or plate-shaped components in an application situation run parallel with the horizontal, thus parallel with a plane which runs parallel with the horizon. An application situation in the context of the present invention is understood as a situation in which a container for presentation to the user is receivable so as to be substantially upright in the receptacle region of the holder.
The second fastening region according to the invention has wires or rods or plate-shaped components, or is preferably formed therefrom. In particular, said wires or rods or plate-shaped components run perpendicularly to the wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the first fastening region.
The third fastening region, and optionally if present, the fourth fastening region, likewise has wires or rods or plate-shaped components, or is formed therefrom. Said wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the third or fourth fastening region run obliquely to the wires or rods or plate-shaped components of the first fastening region, in particular at an angle of 10° and 80°, furthermore particularly of 20° and 60°, furthermore particularly of 30 and 50°.
In particular, the wires or rods or plate-shaped components are formed from materials known per se, such as plastics or metals, in particular aluminum or steel. Said materials are preferably materials that are immune to alcoholic solutions, so as to be able to regularly clean and disinfect the holder. Said materials are also preferably materials which are capable of being sterilized, in particular steam-sterilized.
The wires or rods can be configured so as to be solid or hollow, that is to say tubular, and preferably have a round, in particular circular cross section. In the latter case, the rods hereunder will also be referred to as round rods. The diameter of the rods is in particular 1 to 10 mm, furthermore particularly 3 to 6 mm. Other, in particular triangular, rectangular or polygonal cross-sectional shapes, are likewise conceivable.
According to further preferred embodiments, the first or the second or the third fastening region, or optionally the fourth fastening region, comprises in each case a pair of wires or rods that run in parallel, or is formed therefrom.
A pair of wires or rods running in parallel, or a plate-shaped component, of the first fastening region preferably run in a first plane, and a pair of wires or rods running in parallel, or a plate-shaped component, of the second fastening region run in a second plane, and a pair of wires or rods running in parallel, or a plate-shaped component, of the third fastening region run in a third plane, and optionally if present, a pair of wires or rods running in parallel, or a plate-shaped component, of the fourth fastening region run in a fourth plane, wherein none of the first to third, and optionally fourth, planes run parallel with any other of the first to third and optionally fourth planes.
A respective pair of wires or rods that run parallel is preferably disposed so as to be equidistant in each case. This means that the spacings between two wires or rods forming a respective pair of the first fastening region and of the second fastening region and of the third fastening region, and optionally of the fourth fastening region, are identical. As will be explained in more detail hereunder, this embodiment enables simple and user-friendly variants in order for the fastening means to be fixed in a flexible manner to the holder.
According to a further preferred embodiment, the front support elements also comprise in each case a pair of wires or rods that run in parallel, or are formed therefrom.
According to one particularly preferred embodiment, the holder, including the receptacle region and the fastening regions thereof, is formed by a continuous wire or rod. The continuous wire or rod herein can be formed from two or a plurality of joined portions. Joining methods known per se, such as, for example materially-integral joining methods such as adhesive bonding, welding, or soldering, are to be considered herein, depending on the material used. Furthermore conceivable are plug connections or other form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection techniques.
However, the wire or rod is most particularly preferably formed from a single wire or rod that in particular is bent or formed curved in portions.
The fastening means preferably has a releasable clamping device by means of which the fastening of the holder to the object is establishable. Other fastening means known per se, such as quick-release fasteners known from the bicycle sector, in particular quick-release fasteners that are manually operable and furthermore particularly without any further tools, are conceivable and comprised by the inventive concept.
The clamping device preferably comprises a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw, wherein the spacing of the first clamping jaw from the second clamping jaw is variable. The effective clamping regions of the clamping jaws, in particular in terms of the shape thereof, are preferably configured so as to be dissimilar. The effective clamping region of the first clamping jaw can thus be adapted to the shape of a flat, planar object such as a table or bed edge. The effective clamping region of the second clamping jaw is preferably provided with a V-shaped or U-shaped convexity, and thus approximates, or is adapted to, the shape of a tube or a bar or a rod of a bed frame or of a tripod, or of another bar-type or rod-type object.
It is furthermore advantageous for the effective clamping regions of the first or the second clamping jaw to be provided with an anti-slip coating and/or a coating that protects the surface of the objects, in particular from PVC, latex, silicon, or vulcanized rubber.
The clamping jaws are preferably convergeable and divergeable by way of an in particular manually activatable device, in particular a screw device.
It can be advantageous in particular for the clamping jaws to be convergeable counter to a spring force.
According to one preferred embodiment, the fastening means has an operating lock. The operating lock is particularly suitable for protecting the fastening means against unauthorized use, or protecting the container fastening system in its entirety against theft. To this end, the fastening means preferably has a locking device which in the locked state prevents operation of the fastening means. These herein are preferably locking devices which are known per se, for example from the sector of locking devices which are suitable for fitting a bicycle carrier to a motor vehicle and which are openable and lockable by means of a key or by entering a combination of digits or letters or symbols. According to an alternative embodiment, the operating lock can also be formed in that the fastening means is operable only by way of a special tool such as, for example, a specially designed recess key, such as a pentagonal recess key.
The operation of the fastening means has proven particularly comfortable when by means of the fastening means, in particular of the activation of the screw device, both fastening of the holder to the objects as well as simultaneously and in particular a force-fitting fixing of the fastening means to the first or to the second or to the third fastening regions, or optionally to the fourth fastening regions, is establishable.
The fastening means preferably has a connector means by means of which the fastening means is in particular connectable to the holder, or is furthermore particularly held and fixable. Furthermore, the connector means is preferably specified for being able to move, in particular displace, in particularly manually, the fastening means between each of the first to third holding positions, and optionally the fourth holding position.
According to one particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the fastening means is captively held on the holder, in particular in a captive form-fitting manner. This can preferably be provided already ex works.
It has proven particularly advantageous for the holder to be mounted so as to be, in particular infinitely, rotatable about an axis, preferably by 360° relative to the fastening means, that is to say to at least one of the components of the fastening means. On account thereof, the holder in one of the holding positions can be moved to a terminal position suitable for the presentation by rotation.
According to a further preferred embodiment of the container fastening system, a fastening region plane, thus the plane in which the pair of round rods that form the respective fastening regions of the holder run in one of the holding positions, is oriented so as to be parallel with an object plane, thus oriented so as to be parallel with that plane in which the objects run and to which the clamping device is fastenable in a respective holding position.
As has already been explained above, a container in a holding position is received so as to be substantially standing upright in the receptacle region of the holder. This has proven to be a position that is particularly suitable for the application situation. It is ensured on account thereof that in the case of a container that is provided with a simple, manually activatable, metering pump the metering pump is activatable by way of a pump impulse that is usually applied manually from perpendicularly above in order for the in particular liquid, but in any case pumpable, cleaning or disinfecting means to be dispensed. The risk of a potentially incorrectly closed container leakage is also minimized.
According to a refinement of the invention, a container in the receptacle region is movable from a first use position to a second use position. This means that a container can assume at least two suitable positions in the receptacle region. In such a case, the first use position corresponds to the particularly suitable position in which the container is received so as to be substantially standing upright in the receptacle region of the holder, as has been described in the preceding paragraph.
Particularly preferably, the first use position differs from the second use position by the degree of inclination of the container relative to the longitudinal direction of the receptacle region of the holder. The degree of inclination is preferably 3 to 45°, in particular 5 to 35°, furthermore particularly 8 to 25°. In such a case, the second use position consequently corresponds to a further suitable position in which the container is received so as to be oblique, in particular so as to be inclined toward the front, in the receptacle region of the holder. A second use position thus enables that, in the case of a container that is provided with a simple, manually activatable, metering pump the metering pump is also activatable by way of a pump impulse that is applied manually or obliquely from above in order for the in particular liquid, but in any case pumpable, cleaning or disinfecting agent to be dispensed. This has proven particularly advantageous when the fastening of the holder is performed to comparatively highly placed objects, and a pump impulse that is applied perpendicularly downward thus being impossible for the user.
A further preferred embodiment relates to a system comprising
The container is preferably provided for single use, while the container fastening system is suitable for re-use. The system furthermore preferably comprises an in particular manually activatable pump device. The pump device is specified for conveying a cleaning or disinfecting agent from the container. The pump device is advantageously likewise provided for single use, in order for the latter after the container has been emptied to be able to be disposed of conjointly with the container and to thus counteract the dissemination of bacteria. It is nevertheless possible and conceivable for the pump device to be provided for re-use.
The pump device can be releasably fastenable to the container, for example by way of a screw connection, preferably to a region that tapers in the manner of a bottleneck and transitions to an opening on the upper region of the container. In such a case, the screw device simultaneously serves as the closure of this container opening.
The container is particularly expediently formed from an in particular flexible plastic. The sidewalls of the container can advantageously be depressed by way of a light pressure, for example manually, wherein the sidewalls upon depression immediately spring back to the original shape thereof. On account thereof, the container can particularly advantageously be receivable in a force-fitting and form-fitting manner in the receptacle region of the holder.
The receptacle region of the holder furthermore preferably has a depth FT which is larger than the depth T of the container in particular by 0.5 to 5.0 cm, furthermore particularly by 1.0 to 3.0 cm.
The holder is particularly advantageously configured such that the vertically oriented lateral faces of a container that is received in the receptacle region are largely visible such that the lateral faces can be provided with items of information that is important to the user, without said items of information being covered by the holder.
In the case of a container that is configured so as to be substantially cuboid, having corresponding four vertically oriented lateral faces, preferably at least three, in particular all four, lateral faces are freely observable and visible to the user to the extent of at least 90%, in particular at least 95%, furthermore particularly at least 97%, of the respective face.
A further embodiment relates to an assembly comprising at least two container fastening systems according to one or a plurality of the variants described above or hereunder, and at least first and second containers of the variants described above or hereunder, wherein a first container fastening system has a first holder having a first receptacle region, and wherein a second container fastening system has a second holder having a second receptacle region, and wherein the first receptacle region differs from the second receptacle region. The first receptacle region differs from the second receptacle region preferably in such a manner that the first receptacle region can receive a container that in particular in terms of the external shape and/or the dimensions and/or of the maximum possible content, measured in milliliters, differs from that of the second receptacle region.
The first receptacle region preferably has a depth FT, a height FH, and a width FB, and the second receptacle region has a depth FT, a height FH, and a width FB, wherein the first receptacle region differs from the second receptacle region by way of at least one dimension selected from the variables height FH, depth FT, width FB.
In the case of the first or the second or the third fastening region, or optionally the fourth fastening region, of the first and the second container fastening system having in each case one pair of wires or rods running in parallel, or are formed therefrom, a respective pair of wires or rods running in parallel are preferably disposed so as to be equidistant. This means that these wires or rods forming in each case one pair of the first container fastening system have the same mutual spacing as the wires or rods forming a pair of the second container fastening system. This embodiment enables the first and the second container fastening system to be equipped with fastening means that at least in terms of the connector means thereof are identical.
Consequently, the first container fastening system in particular advantageously comprises a first fastening means, and the second container fastening system comprises a second fastening means, wherein the connector means of the first and the second fastening means are configured so as to be identical. In particular, the first and the second fastening means are configured so as to be entirely identical.
According to a further variant of the invention, the first container has a depth T, a height H, and a width B, and the second container has a depth T, a height H, and a width B, wherein the first container differs from the second container by way of at least one dimension selected from the variables height H, depth T, width B.
According to a further embodiment, the assembly furthermore comprises at least one first and one second pump device, wherein the first pump device differs from the second pump device by way of the length PL of the pump devices.
In the figures:
The receptacle region 5 comprises a base 8, a rear part 9, and a front part 10. The front part 10 has a pair of round rods 19, running in parallel in the longitudinal direction LR of the holder 4, for forming front support elements 55 of a length of 80 mm, which have a mutual spacing of 80 mm, or according to a second embodiment of the holder 4, of 65 mm.
Said round rods 19 in an upper region of the front part 10 are connected by way of a bent feature that is oriented so as to be substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction LR. The bent feature is likewise formed by around rod 11.
The base 8 in a first portion has a pair of round rods 20 of a length of 20 mm said round rods 20 running so as to be mutually parallel and transversely (90°) to the longitudinal direction LR in a first plane. The mutual spacing of said round rods 20 in this first portion of the base 8 is a=20 mm. As is explained in more detail below, these round rods form a first fastening region 51.
In a second portion of the base 8, the round rods 20 of the first portion of the base 8 transition into two round rods 21 of a length of 25 mm, or according to a second embodiment of the holder 4 of a length of 40 mm, that are outwardly buckled by 45°, the mutual spacing of said round rods 21 steadily increasing as the distance from the first portion of the base 8 increases, wherein the round rods 21 of the second portion of the base 8 likewise run in the first plane so as to finally transition in a short arc into the round rods 19 of the front part 10 that run substantially in the longitudinal direction LR of the holder 4.
The rear part 9 in a first portion has a pair of round rods 22 of a length of 40 mm, said round rods 22 in a second plane running in parallel in the longitudinal direction LR of the holder and thus perpendicularly to the round rods 20 of the first portion of the base, and which have a mutual spacing of b=20 mm. As is explained in more detail below, said round rods 22 form a second fastening region 52.
A further pair of round rods 23 running in parallel in an oblique manner, specifically at an angle of 45° to the round rods 20 of the first portion of the base 8 and in a third plane, are disposed running in an intermediate part of the holder 4 between said round rods 22 of the first portion of the rear part 9 and the round rods 20 of the first portion of the base 8 in such a manner that said further pair of round rods 23 running in parallel, having a length of 28 mm, connect the round rods 20 of the first portion of the base 8 to those of the first portion of the rear part; the respective round rods thus in each case transition into one another in a short arc. The spacing of the round rods 23 in the intermediate part is also c=20 mm. As is explained in more detail below, these round rods form a third fastening region 53.
The round rods above the round rods 22 of the first portion of the rear part 9, by way of a short bend, transition into a pair of round rods 54, running in parallel, of the second portion of the rear part 8. The round rods 54 of the second portion of the rear part 9 are disposed so as to run obliquely, in the present case specifically at an angle of 45°, to the round rods 22 of the first portion of the rear part 9, specifically so as to be directed inward, and thus running in a fourth plane. The spacing of these round rods 54 which have a length of 18 mm is also d=20 mm. As is explained in more detail below, said round rods 54 form a fourth fastening region 54. Said round rods of the second portion of the rear part 9, by way of a short bend, transition into round rods 25 of the end portion of the rear part 9. The round rods 25 of the end portion of the rear part 9 are disposed so as to run outward perpendicularly, that is to say at an angle of 90°, to the round rods 24 of the second portion of the rear part. A constriction of the receptacle region 5 is formed on account of the short inwardly directed bend between the round rods 25 of the end portion of the rear part 9 and the round rods 24 of the second portion of the rear part 9.
The holder (
The fastening means 7 illustrated in
The regions 130, 140 of the clamping jaws that in terms of the clamping effect are effective on an object have in each case one plastic cover in order for the surface of the object to be protected.
The second clamping jaw 14 has a bore through which a lower portion of a bolt pin 63 (described in more detail below) is routed. Prior thereto, the bolt pin 63 is routed between the round rods of the first clamping jaw 13.
The second clamping jaw 14 is simultaneously a detent for the connector means 60 (described in more detail below) of the fastening means 7.
The fastening means 7 in
The fastening means 7 in
The connector means 60 in the manner described hereunder with reference to
The connector means 60 comprises a bolt 61 having a plate-shaped bolt head 62 and a bolt pin 63, already mentioned above. Moreover a detent plate 64, wherein the detent plate 64 and the bolt head 62 are specified for captively receiving a pair of round rods, running in parallel, of the first or second or third or fourth fastening region of the holder between the detent plate 64 and the bolt head 62. To this end, the bolt head 62 has two correspondingly shaped convexities or undulations 65 that run in parallel. The round rods 20 that form a first fastening region are received in the illustrated case of
The bolt pin 64 is also part of the screw device 15 (
The force of the helical spring 67 that is pulled over the bolt pin 63 in a portion between the clamping jaws 13, 14 that acts in the longitudinal direction L of the bolt pin 63 presses the first clamping jaw 13 against the detent plate 64. In the embodiment illustrated, a washer 68 is disposed between the helical spring and the first clamping jaw 13, so as to be able to transmit the pressure of the helical spring 67 to the first clamping jaw 13 in a homogenized manner. By way of the pressure exerted (in the direction of the arrow,
In the case of the clamping device 12 being fastened to an object, the object is guided between the regions 130, 140 of the clamping jaws 13, 14 that are effective in terms of the clamping effect. Tightening by means of the activation of the wingnut 68 is subsequently performed such that the clamping jaws 13, 14 are first converged counter to the resistance of the helical spring and subsequently counter to the resistance of the clamped object. The first clamping jaw 13 here presses against the detent plate 64 with an increasing force and an increasing clamping effect such that the round rods that form the first fastening region 51 are held increasingly tightly and are fixed between the detent plate 64 and the bolt head part 62. Consequently, fastening of the holder 4 to the objects as well as the simultaneous force-fitting fixing of the clamping device to the first, or to the second, or to the third fastening region, or to the fourth fastening regions, is establishable by way of the screw device 15.
It has proven particularly advantageous for the holder 4 conjointly with the connector means 60 to be rotatable relative to the clamping jaws 13, 14, in particular to be rotatable by 360° about a longitudinal axis of the bolt pin, as is illustrated.
It has furthermore proven particularly advantageous for the connector means 64 to be specified for being able to manually displace the fastening means 7 between each of the first to fourth holding positions. As long as the clamping device 12 is not fastened to an object, the clamping jaws 13, 14 can be manually converged, for example between the thumb and the index finger of a user and counter to the light spring force of the helical spring. On account thereof, the detent plate 64 is relieved of the pressure of the helical spring, on account of which the pressure plate 64 is divergeable from the bolt head 62 by a dimension M, in the case illustrated by 5.0 mm, in the longitudinal direction L of the bolt pin 61 along the constricted bolt pin portion 66. This state is schematically drawn in
On account thereof, the user is thus enabled in a particularly comfortable manner to provide different holding positions of the clamping device in order for the objects that specifically present themselves at the point of care to be able to be used in a flexible manner in order for the holder to be fastened.
In the embodiment of the container fastening system 1 illustrated, the fastening region plane, thus the plane in which the pair of round rods that form the respective fastening regions of the holder run in a holding position, is oriented so as to be parallel with an object plane, thus oriented in relation to a plane in which the objects run and to which the clamping device is fastenable in a respective holding position.
The parallelism of the fastening plane and the respective object plane has the advantage that the user who intends to fasten the container fastening system to an object at the point of care can vary rapidly take a decision pertaining to a suitable holding position, consequently the most suitable fastening region for fixing the fastening means 7 to the holder.
This first use position corresponds to a particularly suitable position in which the container 2 is received so as to be substantially standing upright in the receptacle region of the holder 4. An imaginary longitudinal direction LRF of the container 2 herein is aligned so as to be parallel with the longitudinal direction LR of the receptacle region of the holder 4.
Image 6b shows the container 2 once the latter has been transferred from the first use position to a second use position.
The first use position differs from the second use position at least by way of the degree of the inclination of the container relative to the longitudinal direction LR of the receptacle region. The second use position in the case illustrated is enabled in that the depth of the receptacle region 5 of the holder 4, proceeding from the base 8 of the holder 4, initially increases toward the top in that the round rods 23 in the third fastening region 53 bend outwards before said round rods 23 as the round rods 22 in the second fastening region 52 run substantially perpendicularly to the round rods 20, 21 that form the base 8 of the receptacle region 5, so as then, as round rods 24, bending inward to form the fourth fastening region 54 (cf.
In the case illustrated, the degree of the inclination of the container, that is to say the angle of a longitudinal direction of the container LRF in relation to a longitudinal direction LR of the receptacle region, is 10°. Consequently, the second use position corresponds to a further suitable position in which the container is received obliquely, so as to be inclined toward the front, in the receptacle region of the holder. The second use position thus enables the metering pump to be activatable also by a pump impulse that is manually applied from obliquely above in order for the in particular liquid, in any case pumpable, cleaning or disinfecting agent to be dispensed in the case of a container that is provided with a simple, manually activatable, metering pump.
Moreover the height FH, the width FB, and the depth FT of the receptacle region of the holder are drawn. The depth FT is 9.5 cm. It is here assumed that the depth FT of the receptacle region is understood to be defined by the spacing in the x-direction of those components of the holder that delimit the depth of the receptacle region. In the case illustrated, this is the spacing of the round rod 11 that forms the bend of the front part of the holder from the round rods 22 that form the second fastening region. The height FH of the receptacle region is 9.5 cm and corresponds to the maximum extent in the z-direction of those components of the holder that form the receptacle region. The width FB of the receptacle region is defined by the spacing in the y-direction of those components of the holder that delimit the width of the receptacle region. In the case illustrated, this is the mutual spacing of the two support elements of the front part of the holder, said spacing in the case illustrated being FB=8.0 cm.
It can moreover be seen that only an extremely small proportion of the faces of the four vertically oriented visible sides of the container 2 is obscured by the holder. On account thereof, the user has the opportunity of being able to be aware of potential items of information that are present on the visible faces, such as printed labels which are attached to the visible sides. In the case illustrated, only approximately 5% of a respective face is obscured by the round rods of the holder, such that approximately 95% of the respective face is freely observable and visible to the user.
A fastening means (not illustrated) can have, for example, a clamping device such as has been described with reference to
According to a further embodiment (not illustrated), the fastening regions 51, 52, 53, 54 illustrated in
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 10 2015 120 279.4 | Nov 2015 | DE | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/EP2016/078370 | 11/22/2016 | WO | 00 |
