EP3865420A1 - Container system and use of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The container system (1) comprises a container (3), a dispensing device (2) and a closure (4a), the container (3) having a longitudinal axis (L), the container (3) and the dispensing device (2) with one another are connected and are mutually rotatable about the longitudinal axis (L), the container (3) and the dispensing device (2) enclose a common interior space, the common interior space (6) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) via an end face (3a ) of the container and an end wall of the dispensing device (2) is delimited, the dispensing device (2) in the region of the end wall having a removal opening (2a) which is arranged laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis (L) and which extends in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the closure (4a) is coupled to the container (3), and wherein the closure (4a) is arranged in the dispensing device (2) in such a way that upon mutual rotation of the container (3) and dispensing device (2) about the longitudinal axis (L) the closure (4a) is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (L) with respect to the removal opening (2a) and, depending on its position, assumes a closed position in which the closure (4a) closes the removal opening (2a), and assumes an open position in which the removal opening (2a) is completely open

Description

The invention relates to a container system and a use thereof.

State of the art

The document WO2011 / 094685A2 discloses a container system for holding detergent compositions each packaged in a single dose. A single dose detergent composition comprises, for example, a single dose of powder or liquid detergent contained in a sealed, flexible, soluble film pouch. Since single dose compositions and the flexible outer membrane are formulated to dissolve in water or otherwise decompose, the container system includes a removable lid to prevent water from entering the container. The removal of a single dose from this known container system is therefore relatively complex, because the lid has to be removed to open the container and then one hand has to be reached through the relatively narrow opening into the interior space to get a single dose out of the interior.

Detergent compositions in a single dose are increasingly being marketed as so-called "liquid caps" or "gel caps", in which the detergent is portioned in liquid or gel-like form in a capsule, the capsule preferably having a flexible outer membrane as the outer shell. Such portioned capsules are particularly dangerous for small children, since the detergent contains chemical substances in higher concentrations which, for example, can cause poisoning or eye injuries. Such portioned capsules also often have a handy size, bright colors and a soft, shiny packaging, and are therefore easily mistaken for sweets. The known container system has the disadvantage that it could not be securely closed after use, so that a single dose could easily be removed from the container, for example by a child, or even worse, that the entire contents of the single doses emptied by tilting the container will.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the invention is to design a more advantageous, easier to use and preferably also safer container system.

This object is achieved with a container system having the features of claim 1. The dependent claims 2 to 13 relate to further, advantageous embodiments. The object is further achieved with a use of the container system according to the features of claim 14. The dependent claim 15 relates to a further, advantageous use.

The object is achieved in particular with a container system comprising a container, a dispensing device and a closure, the container having a longitudinal axis, the container and the dispensing device being connected to one another and mutually around the The longitudinal axis are rotatably movable, the container and the dispensing device enclose a common interior space, the interior space being delimited in the direction of the longitudinal axis by an end face of the container and an end wall of the dispensing device, the dispensing device having a removal opening arranged laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis in the region of the end wall which extends in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis, wherein the closure is coupled to the container, and wherein the closure is arranged in the dispensing device in such a way that upon mutual rotation of the container and dispensing device about the longitudinal axis, the closure with respect to the removal opening about the longitudinal axis is rotatably movable and, depending on its position, assumes a closed position in which the closure closes the removal opening, and assumes an open position in which the removal opening is completely open.

The container system is suitable for keeping or storing objects, the objects or the removal opening being dimensioned to be mutually adapted in such a way that the objects can be removed from the interior via the removal opening. The objects are particularly advantageously dimensioned in such a way that they are arranged or stacked one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis in the interior of the container system, the interior of the container system having dimensions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis that is preferably equal to or slightly larger than the dimensions of the object, which results in the advantage that the objects in the interior are reliably arranged one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and moving the container system does not, or only slightly, confuses this arrangement. The container system can per se be stored in any desired position, the container system advantageously being erected in this way or already in place for removing an object is in such a position that the dispensing device is at the bottom and, due to the force of gravity, at least one object is in the dispensing device or is pushed into the dispensing device due to the force of gravity, so that the object after the removal opening is opened Output device can be removed.

The dispensing device advantageously comprises an end face in the direction of the longitudinal axis, which is designed as a standing face. The dispensing device advantageously stands continuously on this side of the stand, at least when it is not in use, so that the container, if it is on a preferably horizontal surface, extends preferably vertically upwards from the dispensing device, whereby the force of gravity acts on the objects located in the container. so that it is ensured that there is always an object to be removed in the dispensing device as long as at least one object is available in the interior. The container could be designed to be transparent and, for example, made of a plastic. The container could also be designed to be non-transparent.

The container system is suitable for holding a large number of possible objects, for example unpackaged foods such as biscuits and baked goods, or snack products such as potato chips or stacked chips made from potatoes or potato flakes, or confectionery, e.g. confectionery bar-like, whose shape is adapted to the container system and is preferably designed in a disc shape are, the outer diameter of which is preferably slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the container of the container system provided for receiving the food. The container system is also suitable for holding packaged items, for example biscuits or baked goods, confectionery, Detergent or dishwashing tabs, liquid or gel caps, individual ketchup packs or individual mustard packs, with preferably all objects stored in the container system being configured identically, preferably in the shape of a disk. The container system according to the invention is particularly preferably suitable for storing individual doses of a detergent composition, these being particularly preferably designed as so-called “liquid caps” or “gel caps”.

The container of the container system is preferably designed in the shape of a hollow cylinder and thus preferably has a circular internal cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The container can, however, be designed in a large number of other possible shapes and have, for example, a triangular, square, polygonal or oval internal cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The inner cross-section is preferably adapted to the shape of the object to be stored in the container system, preferably in such a way that an individual object perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is essentially as large or slightly smaller as the inner cross-sectional area, in order to ensure that the objects within the container system in the direction of the longitudinal axis are well-ordered and arranged one after the other or lying one above the other. The height of the removal opening in the direction of the longitudinal axis is preferably adapted to the object to be removed such that there is preferably a single object in the area of the removal opening, which can be removed from the container system via the removal opening when the closure is open.

To open the dispensing opening, the container system is preferably held in both hands by holding the container with one hand and holding the dispensing device with the other hand, the container and dispensing device being mutually rotated about the longitudinal axis to open and close the dispensing opening so that the closure by this turning of the Removal opening is removed so that the object to be removed, which is still in the dispensing device, is accessible from the outside through the removal opening and can be removed, the closure being rotated by a subsequent turning back into a position in which it closes the removal opening.

The closure and the removal opening or the dispensing device are preferably designed to be mutually adapted in such a way that the entry of water into the interior of the container system is hindered or prevented. For example, grooves or seals can be provided in the dispensing device which, in combination with the closure, produce a sealing effect so that the removal opening is at least dust-tight and preferably waterproof or splash-proof in the closed state.

The container system particularly advantageously comprises a blocking device which prevents the container and dispensing device from rotating in relation to one another about their common longitudinal axis, and thus prevents the removal opening from being opened as long as the blocking device is locked. The blocking device is advantageously designed as a so-called push-turn lock, in which pressure must be exerted at at least one point before the turn lock can be turned. The push-and-turn lock is preferably arranged in the dispensing device, so that when the dispensing device is held with the same hand, the blocking device can also be unlocked in order to then enable the container and the dispensing device to rotate relative to one another. The blocking device is preferably designed in such a way that it cannot be unlocked or can only be unlocked with difficulty by a child's hand. This can be achieved, for example, in that the Dispensing device has a push-and-turn lock with a relatively large outer diameter with respect to the longitudinal axis, so that the push-button of the push-turn lock is due to the relatively large diameter, the relatively large distance between the opposing outer wall sections with respect to the longitudinal axis, or, for example, due to a relatively large force required to operate the push button is extremely difficult to use by a small child's hand.

The container system according to the invention can also be designed without a blocking device. This embodiment has the advantage that the objects located inside the container system are stored preferably dust-free and / or watertight, in particular splash-proof, and these objects can be removed from the container system in a very simple manner.

The container system according to the invention can thus be designed in a multitude of shapes, in particular the container can be designed in a multitude of possible shapes depending on the geometric design of the objects to be accommodated, the container particularly preferably being designed in the shape of a hollow cylinder. The container is preferably designed to be stackable in that, starting for example from an end face, it has, for example, an outer wall that widens in the direction of the longitudinal axis or a widening inner cross-section, for example an outer wall that widens conically or curved, so that the empty containers can be stacked one inside the other and require little space when empty, stacked.

The container system according to the invention is preferably designed as a disposable packaging and is only intended for use until the original contents have been completely emptied, so that a Refilling is not provided. However, it can also prove to be advantageous to reuse and refill at least the output device of the container system and possibly also the container, so that at least parts and possibly the entire container system can be reused. The reusability of the output device results in the advantage that the output device can be designed in a more complex and expensive manner. In an advantageous embodiment, the dispensing device comprises a mechanically actuatable blocking device which must first be opened before an object can be removed from the container system. In a further advantageous embodiment, the dispensing device comprises an electrically or electronically operated blocking device and / or an electrically or electronically operated slide for automatically opening and / or closing the removal opening. The output device can preferably be controlled wirelessly, for example via a remote control or a smartphone, in that the output device comprises, for example, a radio interface, for example Bluetooth, a battery, electronics and an electrically operated lock that locks or unlocks the output device and / or opens and / or closes. Such an output device can be programmed or used in a wide variety of ways, for example in such a way that the output device is unlocked and / or opened on command, e.g. after operating a remote control or a smartphone, or that the output device is unlocked and / or opened in a person-selective manner, for example when a person approaches the output device, whereby, for example, a smartphone interacts with the output device, detects the approach of a person, in particular a person authorized to open, and then at least the locking of the input device and possibly also the removal opening opens. The output device could be unlocked and / or opened in a time-controlled manner by the output device to the Example is only unlocked and / or opened in predetermined time windows, or could be opened in a quantity-controlled manner in that the output device is unlocked and / or opened only a predetermined number per day, or only on certain days. The output device could also be opened in a location-controlled manner by unlocking and / or opening the output device, for example, only at predetermined locations, for example by interacting with the smartphone that is detecting a location signal. Such a container system can be used for a multitude of possibilities, for example for the controlled quantity dispensing of sweets or for the person-specific dispensing of medicaments. The container system according to the invention is therefore also particularly suitable for applications in health care.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1

eine dreidimensionale Ansicht eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Behältersystems;

Fig. 2

eine Detailansicht des unteren Abschnitts des Behältersystems gemäss Figur 1;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Ausgabevorrichtung von oben;

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische Ansicht der Ausgabevorrichtung gemäss Fig. 3 von unten;

Fig. 5

einen Schnitt durch die Ausgabevorrichtung entlang der Schnittlinie A-A gemäss Fig. 4;

Fig. 6

eine Seitenansicht der Ausgabevorrichtung;

Fig. 7

eine 3-dimensionale Ansicht eines Behälters;

Fig. 8

eine Detailansicht eines Längsschnittes durch den Behälter gemäss Fig. 7;

Fig. 9

eine Detailansicht des unteren Abschnitts des Behältersystems gemäss Figur 1 im geschlossenen Zustand;

Fig. 10

eine Detailansicht des unteren Abschnitts des Behältersystems gemäss Figur 1 im vollständig geöffneten Zustand;

Fig. 11

einen Schnitt der Ausgabevorrichtung entlang der Schnittlinie B-B gemäss Fig. 5, wobei insbesondere der Drück-Drehverschluss im Ruhezustand ersichtlich ist;

Fig. 12

einen Schnitt der Ausgabevorrichtung entlang der Schnittlinie B-B, wobei insbesondere der Drück-Drehverschluss im aktivierten Zustand ersichtlich ist;

Fig. 13

eine 3-dimensionale Ansicht eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Behältersystems;

Fig. 14

eine Detailansicht des unteren Abschnitts des Behältersystems gemäss Figur 13;

Fig. 15

eine perspektivische Ansicht der im Ausführungsbeispiel gemäss Figur 13 verwendeten Kupplungsvorrichtung;

Fig. 16

einen Längsschnitt durch die Kupplungsvorrichtung gemäss Figur 15;

Fig. 17

eine Seitenansicht des in Ausführungsbeispiel gemäss Figur 13 verwendeten Behälters;

Fig. 18

eine Detailansicht eines Längsschnittes durch den Behälter gemäss Fig. 17;

Fig. 19

eine 3-dimensionale Ansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform eines Behälters;

Fig. 20

eine Draufsicht auf eine Einzeldosis einer Waschmittelzusammensetzung.

The following detailed description discloses, by way of example, several embodiments of the present invention. The drawings used to explain the exemplary embodiments show:

Fig. 1

a three-dimensional view of a first embodiment of a container system;

Fig. 2

a detailed view of the lower portion of the container system according to FIG Figure 1 ;

Fig. 3

a perspective view of a dispenser from above;

Fig. 4

a perspective view of the output device according to FIG Fig. 3 from underneath;

Fig. 5

a section through the output device along the section line AA according to Fig. 4 ;

Fig. 6

a side view of the dispenser;

Fig. 7

a 3-dimensional view of a container;

Fig. 8

a detailed view of a longitudinal section through the container according to Fig. 7 ;

Fig. 9

a detailed view of the lower portion of the container system according to FIG Figure 1 when closed;

Fig. 10

a detailed view of the lower portion of the container system according to FIG Figure 1 when fully open;

Fig. 11

a section of the output device along the section line BB according to Fig. 5 , wherein in particular the push-turn lock can be seen in the idle state;

Fig. 12

a section of the output device along the section line BB, wherein in particular the push-turn lock can be seen in the activated state;

Fig. 13

a 3-dimensional view of a second embodiment of a container system;

Fig. 14

a detailed view of the lower portion of the container system according to FIG Figure 13 ;

Fig. 15

a perspective view of the embodiment according to Figure 13 coupling device used;

Fig. 16

a longitudinal section through the coupling device according to Figure 15 ;

Fig. 17

a side view of the in the embodiment according to Figure 13 used container;

Fig. 18

a detailed view of a longitudinal section through the container according to Fig. 17 ;

Fig. 19

a 3-dimensional view of a further embodiment of a container;

Fig. 20

a plan view of a single dose of a detergent composition.

In principle, the same parts are provided with the same reference symbols in the drawings.

Ways of Carrying Out the Invention

the Figures 1 to 12 show a first embodiment of a container system 1 as well as partial aspects of the same, wherein the Figure 1 the container system 1 in three-dimensional view, the Figures 2 , 9 and 10 a detailed view of the lower portion of the container system 1, and the Figures 3 to 6 show different views of the output device 2. the Figure 7 shows a 3-dimensional view of the container 3 and FIG Figure 8 in a longitudinal section the lower end portion of the container 3. The Figures 11 and 12 each show a section through the dispensing device 2 along the section line BB, with the rotary push-button fastener 5 in particular being apparent. The container system 1 comprises a container 3, a dispensing device 2 and a closure 4a, the container system 1, and in particular the container 3, having a longitudinal axis L, and the container 3 and the dispensing device 2 being connected to one another and mutually around the longitudinal axis L. are rotatably movable. The container 3 and the dispensing device 2 enclose a common interior space 6, the common interior space 6 being delimited in the direction of the longitudinal axis L by an end face 3a of the container 3 and an end wall 2c of the dispensing device 2. In the area of the end wall 2c, the dispensing device 2 has a removal opening 2a which is arranged laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis L and which extends in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L and has a removal opening width 2f in the circumferential direction, and a removal opening height 2g in the direction of the longitudinal axis L. In the first exemplary embodiment shown, the closure 4a is coupled to the container 3 in such a way that the closure 4a forms part of the container 3, the container 3 and the closure 4a being formed in one piece or in one piece. The closure 4a could, however, also be attached to the container, for example by gluing. The closure 4a is, as in FIG Figure 7 and 8th shown, in the longitudinal direction L via a connecting section 3c of the container 3 in front. The container 3 has in Area of the end face facing the dispensing device 2 has a connecting section 3c, for example designed as a recess running around the outer surface 3b of the container 3 in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L. The dispensing device 2 comprises three connecting sections 2b which are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal axis L in the circumferential direction and project in the direction of the longitudinal axis L via a circumferential collar wall 2e. The connecting section 3c of the container 3 can be inserted into the connecting sections 2b of the dispensing device 2, so that the container 3 is connected to the dispensing device 2 and the container 3 is rotatable about the longitudinal axis L with respect to the dispensing device 2. The closure 4a is arranged in the dispensing device 2 in such a way that when the container 3 and dispensing device 2 are rotated relative to one another about the longitudinal axis L, the closure 4a can be rotated around the longitudinal axis L with respect to the removal opening 2a and, depending on its position, assumes a closed position, in which the closure 4a, as in Figures 1 and 9 shown, the removal opening 2a closes from the inside, and assumes an open position in which the removal opening 2a, as in Figure 10 shown is fully open.

The inventive container system 1 can be based on the in the Figures 1 and 2 can be opened in a simple manner in that the output device 2 is rotated with respect to the container 3 in the direction of the direction of rotation indicator 2i, in the illustrated embodiment to the left, with the result that the slide 4a maintains its position, but the output device 2 with respect to the Longitudinal axis L is rotated in the circumferential direction, so that the slide 4a is rotated within the dispensing device 2 and thereby the removal opening 2a is exposed. The container 3 is preferably held with one hand and the dispensing device 2 is held with the other hand, so that the container 3 and the dispensing device 2 can be rotated about the longitudinal axis L with the aid of the two hands, and as a result, the slide 4a can be displaced in the dispensing device 2 in such a way that the removal opening 2a is either completely opened or completely closed by the slide 4a.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the dispensing device 2 has, in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, at the end opposite the end face 3a, a standing side 2d on which the container system 1 can stand. This is advantageously in Figure 1 illustrated container system 1 on a horizontally extending, flat surface, so that the longitudinal axis L extends in the vertical direction. This embodiment has the advantage that the objects located in the interior of the container 3 are pulled downwards due to the force of gravity, so that in the interior 6 of the dispensing device 2 there is at least one object which is removed from the interior 6 via an opened removal opening 2a could be.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the dispensing device 2 comprises a push-turn lock 5 with an actuating part 5a, the push-turn lock 5 in a basic position preventing or blocking mutual rotation of the container 3 and the dispensing device 2, wherein after actuation of the actuating part 5a, For example, by pressing the actuating part 5a with the aid of a finger in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, the blocking is released and the container 3 can be rotated relative to the dispensing device 2 in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L. In a further possible embodiment, the push-and-turn lock 5 could comprise a plurality of actuating parts 5a, for example two or three, which are arranged mutually spaced apart, for example mutually spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the dispensing device 2. The push-turn fastener 5 can be designed in such a way that it is sufficient to actuate one of the plurality of actuating parts 5a, to unlock the push-turn lock. The push-turn lock 5 can, however, also be designed in such a way that all the actuating parts 5a have to be actuated at the same time in order to unlock the push-turn lock. The dispensing device 2 comprising a push-turn fastener 5 thus has the advantage that the dispensing device 2 cannot be opened unintentionally. The push-turn lock 5 is particularly advantageously designed as a child safety device so that children, in particular small children, cannot gain access to the objects 7 located in the container system 1. The push-and-turn lock 5 can be designed in a variety of ways as a child safety device, for example in that a greater force is required to press the actuating part 5a, or in that the output device 2 has an outer diameter of, for example, more than 10 cm, so that small children's hands can Output device 2 can not include and press the actuating part 5a at the same time.

This in Figure 1 The container system 1 shown can, as shown, stand over the dispensing device 2 on a horizontally extending, flat surface. The container system 1 could, however, also stand over the end face 3a of the container 3 on a horizontally extending, flat surface. The container system 1 could also be arranged lying on a surface, in that the longitudinal axis L would run essentially parallel to the flat surface, for example. It is therefore not absolutely necessary for the output device 2 to require a stand side 2d. The output device 2 could for example also be attached to a plane via the stand side 2d, for example by gluing, this plane preferably running horizontally. This embodiment has the advantage that one hand is sufficient to rotate the container 3 about the longitudinal axis L if the dispensing device 2 does not include a locking device, since the dispensing device 2 is fixedly and therefore non-rotatably connected to the plane. The output device 2 could for example also on a vertical side via the stand side 2d extending plane be attached, for example by gluing, so that the longitudinal axis L of the container system 1 runs essentially horizontally, the removal opening is preferably oriented vertically downwards. This embodiment in turn has the advantage that one hand is sufficient to rotate the container 3 about the longitudinal axis L if the dispensing device 2 does not include a locking device 5. In an advantageous embodiment, the container system 1 could comprise a spring which is arranged in the interior 6 of the container 3, and is preferably arranged between the end face 3a and the next object 7 located in the interior 6 in order to access the objects located in the interior 6 7 to bring about a pretensioning force acting towards the dispensing device 2 in order to thereby move the objects 7 towards the dispensing device 2, in particular when the container system 1 runs horizontally.

The container 3 is designed in the shape of a wood cylinder and has a circular internal cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L. The container 3 could be designed in a large number of possible shapes, with the boundary condition that the container 3 is connected to the dispensing device 2 so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis L. The rotatable connection of container 3 and dispensing device 2 can be configured in a variety of ways, so that the rotary connection shown in the figures is only to be regarded as an exemplary connection. The container 3 could for example also have a polygonal inner and / or outer cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L, for example a 3, 4, 5 or 6-cornered cross section, or for example an oval cross section.

the Figures 3 to 6 show an exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device 2. The dispensing device 2 comprises a circumferential collar wall 2e, which forms a circular inner side 2p, this inner side 2p and the lower end wall 2c den Limit the common interior space 6 in the output device 2. The dispensing device 2 preferably comprises a web 2l which runs above the removal opening 2a and delimits it in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, this web 2l also forming a guide function for the connecting section 3c of the container 3. The dispensing device 2 advantageously has a recessed groove 2n running in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L on the end wall 2c, the closure 4a being arranged running in the direction of the longitudinal axis L along a section within the groove 2n. This groove 2n extends within the lower end wall 2c in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L along the entire width 2f of the removal opening 2a, so that the slide 4a engages in this groove 2n when the removal opening 2a is closed. This groove 2n and the slide 4a running therein result in a number of advantages. The end face of the slide 4a, which is arranged in the groove 2n, is guided through the groove 2n in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L in a defined position. The slide 4a is more resistant to external forces, since the slide 4a is better held and supported in the groove 2n. The interlocking of slide 4a and groove 2n results in the further advantage that the removal opening 2a is more tightly closed in the closed state, preferably dust-tight, and particularly preferably also waterproof, at least splash-proof. Such a watertight or splash-proof closable removal opening 2a is particularly important if a detergent composition is stored in individual doses in the container system 1, the individual doses comprising a powdery, granular or liquid detergent that is encased by a sealed, flexible, water-soluble membrane. In a further possible embodiment, sealing elements, preferably elastic sealing elements, can also be arranged in the area of the removal opening 2a and / or the groove 2n in such a way that they form a watertight seal in combination with the slide 4a, so that the removal opening 2a can be closed in a watertight manner.

In a further possible embodiment, the groove 2n could also be dispensed with, so that no groove 2n is let into the lower end wall 2c.

In an advantageous embodiment, the circumferential collar wall 2e is, in particular, from Figure 5 can be seen, designed in two parts, with an inner, preferably cylindrical running inner side 2p and an outer collar wall 2r. This outer collar wall 2r can be designed in a multitude of shapes and, for example, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L, also have a significantly larger outer diameter than the container 3, for example in order to increase the stability of the container system 1.

Advantageously, but not necessarily, the dispensing device 2 also comprises a blocking device 5, which prevents the container 3 and the dispensing device 2 from rotating in relation to one another, in particular when the closure 4a is in the closed position with respect to the removal opening 2a. The blocking device 5 is advantageously designed as a push-turn lock. the Figures 11 and 12 show in a section along the section line BB according to Figure 5 such a push-and-turn fastener integrated in the dispensing device 2 in two different positions. The blocking device 5 comprises an actuating part 5a, which is part of the outer collar wall 2r, comprises an elastic connecting part 5b, and comprises a locking part 5c which, in the example shown, runs essentially in the direction of the longitudinal axis L. At the in Figure 11 The basic position shown, a state of rest in which no force acting radially to the longitudinal axis L is exerted on the dispensing device 2 or on the actuating part 5a, the locking part 5c engages in the groove 2n, the slide 4a in Figure 11 is in a closed position, and the slide 4a after a short rotation in the direction of the opening movement So is present on the locking part 5c, and no longer around the longitudinal axis L can be rotated. The slide 4a is thus blocked in its closed position, and the removal opening 2a is covered by the slide 4a and cannot be opened. The push-and-turn fastener 5 is now configured, for example, in such a way that pressing in the actuating part 5a with a force F1 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L results in the locking part 5c being raised with respect to the longitudinal axis L in the direction F2 and thereby disengaging with the groove 2n is removed so that the slide 4a can be rotated about the longitudinal axis L and the removal opening 2a can be opened and preferably completely opened. The push-turn fastener 5 comprises at least one actuating part 5 a, which is preferably arranged on the outer surface of the dispensing device 2 with respect to the longitudinal axis L. After opening, the removal opening 2a can be closed again in that the slide 4a is moved by rotating it in the direction of the closing movement Ss until the removal opening 2a is completely closed, and the locking part 5c again the in Figure 11 position shown.

The output device 2 preferably has an outside diameter of at least 6 cm, preferably 7-15 cm, and particularly preferably 8-10 cm perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L, in order to make it difficult or impossible for small children in particular to press the actuating part 5a with the required force F1 . In the preferred embodiment, the container system 1 according to the invention has the advantage that two steps, which have to be combined, are required to open the removal opening 2a. On the one hand, the actuating part 5a must be actuated in order to unlock the push-turn lock 5, and on the other hand, the container 3 and the dispensing device 2 must be mutually rotated in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L at the same time. This procedure makes it extremely difficult for children to get to the contents of the container system. The container system 1 according to the invention therefore has a very high level of child safety. The container system 1 according to the invention is of course also suitable for To make it difficult for other groups of people to access the contents of the container, for example people with dementia.

In an advantageous embodiment, the lower end wall 2c comprises an end wall part 2k inclined towards the removal opening 2a, in particular sloping down towards the removal opening 2a, which results in the advantage that an object to be removed from the interior 6 is advantageously deflected or removed in the direction of the removal opening 2a. is moved so that the object can be removed particularly easily from the removal opening 2a. In a possible embodiment, the removal opening can extend in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L by an angle of up to 180 °, the removal opening preferably having an angle in the range of 70 ° to 100 ° in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L, and particularly preferably an angle in Has the range from 85 ° to 95 °.

the Figures 13 to 18 show a second embodiment of a container system 1, which, in contrast to the first, in Figures 1 to 12 illustrated embodiment has, inter alia, an additional coupling part 4, which is arranged between the container 3 and the dispensing device 2 and connects these two to one another. As from the Figures 15 and 16 it can be seen that the coupling part 4 comprises the slide 4a. Figure 17 shows a container 3 in which a plurality of individual doses 7 are arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction L. The container 3 has an in Figure 18 enlarged connection section 3c, which can be connected to the second connection section 4c of the coupling part 4. In addition, the first connection section 4b of the coupling part 4 can be connected to the connection section 2b of the dispensing device 2, so that the container system 1 configured in this way has an interior 6 which extends from the end face 3a of the container 3 to the lower end wall 2c, not shown, of the dispensing device 2.

Figure 19 shows a further embodiment of a container 3 comprising a slide 4a, wherein the slide 4a has an opening 4d extending in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L, which is at least as wide as the removal opening width 2f.

Figure 20 shows an example of a detergent composition in a single dose 7, which are also referred to as "liquid caps" or "gel caps", and in which the detergent 7a, 7b is portioned in liquid or gel-like form in a capsule, the capsule preferably being an outer shell has flexible outer membrane 7c. The inner diameter of the container 3 is preferably designed to be adapted to the outer diameter of the individual dose 7 in such a way that the individual doses 7, as in FIG Figure 17 shown, are arranged with little or no play in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis L in the interior 6 of the container 3, wherein a plurality of individual doses 7 are arranged one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis L. This arrangement and configuration has the advantage that the individual cans 7 located in the interior 6 can hardly or not at all tilt towards one another, the individual cans 7 being displaced towards the dispensing device 2 due to the force of gravity and / or any spring force that may be present, so that in each case at least one individual dose 7 comes to lie in the interior 6 of the dispensing device 2 in the area of the removal opening 2a, so that the individual dose 7 can be easily removed from the removal opening 2a after the slide 4a has been opened.

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Container system (1) comprising a container (3), a dispensing device (2) and a closure (4a), the container (3) having a longitudinal axis (L), the container (3) and the dispensing device (2) being connected to one another are mutually rotatable about the longitudinal axis (L), the container (3) and the dispensing device (2) enclose a common interior (6), the common interior (6) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) over an end face (3a) of the container and an end wall (2c) of the dispensing device (2) is delimited, the dispensing device (2) having a removal opening (2a) arranged laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis (L) in the region of the end wall (2c), which is located in Extending circumferentially to the longitudinal axis (L), the closure (4a) being coupled to the container (3), and the closure (4a) being arranged in the dispensing device (2) in such a way that upon mutual rotation of the container (3) and output direction (2) around the longitudinal axis (L) the closure (4a) is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (L) with respect to the removal opening (2a) and, depending on its position, assumes a closed position in which the closure (4a) the removal opening (2a ) closes, and assumes an open position in which the removal opening (2a) is completely open. Container system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the dispensing device (2) has a standing side (2d) on which the container system (1) can stand at the end opposite the end face (3a) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L). Container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the end wall (2c) one in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis (L) extending groove (2n) is embedded, and that the closure (4a) is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) along a section within the groove (2n). Container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispensing device (2) comprises a blocking device (5) which prevents mutual rotation of the container (3) and dispensing device (2) when the closure (4a) with respect to the removal opening (2a ) is in the closed position. Container system according to Claim 4, characterized in that the blocking device (5) is designed as a push-turn lock. Container system according to Claim 5, characterized in that the push-turn lock (5) comprises at least one actuating part (5a) which is arranged on the outside of the dispensing device (2) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L). Container system according to claim 6, characterized in that the dispensing device (2) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L) has an outside diameter of at least 6 cm, preferably 7-15 cm, and particularly preferably 8-10 cm. Container system according to one of Claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the blocking device (5) has a locking part (5c) which engages in the groove (2n). Container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (3) and the dispensing device form a cylindrical, common interior space (6), the common interior space (6) in particular having a diameter in the range between 4 to 12 cm, and in particular a Has diameter in the range between 6 to 8 cm. Container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the removal opening (2a) extend in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis (L) at an angle of up to 180 °, the removal opening (2a) in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L preferably at an angle in the range from 70 ° to 100 °, and particularly preferably has an angle in the range from 85 ° to 95 °. Container system according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the closure (4a) is firmly connected to the container (3). A container system according to claim 11, characterized in that the dispensing device (2) has a first connecting section (2b) at the end opposite the stand side (2d), and that the container (3) has a second connecting section ( 3c) has that the closure (4a) protrudes in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) over the second connecting section (3c), and that the dispensing device (2) and the container (3) over the first and second connecting sections (2b, 3c) releasably and mutually rotatably connected about the longitudinal axis (L). Container system according to claim 10, characterized in that the dispensing device (2) has a first connecting section (2b) at the end opposite the stand side (2d), and that the container (3) has a second connecting section ( 3c) has that a coupling part (4) is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) between the container (3) and the dispensing device (2) and connects them to one another via the first and second connecting sections (2b, 3c) that the coupling part (4) comprises the closure (4a), and that the dispensing device (2) and the container (3) are mutually rotatably connected about the longitudinal axis (L) via the coupling part (4). Use of a container system (1) according to one of the preceding claims for dispensing individual doses (7) of a detergent composition, a plurality of individual doses (7) being stacked one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) in the common interior space (6) by the container (3) is rotated about the longitudinal axis (L) with respect to the dispensing device (2), so that the closure (4a) is rotated and thereby the removal opening (2a) is completely opened, so that a single dose is then removed from the removal opening (2a), and that afterwards the container (3) is again rotated about the longitudinal axis (L) with respect to the dispensing device (2) and the removal opening (2a) is thereby closed. Use according to claim 14, characterized in that before the mutual rotation of the container (3) and the dispensing device (2), a push-turn lock (5) is to be actuated, which moves a locking part (5c) so that the container (3) and the Output device (2) are then mutually rotatable in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis (L).

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