Receptacles – Horizontally attached receptacle sets – With stacking feature
Patent
1993-03-09
1995-04-04
Moy, Jodeph Man-fu
Receptacles
Horizontally attached receptacle sets
With stacking feature
220 2386, B65D 2100
Patent
active
054029031
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a small container consisting of a moulding, especially of plastic, with an upper part and a lower part which are separable for the insertion of objects, end surfaces arranged perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis, one of which has a projection and the other a recess into which the projection of the one end surface can be introduced to produce a releasable connection, and connecting means on the periphery of at least one of the parts of the moulding. Such small containers are used as contents of hollow bodies, for example chocolate eggs, and contain objects such as toy parts. Such small containers can also include so-called surprise articles.
Such a small container is known from GB 14 99 603 A. In this, holes are provided in the wall in one of the end surfaces and on the periphery of the small container, and a mushroom-like lug is provided on the other end surface, which enable a plug-in connection of the containers, but only in a limited number of directions and positions.
A small container consisting of a lower and upper part is also disclosed in DE 86 22 192 U and has projections on the essentially cylindrical body by means of which a plug-in connection between the respectively matched projections of several small containers can be made. In this manner, an elongated body is created, although the use thereof is very limited.
It is also possible to separate such a small container in the middle and to connect the ensuing upper and lower parts in reverse by means of mutually conforming projections.
The described combination possibilities with the small container do not, however, suffice for use as a toy, as respectively only one part or oblong body or one such body with axes extending exclusively at right angles to one another can be formed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is therefore based on the object to improve small containers of the type initially described in such a manner that a plurality of combinations is possible and that the small container can be used as a toy in a variety of ways.
This object is solved in accordance with the invention by a small container of the type initially mentioned in that a projection is provided on one of the end surfaces which includes the recess for receiving the projection of the other one of the end surfaces, and that alternating hollows and protrusions are provided on the periphery of at least one of the parts of the moulding by means of which a slide-in or plug-in connection can be produced at the periphery of respectively different mouldings by the engagement of at least one protrusion with at least one hollow.
The object is also solved by means of a small container consisting of a hollow plastic moulding having a upper and lower part which are separable for the insertion of objects, the moulding having slide-in or plug-in connection possibilities in several dimensions for use as a plug-in piece of a plug-in building block toy.
Further embodiments and advantageous examples of the invention are given in the dependent claims.
It is particularly advantageous if the projection on the one end face is formed with a circular recess and the projection on the other end face is formed to be button-like for plugging into the recess of the projection in the one end face.
Alternatively, the small container can be designed in such a way that the projection in the one end face is formed of hook members arranged on a circle with radially inwardly directed hook ends and the projection in the other end face is formed to be of a circular bowl-like shape with radially outwardly directed hook members for plugging into the recess of the projection in the other end face and for bayonet-closure-like rotation into the connection position.
A particular embodiment or development of the invention consists in that the outer form of the container is changed by plugging additional parts into the hollows, the additional parts being transportable inside the container and the toy, in particular a figure or model, being produced by plugging in the
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Ferrero OH GmbH
Moy Jodeph Man-fu
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