Holding device for fireworks, especially for firework rockets

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a holding device for fireworks, in particular for firework rockets. However, the holding device can be designed for virtually any other type of firework, such as shell tubes and fire wheels (also known as fire spirals or pyro-gyroscopes).

[0002] It is common practice to launch fireworks rockets or mortar tubes from makeshift devices, such as freestanding glass bottles, glass bottles held in beverage crates, or from street drains. If such makeshift devices are unavailable, fireworks rockets are also launched by hand or stuck into meadows or snowdrifts. Fire wheels are also attached to house walls and trees and lit while held in this position.

[0003] All these methods are prone to malfunctions and errors. They can pose a particular danger to those carrying them out and to bystanders. For example, glass bottles used for this purpose can easily be blown over due to their small base, tip over due to uneven weight distribution of the fireworks, or lack stability due to unfavorable ground conditions. For this reason, it is not uncommon to hear reports of damage to people, animals, property, and trees after fireworks displays. The fire hazard posed by uncontrolled or improperly used fireworks is statistically proven.

[0004] US Patent 1,776,354 A discloses a holder for pyrotechnic devices in which the pyrotechnic device is fixed and held in position by the holder. The holder has, for example, wire legs or a base plate by means of which the holder can be placed on the surface. The pyrotechnic device is thus held in place during firing.

[0005] From DE 20 2013 003 075 U1, a launching stand for pyrotechnic rockets with a wooden pole is known, in which the rocket can be inserted into a tube which is held by a tripod having several legs. The tripod is placed on the ground and can thus hold the rocket inserted in it for launch by means of the tube.

[0006] Finally, CH 281 662 discloses a launching device for rockets, for example hail rockets, in which the rocket to be launched can also be inserted into a tube with its guide rod and thus held in place. The launching device has a spike that extends downwards from a plate. The spike allows the launching device to be driven into the ground and thus securely fixed.

[0007] Based on this prior art, the invention aims to create a holding device for fireworks, in particular for firework rockets, which reduces the risk of injury when burning or firing fireworks and which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

[0008] The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 1. Further embodiments of the invention are set out in the dependent claims.

[0009] The holding device according to the invention has an engagement part which is either itself designed to receive a firework to be fired and / or which is connectable to or connected with a head part, wherein the head part is designed to receive a firework to be fired. According to the invention, the engagement part is designed to attach the entire holding device to the top of a sufficiently stable support structure. "Sufficiently stable" in the context of this description means that the support structure must be designed in such a way that it can absorb the forces occurring, at least when the fuse is lit and when the firework is fired or burned, without the support structure tipping over together with the holding device mounted therein. This prevents the danger of fireworks to persons in the vicinity.The fireworks to be set off may include, in particular, firework rockets, bomb tubes or fire wheels.

[0010] According to the invention, the support device comprises a plurality of parallel, interconnected, vertically oriented tubes, the end faces of which form the top surface of the support device. Such a support device can be manufactured specifically for the holding device according to the invention.

[0011] According to the invention, a fired base body of a firework battery can be used as a support device for the holding device, or the engagement part of the holding device can be designed in such a way that the engagement part of the holding device can be inserted from the top into the vertically oriented tubes of a base body of a burned-out firework battery, thus fixing the holding device sufficiently stably in the support device.

[0012] According to the invention, the engagement element has a support flange for resting on the upper surface of the support device when the holding device is mounted on the support device. At least one retaining element is provided on the underside of the support flange, which is designed to engage in at least one recess in the upper surface of the support device. The support flange is designed such that its underside, which is preferably flat at least in some areas, rests on the upper surface of the support device. The at least one retaining element engages in at least one recess in the upper surface of the support device in such a way that the holding device is secured against tilting.

[0013] According to the invention, the at least one holding means is designed in a clamp-like manner. The at least one holding means can comprise at least one clamp which has two resiliently flexible arms which, in the assembled state, are supported against an inner wall of one of the at least one recess and exert a force on it, wherein the two force directions preferably have components that are directed in opposite directions.

[0014] For example, at least one holding element can be designed in such a way that it engages in two immediately adjacent tubes of the support device.

[0015] The two arms of a clamping device can be designed and arranged in such a way that they exert a force on the inner walls of two immediately adjacent tubes facing each other.

[0016] Of course, at least one retaining element can also be designed in any other way that allows the engagement part to be fixed appropriately in the support device. For example, a downwardly extending mandrel can be provided, on the outer wall of which several, for example three, spring-like arms are arranged. The mandrel can then engage in a recess, for example the interior of a tube.

[0017] The at least one holding element can also be designed as a slightly conical mandrel, the diameter of which, in the area below the support flange, essentially corresponds to the inner diameter of a corresponding recess in or the inner diameter of a tube of the carrier device. This variant may be advantageous if the holding device according to the invention is sold together with a firework battery, which, after being set off, is used as a carrier device for the holding device. This entire arrangement can then be used for setting off further fireworks.

[0018] According to one embodiment of the invention, the engagement part can have a receiving device for a firework, in particular for a bomb tube or a fire wheel. In such an embodiment, the holding device according to the invention need not have any further part, in particular no head part.

[0019] The receiving device can, for example, consist of a vertically extending pin or shaft onto which a fire wheel can be placed. The fire wheel can then rotate around the extension formed by the pin or shaft. The pin or shaft can also be detachably connected to the rest of the engagement part, so that it can be attached as needed.

[0020] The receiving device can also consist of a circumferential wall which, together with the base formed by the top of the engagement part, creates a receiving chamber for a bomb tube. Instead of a circumferential wall, several upward-projecting extensions can, of course, be provided, between which the receiving chamber for a bomb tube is again formed. In both cases, the bomb tube can be fixed with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the base of the engagement part, so that when the bomb tube is fired, there is no risk of it falling over and the firework endangering or even injuring people in the vicinity.

[0021] According to another embodiment of the invention, the holding device comprises a head part, wherein the head part is connected to the engagement part or can be connected to the engagement part without tools, preferably detachably, or wherein the head part and the engagement part can be connected without tools, preferably detachably, by means of a connecting part. This results in the advantage of a smaller packing volume. For use, the holding device can be assembled quickly and easily. The detachable connection of the individual parts can also be achieved by snap-fit ​​connections, so that the holding device is reliably prevented from falling apart during use.

[0022] The connecting element can be rod-shaped or tubular and preferably consists of several elements that can be connected without tools. Particularly for holding firework rockets, the connecting element must be long enough so that the head of the holding device is at a height that prevents the guide rod of the firework rocket from resting on the ground or the top of the support device, thus ensuring the firework rocket is not securely held in the holding device.

[0023] In particular, the head section can have a receiving device for receiving one or more firework rockets. The receiving device for each firework rocket can have a tubular receiving part for the guide rod of the respective firework rocket, wherein the tubular receiving part preferably has an internal cross-section such that, in the inserted state of the firework rocket, the head section rests against the upper end face of the tubular receiving part.

[0024] In one embodiment, the tubular receiving part can be conically widened towards the top, the conical widening preferably being dimensioned such that the upper end of the tubular receiving part's wall prevents the fuse of an inserted firework rocket from contacting the outer wall of the tubular receiving part. This facilitates the ignition of the fuse.

[0025] A wind guard can be provided on the outer wall of the tubular receiving section, creating a wind-protected area into which the fuse of a firework rocket inserted into the tubular receiving section engages. This facilitates the ignition of the fuse in windy conditions.

[0026] According to one embodiment of the invention, the wind protection device can comprise one or two walls, preferably pivotable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular receiving part. During transport of the holding device or the head part, these walls can rest against the outer circumference of the respective tubular receiving part and be pivoted or bent outwards for use.

[0027] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawing. The drawing shows: Fig. 1 a perspective view of a first embodiment of a holding device inserted into a support device according to the invention; Fig. 2 a view as Fig. 1 , however, with a firework rocket inserted into the holding device; Fig. 3 a perspective view of the holding device according to the Fig. 1 and 2 without the support device; Fig. 4 an enlarged partial view of the lower part of the holding device in Fig. 3 ; Fig. 5 a perspective longitudinal section view of the lower part of the holding device engaging in the support device according to Fig. 1 ; Fig. 6 an enlarged partial view of the upper part of the holding device in Fig. 3 ; Fig. 7 a perspective view of a second embodiment of a holding device inserted into a support device according to the invention; Fig. 8 a view as Fig. 7 , however, with three firework rockets inserted into the holding device; and Fig. 9 a perspective view of the disassembled head part of the second embodiment of the carrier device according to the invention.

[0028] Fig. 1 Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a holding device 100 for at least one firework, which is inserted into a carrier device 102. The carrier device 102 is designed such that the holding device 100, which is preferably detachably connected to it, has sufficient stability for inserting at least one firework into the holding device and for firing or burning the at least one firework. For this purpose, the carrier device must have a sufficiently large base or a sufficient extent between at least three foot or support areas, as well as sufficient weight.

[0029] As in Fig. 1 As shown, the base body 104 of a spent firework battery can be used as a support device. Such a base body typically consists of vertically arranged, interconnected tubes 106. The longitudinal axes of the tubes 106 are arranged in a matrix-like pattern in a plane perpendicular to them. The tubes 106 can be held in position by an outer wall 108 surrounding them. Naturally, the tubes 106 can also be connected to each other at their adjacent lines of contact, as well as at their lines of contact with the wall 108, for example, by gluing. The lower end face of the tubes 106 can be connected to a base wall 110 (or the base wall can also be connected only to the wall 108 and support the tubes 106 arranged in this pot-like structure). In this case, the base wall can form the (essentially flat) base of the support device. As shown Fig.1 As can be seen from above, the base wall can also have a larger extent than the rest of the supporting structure. This increases the footprint and improves stability.

[0030] Instead of a spent firework battery, any other device can be used that provides adequate stability and has one or more suitable recesses on its upper surface to receive and secure the insertion part, as described below. However, using a spent firework battery offers the advantage of giving such waste a further use in the interest of sustainability. There is no need to manufacture and purchase a separate support device specifically for this purpose.

[0031] The holding device 100 has an engagement part 112 in its lower area and a head part 114 in its upper area. As in Fig. 1 As shown, the head part 114 can be connected to the engagement part 112 via a rod-shaped connecting part 116 in the illustrated embodiment. In particular, the connection between the head part 114 and the connecting part 116 and / or the connection between the engagement part 112 and the connecting part 116 can be detachable, for example, by means of a plug-in connection. To prevent unintentional detachment, this connection can be secured by suitable locking devices.

[0032] The head part 114 and the engagement part 112 can also be joined directly to each other in one piece or via a connecting part 116 that is joined to them in one piece. However, the detachable connection of the head part 114 and the engagement part 112 (either directly to each other or via a connecting part 116 that is detachably attached to each) has the advantage of a smaller packaging volume for transport.

[0033] According to the invention, a head part 114 need not necessarily be connected to the engagement part 112. Rather, the engagement part 112 can already be designed on its upper side for holding or fixing a firework, for example, a shell tube or a fire wheel. In such variants, not shown in detail, in which the holding device only has a correspondingly designed engagement part, a substantially vertically upward-extending extension can be provided on the upper side of the engagement part, in particular on the upper side of the support flange of the engagement part described below, onto which a firework in the form of a fire wheel can be attached. This fire wheel is then held rotatably for ignition. The extension can also be designed for connection with a rod-like connecting part (see above) or with a correspondingly designed head part.

[0034] According to a further embodiment, not shown, the engagement part 112 can have means on its upper side, in particular on the upper side of the support flange, for holding or fixing a bomb tube. This can be a circumferential vertical wall in the interior of which the bomb tube can be received, at least with its lower portion. This secures the bomb tube against tipping over during combustion. Instead of a circumferential wall, vertically upward-extending projections can also be provided.

[0035] Fig. 2 shows a representation of the holding device 100 inserted into or mounted on a carrier device according to Fig. 1 with a firework 118 in the form of a firework rocket 120 inserted into or held by the head 114. As can be seen from this illustration, both the head 114 and the connecting part 116 are hollow cylindrical, so that the guide rod of the firework rocket 120 engages in these two elements. The head 114, which is designed as a tubular receiving part for the guide rod of a firework rocket 120, is dimensioned with respect to its inner diameter such that its upper end face or upper area forms a stop for the underside or lower area of ​​the head 120a of the firework rocket 120. This ensures that the firework rocket 120 is held securely.

[0036] As from Fig. 2 As can be seen, the head 114 has a section 114a in its upper region that widens, for example, conically. This increase in diameter (or the widening of the inner cross-section of the head 114) facilitates the insertion of the guide rod of a firework rocket into the holding device. Furthermore, the increase serves to keep the fuse protruding downwards from the underside of the head 120a of the firework rocket 120 away from the outer circumference of the cylindrical section of the head 114 below the upwardly widening area. This prevents the lower part of the fuse, which must be ignited, from coming into contact with the outer circumference of the head.Because if the fuse were in contact with the outer wall, ignition would be more difficult, and the outer wall of the head would also be damaged as the fuse burned, drastically reducing the lifespan of the holding device, at least if the holding device in this area is not made of a fire-resistant material such as metal. Therefore, the entire device can be made of an environmentally friendly material, such as cardboard, wood, or similar. Of course, the entire device or parts thereof can also be made of any other material, especially plastic or metal. Only spring elements, such as the holding devices described below, which contain one or more spring-like flexible elements, e.g.,Arms must be made of a material that retains its springy flexibility even in cold conditions and cannot break when deformed within permissible limits, for example, a cold-resistant plastic or metal.

[0037] Fig. 3 shows a larger perspective view of the holding device 100 according to the embodiment of the Figuren 1 and 2In this illustration, the head part 114 and the engagement part 112 are particularly clearly visible. These two parts are connected by the connecting part 116, which consists of two cylindrical parts 116a and 116b. As described above, the connection can be pluggable or pluggable and lockable. The connection between the two cylindrical parts 116a and 116b can also be pluggable or pluggable and lockable. The connecting part 116 and the cylindrical parts 116a and 116b do not necessarily have to have a circular cylindrical cross-section. Rather, the cylindrical parts 116a and 116b can have any cross-section, for example, a rectangular one. Furthermore, these parts can also be hollow cylindrical.

[0038] As explained above, the engagement part 112 has a support flange 122. This flange can have a flat bearing surface on its underside, at least in its outer circumferential regions, which rests on the top side of the support device 102 and secures the entire holding device 100 against tilting. The top side of the support device 102 can, as shown in the Fig. 1 and 2 shown, in the case of using a spent firework battery, formed by the end faces of the tubes 106.

[0039] The intervention part 112 is shown in a larger perspective view in Fig. 4 Recognizable. A vertically upward-extending extension 124 is provided on the upper side of the support flange 122, which can be formed integrally with the support flange 122. The upper side of the extension 124 can be designed such that it can be connected to the connecting part 116, in particular its lower part 116b. For example, the extension 124 can be hollow-cylindrical, so that a lower portion of part 116b can be inserted into the upper portion of the extension 124. Of course, any other suitable connection can also be chosen that ensures sufficient stability of the entire holding device 100. On the circumferential side of the extension 124, as shown in Fig. 4 As shown, stiffeners 126 in the form of vertically extending walls, which may in particular have a vertically extending and radially oriented central plane, may be provided. For example, three such stiffeners may be provided. This reduces the risk of bending or buckling of the extension 124 when forces are exerted on the upper region of the holding device 100, in particular on the head part 112, which have a component perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the holding device 100.

[0040] As mentioned above, the engagement part 112, in particular the extension 124 and, if applicable, the stiffeners 126, can be designed in such a way that a holding device 100 for a firework, for example a fire wheel, is already formed. For example, in the Fig. 4 In the illustrated variant of an engagement part 112, which forms a holding device 100, a fire wheel is mounted onto the extension 124. When the fire wheel burns, it can rotate around the extension 124 and the stiffeners 126, thus achieving the desired effect. For this purpose, the extension 124 can have such a height that, when a fire wheel mounted on it burns, there is no risk of the fire wheel being lifted upwards from the extension 124.

[0041] In a further variant not shown, the engagement part 122 can be designed such that at least one retaining element for a bomb tube is provided on the upper side of the support flange 122, which may also have a support foot with a slightly larger diameter than the actual bomb tube. These retaining elements can, for example, be designed as a closed wall, so that together with the upper side of the support flange 122, a cup-shaped receptacle for the bomb tube is formed.

[0042] Instead of a closed wall, vertical extensions, for example in the form of relatively thin walls, can of course also be provided, which form a (not closed) space between them in which the bomb tube can be inserted, whereby a bomb tube inserted between the extensions is secured against falling over by the extensions which extend essentially vertically upwards.

[0043] As further from Fig. 4 As can be seen, the support flange 122 can, for example, have openings 122a formed along a circle. This reduces the material required for the support flange 122 and thus for the engagement part 112. Furthermore, these openings 122a can be designed and positioned in such a way as to allow a view of at least one retaining element 128 extending downwards from the underside of the support flange 122, or of the upper side of the retaining device 102 below the support flange 122. This facilitates the correct insertion of the retaining device 100 into the at least one recess in the support device 102.

[0044] The at least one retaining element 128 can be configured as a clamp 130 having two resiliently flexible arms 130a. The two flexible arms 130a can be configured such that, in their initial state, they touch each other at at least one vertical position on their opposing sides. On their underside, the two arms 130a can have ends 130b which (viewed in the vertical direction) are bent away from each other below the lowest contact position, so that an insertion area 130c is formed between the two ends 130b. As explained below, this insertion area 130c can serve to slide the clamp 130 with the two arms 130a onto a vertical wall in one or more recesses in the top of the support device 102. The clamp 130 orThe holding means 128 can, as above, consist of a cold-resistant and sufficiently flexible material even in cold conditions, for example of metal or a cold-resistant, flexible plastic.

[0045] As from Fig. 5 As can be seen, an engagement part 112 of a holding device 100, designed in this way, can be fixed to a support device 102 such that the two arms 130a of the clamp 130 are pushed onto two opposing walls of two tubes 106, whereby the two opposing walls of the tubes 106 are subjected to a spring force by the opposing inner surfaces of the arms 130a. This spring force naturally depends on the force with which the two opposing arms 130a bear against each other in the initial state (i.e., without an intervening wall), if a preload is present in the initial state. This is, of course, not strictly necessary, but can be advantageous if the two walls of the tubes 106 have only a relatively small total thickness.

[0046] The retaining means 128, in particular the clamp 130, can also be designed such that the two arms 130a, when assembled, only engage a single wall of a tube 106. For this purpose, the arms 130a can be dimensioned so that they can also engage in corresponding gaps between two adjacent tubes 106.

[0047] The arms 130a can also be configured such that they do not touch each other in their initial state, but already have a predefined distance between them. In such a configuration, the arms 130a can engage in different tubes 106 or in spaces between the tubes 106, whereby the distance between the arms 130a in the assembled state is not formed by two immediately adjacent (touching) walls, but by the thickness of two walls and a space between them.

[0048] The at least one retaining means 128 can also be configured in another suitable way to fix the retaining device, in particular the engagement part 112, in a recess in the top of the support device 102. For example, the at least one retaining means 128 can also be configured as a conical, vertically downward-extending extension or pin that engages in the circular cylindrical opening of a tube 106 of a support device 102, as shown in the Fig. 1 and 2 The mandrel can have an outer diameter, at least in an area immediately below the support flange 122, that essentially corresponds to the inner diameter of a tube 106.

[0049] Such an embodiment is particularly advantageous when the holding device 100 is sold together with a firework battery. The spike, especially its outer diameter, can then be adapted to the respective inner diameter of the firework battery. This firework battery can then be used, after firing, in conjunction with the respective holding device to safely launch further fireworks.

[0050] By means of all variants of the aforementioned holding means 128, it can be ensured, with their suitable design and dimensioning, that the support flange 122 rests with its underside on the top of the holding device and that the engagement part 112 or the entire holding device 100 is secured against tilting or unintentional detachment from the support device 102.

[0051] Fig. 6 shows an enlarged perspective view of an upper area of ​​a headpiece 114 of a holding device 100 according to the Fig. 1 and 2 . In this illustration, the upwardly extending subsection 114a of the head section 114 and wind protection means 132 are particularly clearly recognizable.

[0052] In this embodiment, the head part is a holding device 100, as also found in the Fig. 1 and 2The head 114 is shown to be hollow cylindrical. This allows the guide rod of a firework rocket 118 to engage with the head and, if necessary, also with the connecting part 116 located below it, which is also hollow cylindrical. However, as explained below, the latter is not strictly necessary. Rather, the head 114 can also be designed such that its longitudinal axis, when assembled, does not align with the longitudinal axis of the connecting part 116. In this case, the guide rod of the firework rocket 118 engages only with the head 114 and is located below the head 114, outside the connecting part 116. In this case, the connecting part 116 can also be solid. The upper area of ​​the head 114 has the sub-section 114a, which widens compared to the area below the head 114.The subsection 114a can have a continuously widening, for example conical, area immediately above the area of ​​the head section 114 below it, which has a constant cross-section. In its uppermost area, the subsection 114a can again have a constant cross-section. However, the continuously widening area can also extend to the upper end of the head section 114.

[0053] All these designs offer the advantage that, as in Fig. 2 As shown, the fuse of a firework rocket 118 does not touch the outer wall of the head 114 in its lower section (in an area below the subsection 114a). This facilitates the ignition of the fuse and prevents damage to the outer wall of the head 114 when the fuse burns.

[0054] The wind deflectors 132 can, as from Fig. 6 The head 114 has two wing-like walls 132a extending outwards from its outer wall. These walls 132a enclose a space between them into which the fuse of a firework rocket 118 engages after the rocket 118 is inserted. When the wing-like walls 132a are unfolded, their outermost ends, located furthest from the outer wall of the head 114, can only leave a small gap 134 between them. This gap can be chosen to be just large enough to allow access to the fuse through the gap 134 with an ignition device, such as a match or a lighter (or at least with the flame produced by it).

[0055] The walls 132a can be made of a flame-retardant material, for example, a fire-resistant plastic, or of metal, for example, a metal foil. The walls 132a can be attached to the outer wall of the head section 114 below the extended section 114a with a vertical section, for example, by gluing. In an initial state (distribution state), the walls 132a can rest against the outer circumference of the head section 114. In this initial state, the walls 132a can also overlap. To transfer them to the operating state, the walls 132a can be pivoted or bent outwards until a suitably large gap 134 exists between the outer sections of the walls 132a. For this purpose, the walls 132a can, for example, have centrally arranged tabs 132b.The tabs 132b can be grasped to fold down the walls 132a from their initial state and pulled outwards in a substantially radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the head section 114.

[0056] The inner surfaces of the windscreen vanes and / or the circumferential surface of the intermediate outer wall of the head section 114 (or receiving section 240 in the second embodiment described below) can have a light-colored (e.g., white or yellow) surface. This improves the visibility of the fuse in a dark environment. The surfaces in question can, for example, be painted with a luminescent material.

[0057] In Fig. 7 Figure 1 shows another embodiment of a holding device 200 in a state fixed on a support device 102. The holding device 200 differs from the one shown in the Fig. 1-3 and 6The embodiment shown differs only by providing a differently designed head part 214. For this reason, the following description and the Fig. 7-9 For components and elements that are identical to those in the previously described embodiment, identical reference numerals are used. Since the assembly and fixing of the holding device 200 of this further embodiment are identical to the assembly and fixing of the holding device 100 of the previously described embodiment, and the relevant parts or components are also identical, the following description of the holding device 200 can be limited to the description of the head part 214.

[0058] As from Fig. 7 As can be seen, the head section 214 is designed to hold three firework rockets for firing. For this purpose, the head section 214 has a receiving device for firework rockets 120, with a tubular receiving part 240 provided for each firework rocket 120. In principle, each of the tubular receiving parts 240 is designed like the head section 114 of the embodiment of the holding device 100 described above for a single firework rocket 120. This also applies to the provision of wind deflectors 132 on each of the receiving parts 240.

[0059] The tubular receiving parts 240 are connected to each other via a head plate 242 of the head section 214. The tubular receiving parts 240 extend (when viewed in the assembled state) vertically downwards from the head plate 242.

[0060] As in Fig. 8 As shown, the head part 214 is dimensioned such that the longitudinal axes of the tubular receiving parts 240 have a sufficient distance to ensure that the firework rockets 120 used do not interfere with each other for firing, i.e., in particular, do not touch each other when inserted into the holding device 200.

[0061] Each receiving part 240 can have an extended area in its upper region, as previously described for the holding device 100. Likewise, each of the receiving parts 240 can also have the wind deflectors 132 described above.

[0062] Fig. 9 Figure 214 shows the head section 214 in its disassembled state. As can be seen from this figure, the head section 214 can have an engagement part 244 extending vertically downwards from the head plate 242, which engages from above into a correspondingly designed connecting part 116. As shown in Fig. 9 As shown, the engagement part 244 can essentially be designed as a hollow cylindrical element, which is protected in its lower region, forming at least two, or in the illustrated embodiment three, resilient walls 244a. Locking means 246 can be provided at the lower end of the engagement part 244, which interact with complementary locking means in a correspondingly hollow cylindrical connecting part 116 (or a part thereof) in such a way that unintentional withdrawal of the engagement part 244 or the head part 214 from the connecting part 116 is prevented.

[0063] It is of course possible to provide any other number of receiving parts 240 for the head part 214 instead of three receiving parts 240. It is also possible to provide a further receiving part 240 instead of the engagement part 244, which, as in the first embodiment, is designed to receive the guide rod of a firework rocket and which is connected in its lower region to the connecting part 116, with the guide rod also engaging in the connecting part.

[0064] In another embodiment, not shown, the head can alternatively or additionally be designed for firing other types of fireworks. For example, a head plate (as in the second embodiment according to the Fig. 7 bis 9) may be provided on which, instead of (or in addition to) the receiving parts 240, a central, upwardly extending extension or spike is provided. This can be designed and dimensioned such that it serves as a holder for the ignition of a pyrotechnic spinning top, which can rotate around the extension during ignition. As described above in connection with the engagement part, upwardly extending retaining means for a bomb tube may also be provided on such a head plate. These retaining means for a pyrotechnic spinning top or a bomb tube may also be provided in addition to the receiving parts 240 for firework rockets, for example, centrally between the receiving parts 240.

[0065] In the first embodiment described above, the engagement part 112 with the upwardly extending extension 124 can also serve to fix a bomb tube or any other firework if a corresponding recess is provided on its underside into which the extension 124 can engage.

[0066] In general, the holding device ensures a launch angle of approximately 90° to the ground, as prescribed by the manufacturers of fireworks that are fired into the air. It acts as a tilt protection device. It is dimensioned in such a way that tipping or buckling due to the forces occurring when firing the fireworks in question, even under higher wind loads, is prevented.

[0067] The clamp of the engagement part 112 described above can have arms 130a connected to each other in an initial state (before first use). For example, the arms 130a can be connected by a bridge or a plate, which may have a predetermined breaking point. When the engagement part 112 with the clamp 130 is attached to the carrier device 102 (in particular a firework battery), the bridge or plate must be separated. Only after breaking this perceptible resistance is the holding device in the desired final position. The bridge or plate can be designed such that, in addition to a small perceptible resistance, a noise is produced when it is separated, signaling to the operator that the holding device (after the final slight movement until the support flange 122 reaches the stop) is securely and correctly connected to the carrier device.

[0068] It is also possible to equip the holding device with a joint unit, which can be formed above the top of the support flange 122. This allows the launch angle to be varied. The joint unit can also be designed or arranged in such a way that the part of the holding device above it can rotate. This allows the fireworks to be launched in different directions. Furthermore, this allows for compensation of inclinations in the ground on which the support device 102 is located. Reference symbol list

[0069] 100 Holding device 102 Carrier device 104 Base body 106 Tubes 108 Outer wall 110 Bottom wall 112 Engagement part 114 Head part 114a Extended section 116 Connecting part 116a Cylindrical part 116b Cylindrical part 118 Firework body 120 Firework rocket 120a Head (firework rocket) 122 Support flange 124 Extension 126 Stiffener 128 Holding device 130 Clamp 130a Flexible arm 130b End 130c Insertion area 132 Wind guard 132b Tab 132a Wall 134 Gap 200 Holding device 214 Head part 240 Receiving part 242 Head plate 244 Intervention part

Claims

1. Holding device for fireworks, particularly for skyrockets, (a) comprising an engagement part (112), (b) wherein the engagement part (112) and / or a head part (114) connectable or connected thereto are designed to receive a firework (118) to be fired and (c) wherein the engagement part (112) is designed to fasten the holding device on the upper side of a carrier device (102), (d) wherein the carrier device (102) has a plurality of parallel, interconnected, vertically oriented tubes (106), the end faces of which form the upper side, (e) wherein the engagement part (112) has a support flange (122) for resting on the upper side of the carrier device (102) when the holding device (100, 200) is mounted on the carrier device (102), wherein at least one holding means (128) is provided on an underside of the support flange (122), which holding means is designed to engage in at least one recess in the upper side of the carrier device (102), characterized in that (f) the at least one holding means (128) is designed like a clamp.

2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier device (102) is a main body (104) of a fired firework cake.

3. Holding device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the at least one holding means preferably comprises at least one clamp (130) which has two resiliently flexible arms (130a) which, in the mounted state, are each supported against an inner wall of one of the at least one recess and apply a force thereto, the two force directions preferably having components which are directed opposite to one another.

4. Holding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one holding means (128) is designed such that it engages in two immediately adjacent tubes (106) of the carrier device (102).

5. Holding device according to claim 4, characterized in that the two arms (130a) of a holding means (128) designed as a clamp (130) apply a force to the mutually facing inner walls of the two immediately adjacent tubes (106).

6. Holding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the engagement part (112) has a receiving apparatus for a firework, in particular for a bomb tube or a pin wheel.

7. Holding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a head part (114, 214), the head part (114, 214) being connected to the engagement part (112) or being connectable to the engagement part (112) without tools, preferably in a releasable manner, or the head part (114, 214) and the engagement part (112) being connectable without tools, preferably in a releasable manner, by means of a connecting part (116).

8. Holding device according to claim 7, characterized in that the connecting part (116) is rod-shaped or tubular and preferably consists of a plurality of elements (116a, 116b) that can be connected without tools.

9. Holding device according to claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that the head part (114, 214) has a receiving apparatus for receiving at least one skyrocket.

10. Holding device according to claim 9, characterized in that the receiving apparatus for each skyrocket has a tubular receiving part (114, 240) for a guide rod of the relevant skyrocket (120), the tubular receiving part (114, 240) preferably having an internal cross section such that a head part (114, 214) of the skyrocket (120) rests against the upper end face of the tubular receiving part (114, 240) when the skyrocket (120) is in the inserted state.

11. Holding device according to claim 10, characterized in that the tubular receiving part (114, 240) is designed to widen upwards, preferably conically, the conical widening (114a) being preferably dimensioned such that the upper end of the wall of the tubular receiving part (114, 240) prevents a fuse of an inserted skyrocket (120) from resting against the outer wall of the tubular receiving part (114, 240).

12. Holding device according to claim 10 or claim 11, characterized in that wind protection means (132) are provided on the outer wall of the tubular receiving part (114, 240), which wind protection means create a wind-protected region into which the fuse of a skyrocket (120) inserted into the tubular receiving part (114, 240) engages.

13. Holding device according to claim 12, characterized in that the wind protection means (132) comprise one or two walls (132a) which can preferably be pivoted about a vertical axis.