CONTAINER AND CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a container according to the features of the preamble of claim 1 and to an arrangement with at least two such stackable containers.

[0002] Containers such as industrial baskets have a wide range of applications for food, tools, and other goods that need to be stored, kept, and / or transported. Containers such as crates, boxes, racks, baskets, and / or carriers are used for this purpose. Especially in commercial and industrial settings, these containers are often stackable to ensure space-saving logistics.

[0003] AT 17373 U1 discloses an arrangement of at least two stackable baskets, wherein a coding element of a first basket and a coding element receptacle of a second basket allow for only a single stacking position. The coding element can preferably be attached to and detached from the upper side wall of the first container without damage.

[0004] DE 91 05 963 U1 discloses a stackable crate equipped with a ramp-shaped incline to prevent the stacked crates from slipping. This incline is intended to improve handling even under heavy use and wear.

[0005] US Patent 4,366,905 A discloses a container with four columns for transporting heavy components such as engine parts, axles, pumps, or similar items. The container features coding elements at the column tips and coding element receptacles at the column bases. The coding elements and coding element receptacles are connected to the columns via detachable connection devices, specifically screw connections.

[0006] EP 3 833 920 B1 shows a container with a side wall, a bottom edge, and a top edge. The side wall has several receptacles for the detachable attachment of spacers. This also allows for contactless stacking of multiple containers on top of each other. Stacking is achieved by the spacers, when mounted, extending beyond the top edge of the container wall at the bottom edge and locking into place within the receptacles.

[0007] German patent DE 14 86 302 B1 relates to a box-shaped insulated container with side walls, a base, and a lid. The side walls are covered with a flexible film. The film forms an expansion fold at the joints of the side walls. The present invention includes a bolt that closes the insulated container and can be removed to open it.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide a container that can be coded in as many different ways as possible. With regard to the present invention, this object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

[0009] In a container according to the preamble of claim 1, it is therefore provided according to the invention that the container has at least one coding body lock for blocking the insertion of the coding body of the other container, wherein the coding body lock is attached or attachable to one of the side walls of the container by means of a non-destructively detachable connecting device.

[0010] The invention thus makes it possible to equip containers with a large number of different coding elements and coding element receptacles. This allows the containers to be coded in a wide variety of ways, and enables the provision of diverse groups of containers in a very simple and flexible manner. The containers within each group are coded in a specific way using their respective coding elements and coding element receptacles. This allows only the containers belonging to a particular group to be stacked in the desired manner, and prevents containers from different groups from being stacked in the desired manner.Another advantage of the invention is that, if necessary, the coding of existing containers can be changed in a simple manner by attaching different coding bodies and coding body receptacles to the container or by attaching the coding bodies and coding body receptacles previously used for this container to the container in a different arrangement.

[0011] Advantages of a container according to the invention include, in addition to increased flexibility, increased and simpler convertibility, the possibility of using a coding body and / or a coding body holder only when needed, and easy replacement in case of breakage, damage, wear or tear of the coding body and / or the coding body holder.

[0012] The bottom of the container is typically stretched between the container's side walls. Together with the side walls, it defines the interior space of the container. If, in certain designs, the bottom extends beneath the side walls, these sections of the bottom directly beneath the side walls are considered part of the respective side walls.

[0013] A non-destructively detachable connection is a means by which two components can be joined together, whereby the component connection remains intact indefinitely without external influence and can be disassembled again with a specific external influence without damaging the connection. Such a non-destructively detachable connection can be a force-fit and / or form-fit connection. A concrete example is the screwing of two components by screwing one component with an external thread into another component with a corresponding internal thread. As will be explained below, there are, of course, many different types of non-destructively detachable connection devices.

[0014] In other words, a component with part of a non-destructively detachable connection device can be described as a separate and / or replaceable part. In this sense, in the present invention, this means that the at least one coding element is attached or can be attached to one of the side walls of the container as a separate and / or replaceable component and has a projection. In this sense, this further means that the coding element receptacle is also attached or can be attached to one of the side walls of the container as a separate and / or replaceable component.

[0015] In the invention, both the at least one coding body and the at least one coding body receptacle are attached or attachable to one of the side walls of the container by means of a non-destructively detachable connecting device.

[0016] In this way, the desired combination of coding body and coding body holder can be used flexibly. For example, the coding body used in the same container can simply be replaced with a new coding body, and in the same way, the coding body holder used can be replaced with a new coding body holder that corresponds to the new coding body.

[0017] This increased flexibility allows, for example, identical container bodies to be equipped with different coding elements and corresponding coding element receptacles. In this way, different products can be stored separately without the need to stack or mix containers with the different products, coding elements, and corresponding coding element receptacles.

[0018] A container body is understood to be a container without a encoder or encoder receptacle. In other words, a container body is a body with a bottom and side walls. The container body can be a single piece or assembled from several individual parts.

[0019] There are virtually no limits to the design of the size and shape of the coding bodies used and the corresponding coding body images.

[0020] The projection of the inserted coding element can, for example, have a round profile and / or a square profile. The projection can therefore be circular, oval, triangular, square, cross-shaped, etc. In the following embodiments, the projection of the coding element always has a cross-shaped profile. However, it should be noted that this embodiment is merely an example and is in no way intended to be restrictive.

[0021] The receptacle used to receive the projection of the coding element can, for example, have a round profile and / or a square profile. In other words, the recess in the receptacle for receiving the coding element can be circular, oval, triangular, square, cross-shaped, etc. In the following embodiments, the receptacle always has a circular recess with a sufficiently large diameter to receive the projection of the coding element. It should be noted, however, that this embodiment is also merely an example and is in no way intended to be restrictive.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment, the size and shape of the coding body, in particular the profile of the projection of the coding body, and the coding body receptacle, in particular the recess of the coding body receptacle, can fit flush with each other, for example by an isosceles triangular profile of the projection of the coding body fitting exactly into an isosceles triangular recess of the coding body receptacle.

[0023] In a preferred embodiment, the size and shape of the encoder body, in particular the profile of the encoder body's projection, and the encoder body receptacle, in particular the recess of the encoder body receptacle, need only be compatible in such a way that the encoder body can be inserted sufficiently far into the encoder body receptacle, but both have different profiles and / or shapes. For example, the encoder body's projection can have a cross profile and the encoder body receptacle a circular recess. This preferred embodiment is illustrated in the figures described below. In such a case, another encoder body with, for example, a circular profile could also be inserted sufficiently far into the encoder body receptacle, as long as the diameter of the circular profile is less than or equal to the circular recess of the encoder body receptacle.

[0024] The container according to the invention is preferably a basket. However, containers according to the invention can also be designed as crates, boxes, racks and / or carriers.

[0025] Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

[0026] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, it can be provided that the non-destructively detachable connecting device with which the at least one coding body of the container is attached or can be attached to one of the side walls of the container is a first connecting device and the non-destructively detachable connecting device with which the at least one coding body receptacle of the container is attached or can be attached to one of the side walls of the container is a second connecting device.

[0027] This means that it may be provided that a separate, non-destructively detachable connection device is provided for the coding body and for the coding body receptacle.

[0028] In such a case, for example, it may be provided that two separate parts of the two separate, non-destructively detachable connecting devices are arranged in the container base. In such an embodiment, the respective corresponding parts of the two separate, non-destructively detachable connecting devices may be arranged on the coding body and the coding body receptacle.

[0029] In such a case, it may be provided that the two separate, non-destructively detachable connection devices for the encoder body and for the encoder body receptacle are different. For example, it may be provided that the non-destructively detachable connection device for the encoder body is a screw connection and the non-destructively detachable connection device for the encoder body receptacle is a snap connection.

[0030] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, it can be provided that at least one of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices is a positive-locking and / or a force-locking connecting device.

[0031] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, at least one of the non-destructively releasable connection devices may be a screw connection, preferably a screw connection, or a plug connection, preferably a snap connection, or a sliding connection.

[0032] A screw-in connection is a connection between two components where the bond is created, at least in part, by a screwing motion. Examples of screw-in connections include bolted connections and bayonet fittings.

[0033] A plug connection is a connection between two components where the component structure is created solely, or at least primarily, by simply plugging them together. Examples of plug connections include snap-fit ​​connections and press-fit connections.

[0034] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, the side walls may each have a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface in the area of ​​the bottom of the container, wherein the at least one coding body of the container and / or the at least one coding body receptacle of the container and / or the at least one coding body lock of the container is attached or attachable to the bottom surface and / or to the top surface of the respective side wall of the container by means of the respective non-destructively detachable connecting device.

[0035] The terms "bottom" and "top" of a container refer to opposite sides of the container, with the side on which the goods to be stored and / or transported rest being considered the top. The top of the container's bottom, together with the inner surfaces of the container's side walls, defines the container's volume. Those sides of the side walls that are oriented essentially in the same direction as the top of the bottom are also considered tops. The bottom of the container's bottom is the side opposite the top of the bottom, and the bottoms of the container's side walls are the sides opposite the tops of the side walls.

[0036] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, it can be provided that at least one of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices can be operated manually and / or without tools.

[0037] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the at least one coding element of the container and / or the at least one coding element receptacle of the container and / or the at least one coding element lock of the container can be attached and detached manually. In such a case, for example, it can be provided that a user can manually screw and / or insert and / or slide the at least one coding element and / or the at least one coding element receptacle and / or the at least one coding element lock into the container body and / or unscrew and / or pull out and / or slide it out. This manual and tool-free changeover ensures quick and easy conversion and / or retrofitting.

[0038] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, it may be provided that the at least one coding body of the container and / or the at least one coding body receptacle of the container and / or the at least one coding body barrier of the container is / are made in a different color than the side walls and / or the bottom of the container.

[0039] According to a preferred embodiment of the container, it can be provided that the at least one coding body of the container and / or the at least one coding body receptacle of the container and / or the at least one coding body lock of the container have a disc-shaped element, wherein a part of the non-destructively releasable connection device is formed on the disc-shaped element.

[0040] In a particularly preferred embodiment, it can be provided that part of the non-destructively detachable connecting device, for example an external thread, is arranged on the cylindrical surface of the disk-shaped element.

[0041] Furthermore, protection is sought for an arrangement with at least two stackable containers according to the invention, wherein the at least one coding body attached to one of the containers can be inserted sufficiently far into the at least one coding body receptacle attached to the other container in only one stacking position to allow the containers to be stacked on top of each other.

[0042] Further advantages and details of preferred embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the figures and the accompanying figure descriptions. These show: Figs. 1 to 7 : Illustrations of a first embodiment of a container according to the invention; Figs. 8 to 14: Illustrations of stacking two containers according to the first embodiment; Figs. 15 to 18 : Illustrations of a second embodiment of a container according to the invention; Figs. 19 to 21 : Illustrations of stacking two containers according to the second embodiment; Figs. 22 to 25 : Illustrations of a third embodiment of a container according to the invention; Figs. 26 to 28 : Illustrations of stacking two containers according to the third embodiment.

[0043] Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a container 1 according to the invention, depicted as a perspective exploded view. Fig. 2 shows a top view of container 1 of the first embodiment.

[0044] Container 1 comprises a base 2 and four side walls 3. The base 2 and the side walls 3 form the container body 8. Container 1 also comprises a coding body 4, a coding body receptacle 7, and three coding body locks 14. In the perspective exploded view of container 1 according to Fig. 1 Only the one coding body 4, the one coding body receptacle 7, and two of the three coding body locks 14 are visible. The third coding body lock 14 is located below the base 2 and is not visible in this illustration.

[0045] The coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7 and the three coding body locks 14 can be attached to the side walls 3 of the container 1 by means of non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10, see exploded view according to Fig. 1 In Fig. 2 They are shown attached to the container base 8 by means of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10.

[0046] On both the respective upper surface 19 and the respective lower surface 18 of the side walls 3 of the container 1, four parts of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 for connecting to the coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7 and / or the coding body locks 14 are located in the corner areas of the container 1. The other parts, i.e., the counterparts of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10, are located on or attached to the coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7 and the three coding body locks 14.

[0047] In this embodiment, the four non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 are used on the underside 18 of the container 1. On the upper side 19 of the side walls 3 of the container 1, however, only one of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10, with the single coding element 4 shown here, is used. The remaining three of the four parts of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 on the upper sides 19 of the container base 8 are not used. As shown in Fig. 1 Neither a coding body 4 nor a coding body receptacle 7 nor a coding body lock 14 can be seen.

[0048] In the first embodiment, each non-destructively detachable connecting device 10 comprises two parts of a screw-in connection, specifically two matching threaded sections. These two matching threaded sections belong to two separate components that can be connected by screwing them together. These screw connections can be non-destructively released by unscrewing them.

[0049] In this first embodiment, the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 can preferably be joined manually and / or without tools by screwing them together and detached again by unscrewing them. Specifically, in the first embodiment, this is achieved by providing an external thread as part of the respective connecting device 10 on a disc-shaped element 20 of the coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7, and the coding body lock 14, and a total of eight internal threads as corresponding parts of the respective connecting device 10 on the container base 8 of the container 1 (see figure). Figs. 3 to 7 .

[0050] The in Fig. 3The separately depicted coding body 4 has a disc-shaped element 20 with a projection 11 attached to it. A portion of the non-destructively detachable connecting device 10 is formed as an external thread on the outer edge of the disc-shaped element 20. In this embodiment, the cross-section of the projection 11 of the coding body 4 is a cross profile. However, it is also possible for the projection 11 to have a different shape. For example, the cross-section of the projection 11 can also be round, square, triangular, or another shape. Furthermore, the cross-section and the shape of the projection 11 can also vary along its height. For instance, it is conceivable that the projection 11 tapers towards its tip.

[0051] The embodiment shown here with regard to the shape of the projection 11 is not to be understood as limiting. Many different shapes of the projection 11 are possible. In order for another container 6 to be stacked on top of container 1 in the desired manner explained below, the shape of the projection 11 of the coding body 4 of container 1, and in particular its width 22, must be matched to the recess in the coding body receptacle 5 of the other container 6 such that the projection 11 fits through the recess of the coding body receptacle 5.

[0052] Fig. 4 The diagram shows, by way of example, the coding body receptacle 7 of the container used in the first embodiment. 1.It also preferably has a disc-shaped element 20, as is also implemented in this first embodiment. In this first embodiment, an external thread is again formed on its outer edge as part of the connecting device 10. The disc-shaped element 20 has a recess or through-opening through which the projection 11 of the coding body of yet another container can be inserted. This other container, onto which container 1 can be stacked in the desired manner, and its coding body are not shown here. However, they are advantageously designed in the same way as container 1 and its coding body 4. The diameter 23 of this recess in the coding body receptacle 7 of container 1 is shaped and sized such that the coding body of the other container fits through it when the containers are stacked.

[0053] Fig. 5Figure 1 shows, as an example, one of the coding body locks 14 of container 1. Like the coding body receptacle 7, this lock has a disc-shaped element 20 with a recess and an external thread formed at the edge of the disc-shaped element 20. The external thread is, in turn, the corresponding part of the non-destructively detachable connecting device 10. In contrast to the coding body receptacle 7 of container 1, the recess of the coding body lock 14 has a shape and diameter 24 that are chosen such that the coding body of the other container cannot pass through it. The shape and diameter 24 of the recess of the coding body lock 14 can, of course, be designed in very different ways to achieve this. The coding body lock 14 could also have no recess at all, i.e., be designed as a closed element.If the coding element of the other container encounters this coding element lock 14, it is prevented that container 1 can be stacked on top of the other container in this position.

[0054] Fig. 6 now shows the section along the section line AA. Fig. 2 through a corner area of ​​the container 1 and the coding body 4 arranged there, as well as the coding body receptacle 7 also arranged there. The non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10, designed as screw connections 15 or specifically as screw connections, can be seen, which are designed here as separate and also spaced apart connecting devices in the form of the first connecting device 12 and the second connecting device 13. Fig. 6The figure also shows, by way of example, that in preferred embodiments of the invention, through-openings 25 are formed in the side walls 3, or specifically in their corner areas, in the area of ​​which the coding bodies 4 and also the coding body receptacles 7 as well as the coding body locks 14 are located, see Fig. 7 , are attached or attachable by means of the respective connecting device 10 or 12 or 13.

[0055] Fig. 7 shows the section along the section line BB. Fig. 2 The sections along the section lines CC and DD from Fig. 2 They look exactly like the cut along the cutting line BB in Fig. 7 and are therefore not shown again. Fig. 7This illustrates, by way of example, how a coding body lock 14 can be attached to the container 1 or its side walls 3 in the area of ​​the through-opening 25 by means of the non-destructively detachable connecting device 10, which is designed as a screw connection 15 or, more specifically, as a screw connection. In this embodiment, the through-opening can remain free at the end opposite the coding body lock 14, as shown in Fig. 7 as can also be seen.

[0056] Fig. 8 shows two containers 1 and 6 according to the first embodiment during the stacking process.

[0057] The in Fig. 8 The arrangement 21 shown in perspective comprises the first container 1 and a second or other container 6, also designed according to the invention, which are shown in the exploded view for the sake of clarity. Fig. 8 still have a small distance between them.

[0058] In this embodiment, both containers 1 and 6 each comprise a container base body 8, a coding body 4 or 9, a coding body receptacle 5 or 7, and three coding body locks 14.

[0059] The container base bodies 8 of both containers 1 and 6 each comprise a bottom 2, four side walls 3 and eight parts of the eight non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10, here in the first embodiment each in the form of corresponding internal threads.

[0060] The coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7, and the three coding body locks 14 are connected to the base body 8 of container 1 by means of the non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 of container 1. The coding body 9, the coding body receptacle 5, and three further coding body locks 14 are connected to the base body 8 of container 6 in the same manner. In this embodiment, the two containers 1 and 6 can only be stacked on top of each other in a single stacking position. In this single stacking position, the two containers 1 and 6 are stacked on top of each other in the desired manner and thus also arranged one above the other and, viewed from above, in alignment with each other.

[0061] In this context, "stackable in the desired manner" means that at least the two containers 1 and 6 are stacked congruently on top of each other in a top view and lie flush against one another. This state of being stacked in the desired manner is in Fig. 9 in a side view and in Fig. 10 shown in the aforementioned top view.

[0062] The coding body 4, attached to the lower container 1, with its projection 11, can only be used in this single container, in the Figs. 9 and 10 In the depicted stacking position, containers 1 and 6 are inserted far enough into the coding body receptacle 5 attached to the upper or other container 6 to allow them to be stacked on top of each other. This is well in Fig. 11 to see which cut along the cutting line EE from Fig. 10 as shown by arrangement 21.

[0063] In the Figs. 8 to 11The stacking of two appropriately designed containers 1 and 6 to form an arrangement 21 according to the invention is shown as an example. This is, of course, only the smallest number of containers 1 and 6 according to the invention that can be stacked to form an arrangement 21 according to the invention. Within the scope of the invention, it is naturally possible to stack three, four, or more containers 1 and 6 according to the invention to form arrangements 21 in the desired manner by using appropriately arranged and mutually compatible coding elements 4 and 9 and coding element receptacles 5 and 7 on the respective container base 8.In particular, container 1, together with all other containers 6 stacked on it, can be stacked on top of yet another container (not shown here), if this other container has a coding element at the appropriate location which fits into the coding element receptacle 7 of container 1 and can thus be received or inserted into it.

[0064] Therefore, practically any number of containers can be stacked on top of each other in an analogous way to containers 1 and 6.

[0065] In the Figs. 12 to 14 The following example shows what happens when an attempt is made to position containers 1 and 6 in a different position than that specified in the Figs. 9 to 11 to stack on top of each other. Fig. 12 This again shows a side view and Fig. 13 a top view. Fig. 14 shows the section along the section line FF. Fig. 13 In Fig. 14It is clearly visible how, during this stacking attempt, the coding element 4 of the lower container 1 encounters a coding element barrier 14 of the upper or other container 6, into which its projection 11 cannot penetrate. This prevents the two containers 1 and 6 from being stacked in this other position as desired. The same occurs if, during the stacking attempt, a coding element of one container encounters a coding element receptacle of another container into which it does not fit.

[0066] A second and a third embodiment of the invention will now be explained. However, the following description will only address the differences from the first embodiment. Apart from this, everything stated regarding the first embodiment applies to the embodiments described below.

[0067] Fig. 15The second embodiment of a container 1 according to the invention is shown as an exploded view. Fig. 16 shows a coding body 4 of container 1 from Fig. 15. Fig. 17 shows a coding body image 7 of container 1 from Fig. 15. Fig. 18 shows a coding body lock 14 of container 1 from Fig. 15 .

[0068] Especially in the Figs. 16 to 18 It can be clearly seen from the locking tongues shown there that in this second embodiment the respective non-destructively detachable connecting devices 10 are designed as plug connections 16, specifically as locking connections.

[0069] The Figs. 19 to 21 show analogous to the Figs. 9 to 11 the stacking of two containers 1 and 6 of the second embodiment according to the invention to form an arrangement 21 according to the invention in the desired manner. Fig. 21 This shows the section along the section line GG. Fig. 20 . can be seen in Fig. 21Again, how the coding element 4 of container 1, with its projection 11, can penetrate the coding element receptacle 5 of the other container 6, so that stacking the containers 1 and 6 in this position is possible. An attempt to stack the containers 1 and 6 in a different position would fail in this second embodiment in the same way as in the first embodiment, based on the Figs. 12 to 14 This has already been shown and described. Therefore, it is not shown again separately here.

[0070] Fig. 22 The third embodiment of a container 1 according to the invention is shown as an exploded view. Fig. 23 shows a coding body 4 of container 1 from Fig. 22. Fig. 24 shows a coding body image 7 of container 1 from Fig. 22. Fig. 25 shows a coding body lock 14 of container 1 from Fig. 22 .

[0071] In the third embodiment, shown in the Figs. 22 to 28 Each completed, non-destructively detachable connection device 10 consists of two matching sliding elements. These two matching sliding elements belong to two individual components that can be connected by sliding them together. These sliding connections 17 can be released non-destructively by pulling them apart.

[0072] In this third embodiment, the coding body 4, the coding body receptacle 7 and the coding body lock 14 are each designed as sliding elements in order to create a sliding connection 17 with the container base body 8.

[0073] The Figs. 26 to 28 show analogous to the Figs. 9 to 11 the stacking of two containers 1 and 6 of the third embodiment according to the invention to form an arrangement 21 according to the invention in the desired manner. Fig. 28This shows the section along the section line HH. Fig. 27 . can be seen in Fig. 28 Again, how the coding element 4 of container 1, with its projection 11, can penetrate the coding element receptacle 5 of the other container 6, so that stacking the containers 1 and 6 in this position is possible. An attempt to stack the containers 1 and 6 in a different position would fail in this third embodiment in the same way as in the first embodiment, based on the Figs. 12 to 14 This has already been shown and described. Therefore, it is not shown again separately here. legend Regarding the reference numbers:

[0074] 1 Container 2 Bottom 3 Side wall 4 Encoding body 5 Encoding body receptacle 6 Other container 7 Encoding body receptacle 8 Container base 9 Encoding body 10 Connecting device 11 Projection 12 First connecting device 13 Second connecting device 14 Encoding body lock 15 Screw connection 16 Plug connection 17 Sliding connection 18 Bottom 19 Top 20 Disc-shaped element 21 Arrangement 22 Width 23 Diameter 24 Diameter 25 Through opening

Claims

1. Container (1) comprising - a base (2), - side walls (3), - at least one coding member (4) for introducing into a coding member receptacle (5) of another container (6) and - at least one coding member receptacle (7) for receiving a coding member of yet another container, wherein the at least one coding member (4) of the container (1) is or can be secured to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) by means of a connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner and has a projection (11), wherein the coding member receptacle (7) of the container (1) is or can also be secured to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) by means of a connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner, characterized in that the container (1) has at least one coding member block (14) for blocking the introduction of the coding member (4) of the yet another container, wherein the coding member block (14) is or can be secured to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) by means of a connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner.

2. Container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner and by means of which the at least one coding member (4) of the container (1) is or can be secured to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) is a first connection device (12) and the connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner and by means of which the at least one coding member receptacle (7) of the container (1) is or can be secured to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) is a second connection device (13).

3. Container (1) according to either claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the connection devices (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner is a positive-locking and / or a non-positive-locking connection device.

4. Container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one of the connection devices (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner is a screw-in connection (15), preferably a screw connection, or a plug-type connection (16), preferably a snap-fit connection, or a sliding connection (17).

5. Container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the side walls (3) in each case in the region of the base (2) of the container (1) have a lower side (18) and an upper side (19) opposite the lower side (18), wherein the at least one coding member (4) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member receptacle (7) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member block (14) of the container (1) is / are or can be secured to or on the lower side (18) and / or to or on the upper side (19) of the respective side wall (3) of the container (1) by means of the respective connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner.

6. Container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one of the connection devices (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner can be activated manually and / or without tools.

7. Container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the at least one coding member (4) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member receptacle (7) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member block (14) of the container (1) is / are configured in a different color from the side walls (3) and / or the base (2) of the container (1).

8. Container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the at least one coding member (4) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member receptacle (7) of the container (1) and / or the at least one coding member block (14) of the container (1) have a disk-like element (20), wherein a portion of the connection device (10) which can be released in a destruction-free manner is formed on the disk-like element (20).

9. Arrangement (21) having at least two containers (1, 6) which can stacked one on the other according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the at least one coding member (4) which is secured to one of the containers (1) can be introduced exclusively in a single stack position to a sufficient degree to stack the containers (1, 6) into the at least one coding member receptacle (5) which is secured to the other container (6).