Modular organizing system for paint containers

Abstract

The invention relates to an organizing system (10) for paint containers (12), comprising: i) a main part (14) with a receiving region, said receiving region being delimited by a peripheral wall (16) and by a rear wall (18) connected to the peripheral wall (16), wherein the main part (14) comprises, opposite the rear wall (18), at least two panel elements (20) which are connected to the peripheral wall (16), and ii) at least two organizing inserts which differ structurally from each other and which comprise a plurality of paint receiving recesses (22) for receiving paint containers (12). The receiving region has at least two insert regions (24) for receiving organizing inserts, and each insert region (24) is paired with a panel element (20) of the main part (14). Each organizing insert is reversibly and nondestructively releasably mounted in an insert region (24) of the receiving region such that the organizing inserts are fixed to the panel element (20) in the receiving region via a form-fitting connection.

Description

[0001] Modular organization system for paint containers

[0002] Description

[0003] The invention relates to an organization system for paint containers, a modular set comprising a corresponding organization system and an organization insert for a corresponding organization system or for a set.

[0004] In many private households today, the storage and organization of items needed for leisure activities is of great importance. Given the average amount of space available in homes and the need to efficiently accommodate a variety of objects, many households have limited space for storing items, especially those needed for creative activities.

[0005] Storing paint containers, for example for model making, painting, or crafts with children, has proven to be particularly challenging. A multitude of different paint containers from a variety of manufacturers are commercially available on the market. In many cases, manufacturers each sell their own storage containers for paint, so the paint containers available on the market have different geometric shapes and sizes. Users of paint containers are often faced with the problem of wanting to safely store and efficiently sort a large number of paint containers from different manufacturers without having to use different storage systems. Storage systems for paint containers that allow the storage of paint containers of the same geometric shape and / or size are known from the state of the art.Users of such storage systems often consider it a disadvantage that paint containers from different manufacturers, which often have different sizes and / or geometric shapes, cannot be organized in one and the same storage system. Therefore, with the current storage systems, it is often necessary to purchase manufacturer-specific storage systems, which incur corresponding costs.

[0006] As a direct consequence, this also means that users of these classification systems may no longer be able to use the associated classification system when purchasing products from other manufacturers and / or disposing of products from a particular manufacturer. This is often perceived as a disadvantage, especially with regard to more sustainable consumption.

[0007] Furthermore, in many cases, users of such storage systems desire easy access to the paint containers while simultaneously maintaining a high packing density. Easy accessibility is characterized in particular by the fact that the contents of the paint container are directly visible without having to remove each individual paint container from the storage system. This aspect is also perceived as a disadvantage in prior art storage systems for paint containers, since most storage systems only provide one storage position for the paint containers.

[0008] The primary object of the present invention was to eliminate or at least reduce the disadvantages of the prior art.

[0009] In particular, it was the object of the present invention to provide an organization system for paint containers which should be particularly easy to adapt to different geometric shapes and sizes of paint containers and should therefore be able to be designed in a particularly flexible manner so that, in particular, paint containers from different manufacturers can be classified into the organization system to be specified.

[0010] Another object of the present invention was that the specified organization system should allow for a particularly high packing density. A desirable requirement was that an optimal storage position for paint containers should also be possible within the specified organization system, so that, in particular, different storage positions should also be possible.

[0011] It was also an object of the present invention that the organization system to be specified should be particularly easy to adapt to an extension or replacement of paint containers to be organized.

[0012] It was also an object of the present invention to provide a modular set comprising the specified organization system. A desirable requirement was that the specified modular set should be able to ensure particularly easy interchangeability of paint container storage.

[0013] It was also an object of the present invention to provide an organization insert for the specified organization system or for the specified modular set. A desirable requirement was that the organization insert should allow for particularly good presentation of the paint containers to be organized, so that, in particular, easy accessibility of the paint containers stored in the organization insert should be enabled.

[0014] The inventors have now discovered that the above objects can be achieved if, in an organization system for paint containers, at least two structurally different organization inserts can be reversibly and non-destructively detachably secured via a panel element in a receiving area of ​​the organization system, as defined in the claims. The easy interchangeability of the organization inserts in the organization system allows for a modular and thus particularly flexible and expandable organization system to be obtained, offering a single and thus sustainable solution for sorting and storing paint containers from different manufacturers.

[0015] The above-mentioned objects are thus achieved by the subject matter of the invention as defined in the claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention emerge from the subclaims and the following statements.

[0016] Such embodiments, which are designated as preferred below, are combined in particularly preferred embodiments with features of other embodiments designated as preferred. Combinations of two or more of the embodiments designated as particularly preferred below are therefore particularly preferred. Likewise preferred are embodiments in which a feature of one embodiment designated as preferred to some extent is combined with one or more further features of other embodiments designated as preferred to some extent. Features of preferred modular sets and storage inserts result from the features of preferred storage systems.

[0017] The invention relates to an organization system for paint containers, comprising: i) a base body with a receiving area, wherein the receiving area is delimited by a circumferential wall and by a rear wall connected to the circumferential wall, wherein the base body comprises at least two cover elements connected to the circumferential wall opposite the rear wall, and ii) at least two structurally different organization inserts with a plurality of paint receiving recesses for receiving paint containers, wherein the receiving area has at least two insert areas for receiving organization inserts, wherein a cover element of the base body is assigned to each insert area, wherein the organization inserts are each arranged in an insert area of ​​the receiving area in a reversible and non-destructively detachable manner such that they are fixed in the receiving area by a positive fit with the cover element.

[0018] The present invention relates to an organization system for paint containers. Those skilled in the art understand that the term "paint container" encompasses all storage containers for paints, such as paint tubes, paint cans, paint cups, and paint pots. Within the context of the present invention, paints are understood in particular to mean colorants, i.e., coloring substances with which the color of objects can be changed.

[0019] Advantageously, the organization system according to the invention is limited neither in terms of the size of the paint containers it can accommodate nor in terms of their geometric shape. Thanks to the interchangeable organization inserts, which can be designed to suit the application, for example, manufacturer-specific, the organization system according to the invention is particularly easy to expand or convert. The inventor considers the modularity to be a particular advantage of the organization system according to the invention. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization system is suitable for accommodating a plurality of paint containers, in particular paint containers of different geometric shapes.

[0020] The organization system according to the invention comprises a base body suitable and intended for accommodating at least two organization inserts, preferably a plurality of organization inserts. For this purpose, the receiving area intended for accommodating the organization inserts is at least partially surrounded by the base body. Advantageously, the base body supporting the organization inserts can be positioned either upright or suspended, for example, on a wall, thus allowing a user of the organization system according to the invention freedom of choice regarding the location of the organization system.An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the base body comprises elements for fastening the base body to a wall on at least one section of the surrounding wall and / or the rear wall, preferably the rear wall, or wherein the base body comprises elements for fastening the base body to a frame on at least one section of the surrounding wall and / or the rear wall, preferably the surrounding wall.

[0021] According to the invention, the base body defining the receiving area comprises a circumferential wall and a rear wall connected thereto. The inventor considers it expedient to form the rear wall and the circumferential wall from the same material, even though different materials are fundamentally possible. With a view to cost- and time-efficient production, fiber composite materials and plastics are particularly preferred. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the base body consists of a material selected from the group consisting of fiber composite materials, metals, and plastics, preferably selected from the group consisting of natural fiber composite materials, layered materials, and plastics, particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of wood, chipboard, fiberboard, and acrylic.

[0022] The surrounding wall can be manufactured or producible, in particular, from four wall segments in the course of time- and cost-efficient production. For connecting individual wall segments, the inventor has identified particularly suitable connection types with which particularly stable and, at the same time, easy-to-manufacture base bodies can be obtained. In this respect, plug-in and / or adhesive connections appear to be particularly preferred, since a positive-locking and material-locking connection of individual wall segments enables particularly stable and long-lasting connections. Preference is given to an organization system according to the invention, wherein the surrounding wall is formed by two or more, preferably three or more, particularly preferably four or more, particularly preferably exactly four, wall segments. Preference is also given to an organization system according to the invention, wherein the wall segments are connected to one another in a positive-locking and / or material-locking manner, preferably in a positive-locking and material-locking manner.Alternatively, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the circumferential wall is formed by a plug-in connection and / or an adhesive connection, preferably a plug-in connection and an adhesive connection, of the wall segments. In principle, it is preferred to connect the individual components of the base body to one another using one and the same technology. This is considered preferable not only with regard to time-efficient production, but also with a view to obtaining particularly stable base bodies. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the circumferential wall is connected to the rear wall by a plug-in connection and / or an adhesive connection, preferably a plug-in connection and an adhesive connection. Furthermore, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the circumferential wall is connected to the panel elements by a plug-in connection and / or an adhesive connection, preferably a plug-in connection and an adhesive connection.

[0023] The inventor has identified a particularly preferred type of plug-in connection with which reliable stability of the components of the base body can be achieved—even without the use of additional adhesive bonds. A preferred arrangement system according to the invention is one in which the plug-in connection is an interlocking toothing, preferably a dovetail connection. However, other connection methods can also be chosen in principle.

[0024] The rear wall of the base body can advantageously be constructed in either a single or multiple parts. Particularly for inventive storage systems comprising a plurality of storage inserts, it may be expedient, particularly with a view to simplifying the manufacture of the rear wall, to construct the rear wall in multiple parts. However, in order to ensure high stability of the base body, it is preferable for most designs to construct the rear wall in one piece. An inventive storage system in which the rear wall is constructed in one piece is preferred.

[0025] According to the invention, the base body comprises at least two cover elements connected to the surrounding wall, opposite the rear wall. This means that the cover elements delimit the receiving area to the front, i.e., toward the direction from which the storage inserts are inserted, so that the receiving area is at least partially covered. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the at least two, preferably all, cover elements are arranged equidistant from one another on the base body.

[0026] In principle, various form-fitting connections are conceivable for securing the storage inserts via the panel element. However, the inventor has recognized that the provision of attachment recesses in the panel element in conjunction with corresponding attachment elements on the storage inserts is advantageous for particularly easy insertion and removal of storage inserts from the receiving area. Attachment recesses are understood here to be recesses in the panel element that allow a storage insert to be placed on the panel element and / or suspended in the panel element using the corresponding attachment elements. By providing attachment recesses, preferably a plurality of attachment recesses, particularly preferably at least three attachment recesses, a particularly secure and stable hold of storage inserts in the storage system according to the invention is achieved while at the same time allowing easy interchangeability.A preferred organization system according to the invention is one in which the at least two, preferably all, panel elements comprise two or more, preferably four or more, attachment recesses for securing the organization insert arranged in the insertion area. The attachment recesses are preferably at least partially, particularly preferably predominantly, and especially preferably substantially completely rectangular. Also preferred is a organization system according to the invention in which the positive connection between the organization insert and panel element is achieved by a plug-in connection.

[0027] Additionally or alternatively, with a view to particularly stable hold of the storage inserts in the storage system according to the invention, the inventor proposes arranging at least one, preferably several, base segments in the base body. Particularly preferably, the number of base segments corresponds to n-1, where n is the number of insertion areas or the number of storage inserts. This ensures that each inserted storage insert is separated from neighboring storage inserts by a base segment. Advantageously, it is thus possible to fix the storage inserts arranged in the base body by the base segment in addition to the positive connection with the panel element. A base segment thus enables a clear separation of the receiving area between the individual storage inserts, so that, for example, an incorrectly inserted storage insert cannot simply fall onto other storage inserts and, for example, damage them.Thus, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the base body comprises at least one base segment connected to one of the panel elements, wherein the number of base segments is preferably n-1, where n is the number of insertion areas or the number of organization inserts. Furthermore, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization inserts are additionally fixed in the receiving area by their own weight.

[0028] With regard to the fastening options for such a floor segment, the base body offers a variety of possibilities. For example, the floor segment can be connected to the surrounding wall and / or the rear wall, so that it can provide stable support for storage inserts in the inventive storage system. Also preferred is an inventive storage system wherein the at least one floor segment is connected in the receiving area to opposite wall elements of the surrounding wall, so that the floor segment separates the storage areas from one another.

[0029] In addition to or as an alternative to the above-discussed options for securing the storage inserts in the receiving area of ​​the inventive storage system, the inventor considers it preferable to provide continuous insertion recesses in the rear wall of the inventive storage system. Continuous insertion recesses are understood to mean continuous openings in the rear wall, which is preferably constructed as a single piece for stability. In conjunction with insert elements on the storage inserts that correspond to the insertion recesses, this advantageously allows for particularly easy handling of the storage inserts and their stable hold in the receiving area.By securing the organizer inserts not only through the form fit with the panel element, but also through the rear plug connection in the rear wall, an organizer insert used in the inventive organization system is reversibly and non-destructively connected to the base body at opposite points, making accidental slipping or falling out essentially impossible. Advantageously, the opposing fixation also allows the organizer inserts to accommodate more weight.An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the rear wall comprises, at least in one, preferably in all, areas of use, two or more, preferably four or more, continuous insertion recesses for fixing an organization insert arranged in the area of ​​use, wherein the insertion recesses are preferably at least partially, particularly preferably predominantly, particularly preferably substantially completely, rectangular.

[0030] According to the invention, the receiving area has at least two insert areas for receiving organizing inserts, with a panel element assigned to each insert area. Those skilled in the art will understand that the receiving area does not have to be completely filled with organizing inserts. In some cases, it may be advantageous to leave the receiving area at least partially free in order, for example, to also store other necessary utensils such as brushes, paint thinner, paint boxes or glasses in the organizing system according to the invention. In other words, this means that, apart from the insert areas intended for receiving organizing inserts, the receiving area can also have other areas that are explicitly not intended for receiving organizing inserts. In most cases, however, it is preferred if the receiving area is filled by at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, with organizing inserts.In principle, it is therefore preferred if the receiving area is formed essentially entirely by the insert areas. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the receiving area comprises three or more, preferably four or more, particularly preferably five or more, insert areas, wherein the insert areas are particularly preferably arranged one below the other and / or next to each other, preferably one below the other.

[0031] The inventor considers it preferable if exactly one organizer insert is arranged in each area of ​​use, even if it would in principle be possible to arrange several organizer inserts, for example two, in one area of ​​use. This is particularly advantageous with regard to the highest possible packing density of paint containers in the organizer inserts of the organization system according to the invention. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the number of organizer inserts corresponds to the number of areas of use. Alternatively or additionally, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein exactly one organizer insert is arranged in each area of ​​use.

[0032] According to the invention, the storage inserts have a plurality of paint receiving recesses. In particularly advantageous embodiments, a single paint container is assigned to each paint receiving recess, so that the number of paint receiving recesses in the storage inserts correlates with the number of possible paint containers to be accommodated. With a view to achieving a high packing density, it is particularly preferred if the storage inserts have a plurality of paint receiving recesses. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization inserts comprise four or more, preferably seven or more, particularly preferably fifteen or more, particularly preferably thirty or more, paint receiving recesses. Likewise preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein the paint receiving recesses are arranged in a regular arrangement on the organization insert.

[0033] With a view to ensuring reliable support, particularly against slipping and / or falling out of paint containers from the inventive organization system, the inventor additionally or alternatively proposes providing manufacturer-specific paint receiving recesses in the organization inserts. This means that the geometric shape of the paint receiving recesses, in particular their average cross-section, should correlate with the paint containers to be organized. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the geometric shape of the paint receiving recesses correlates with the geometric shape of a average cross-section of the paint containers to be organized.

[0034] With regard to the storage inserts, the inventor has identified suitable materials from which suitable storage inserts for the storage system according to the invention can be produced in a particularly time- and cost-efficient manner. A storage system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the storage inserts consist of a material selected from the group consisting of fiber composites, metals, and plastics, preferably selected from the group consisting of natural fiber composites, layered materials, and plastics, particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of wood, particleboard, fiberboard, acrylic, and foam.

[0035] As explained above, the inventor has recognized that for the majority of storage inserts, fixing them both by means of a positive fit with the rear wall and by means of a positive fit with the panel element is explicitly preferred. Accordingly, the inventor considers it expedient if the storage inserts to be used in the storage system according to the invention predominantly have a carrier plate equipped with several insert elements and, additionally or alternatively, several attachment elements. When inserting a storage insert into one of the insertion areas of the base body, a slip-proof hold of the storage inserts in the receiving area is achieved by the engagement of the insert elements in the insertion recesses of the rear wall and, additionally or alternatively, the attachment elements in the attachment recesses of the panel element.An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization inserts at least partially, preferably predominantly, particularly preferably all, have a carrier plate with two or more, preferably four or more, insertion elements and / or two or more, preferably four or more, attachment elements, wherein the carrier plate, when the organization insert is arranged in the base body, engages with the attachment elements in the attachment recesses of the panel element and / or engages with the insertion elements in the insertion recesses of the rear wall, so that the organization insert is fixed in the receiving area.

[0036] Preferred organizing inserts are disclosed below, which are described in more detail in the description of the figures with reference to the drawings. A preferred organizing system according to the invention is one or more of the organizing inserts being first organizing inserts. The first organizing inserts comprise precisely one carrier plate comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses. The paint containers in the first organizing inserts can be secured in the paint receiving recesses by a base segment assigned to the insert area or by the surrounding wall.

[0037] Also preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are second organization inserts, wherein the second organization inserts have two step plates comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses and are arranged in a stepped manner at different heights by a lateral support structure, wherein the paint containers in the second organization inserts can be fixed in the paint receiving recesses by a base segment assigned to the area of ​​use or the surrounding wall.

[0038] Furthermore, an organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are third organization inserts, wherein the third organization inserts have a carrier plate comprising the plurality of color receiving recesses and a top plate spaced therefrom, wherein the carrier plate and the top plate are aligned by a lateral support structure such that they enclose an angle in the range of 15 to 75°, preferably in the range of 30 to 60°, particularly preferably in the range of 40 to 50°, with the panel elements.

[0039] Also preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are fourth organization inserts, wherein the fourth organization inserts comprise a carrier plate which is connected via a lateral carrier structure to at least two, preferably at least three, spaced-apart, upright holding plates each comprising a plurality of paint receiving recesses, wherein the plurality of paint receiving recesses in the holding plates are at least partially, preferably predominantly, particularly preferably all, aligned with one another, wherein the paint containers can be held in the fourth organization inserts by passing through the paint receiving recesses in the at least two holding plates.

[0040] Also preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are fifth organization inserts, wherein the fifth organization inserts have a base unit comprising the plurality of color receiving recesses with a geometric shape that correlates with the geometric shape of the insert areas, wherein the base unit is preferably a foam block with a plurality of color receiving recesses.

[0041] Also preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are sixth organization inserts, wherein the sixth organization inserts have two spaced-apart side elements, wherein the side elements each comprise at least one elongated displacement recess with a blocking member, and wherein the sixth organization inserts have at least one receiving unit comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses, wherein the receiving unit comprises a guide member with a blocking element on opposite sides, wherein the guide members of the receiving unit each engage in one of the displacement recesses of the side elements in such a way that the receiving unit is arranged between the side elements so as to be movable reversibly and non-destructively along a displacement axis,so that the receiving unit can be transferred from a starting position into an extended tilted position by moving the guide members in the displacement recesses, wherein the orientation of the ink receiving recesses differs between the starting position and the tilted position, wherein the blocking elements of the receiving unit in the extended tilted position engage in the blocking members of the displacement recess in such a way that the receiving unit is fixed in the tilted position by a positive connection between the blocking elements and the blocking members.

[0042] The organization system according to the invention advantageously comprises at least two structurally different organization inserts, so that a user can select suitable organization inserts based on their needs, for example, manufacturer-specific, when selecting these two different organization inserts. With regard to the concrete composition of the organization inserts to be organized, the organization system according to the invention is advantageously not limited. In this respect, the inventor considers it advantageous that a large number of different paint containers, in particular paint containers of different geometric shapes, can be organized in the organization system according to the invention. Preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein the organization inserts are selected from the group consisting of first organization inserts, second organization inserts, third organization inserts, fourth organization inserts, fifth organization inserts, and sixth organization inserts.Also preferred is an organization system according to the invention, wherein the organization system comprises at least one first organization insert, and / or wherein the organization system comprises at least one second organization insert, and / or wherein the organization system comprises at least one third organization insert, and / or wherein the organization system comprises at least one fourth organization insert, and / or wherein the organization system comprises at least one fifth organization insert, and / or wherein the organization system comprises at least one sixth organization insert.

[0043] In principle, it is considered an advantage of the organization system according to the invention that a user of the organization system can individually select the organization inserts to be used according to their needs. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization system has three structurally different, preferably four structurally different, particularly preferably five structurally different, organization inserts. An organization system according to the invention is preferred, wherein the organization system has two or more structurally identical organization inserts.

[0044] The invention also relates to a modular set comprising as separate components:

[0045] A) an inventive organization system for paint containers, and

[0046] B) one or more additional order inserts, preferably structurally different from the order inserts of the order system, and preferably additionally:

[0047] C) instructions for the exchange of structurally different ordering inserts in the basic body of the ordering system.

[0048] The modular set according to the invention comprises, in addition to the inventive organization system for paint containers, one or more additional organization inserts. Advantageously, a user of the modular set can freely choose between structurally different organization inserts, so that, in particular when replacing paint containers from one manufacturer with paint containers from another manufacturer, there is no need to replace the entire organization system, but rather exchanging one or more organization inserts already provides the required functionality. The modularity of the modular set according to the invention enables sustainable use by exchanging the organization inserts, which are arranged in the receiving area and can be removed reversibly and non-destructively. This results in a more sustainable solution for sorting and storing paint containers than the prior art.

[0049] The invention further relates to an organization insert for an organization system for paint containers according to the invention or for a modular set according to the invention, comprising x) two spaced-apart side elements, wherein the side elements each comprise at least one elongated sliding recess with a blocking member, and y) at least one receiving unit comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses, wherein the receiving unit comprises a guide member with a blocking element on each of its opposite sides, wherein the guide members of the receiving unit each engage in one of the sliding recesses of the side elements in such a way that the receiving unit is arranged between the side elements so as to be movable reversibly and non-destructively along a sliding axis, so that the receiving unit can be transferred from an initial position into an extended tilting position by sliding the guide members in the sliding recesses,wherein the orientation of the ink receiving recesses differs between the initial position and the tilting position, wherein the blocking elements of the receiving unit in the extended tilting position engage in the blocking members of the sliding recess such that the receiving unit is fixed in the tilting position by a positive connection between the blocking elements and the blocking members.

[0050] The organizer insert according to the invention is described in more detail below in the figures. Advantageously, such an organizer insert not only enables a high packing density of paint containers, but also good access to the stored paint containers for a user of the organizer insert. Easier access is achieved in particular by the fact that the receiving unit of the organizer insert according to the invention, which is designed to receive paint containers, is arranged on the organizer insert according to the invention in an extendable manner. By transferring the receiving unit into a tilted position, the visibility of stored paint containers is increased, allowing a user to access the sorted paint containers easily and efficiently.A storage insert according to the invention is preferred, wherein the storage insert comprises two or more, preferably exactly two, receiving units, wherein the side elements each comprise two or more, preferably exactly two, displacement recesses with blocking members spaced orthogonally to the displacement axis, so that the receiving units are each arranged between the side elements so as to be movable reversibly and non-destructively along the displacement axis.

[0051] The inventor has identified particularly preferred embodiments of the organizing insert according to the invention. Preferred is an organizing insert according to the invention, wherein the receiving unit comprises a receiving plate comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses and a top plate, wherein the paint containers can be fixed in the paint receiving recesses by the top plate. Also preferred is an organizing insert according to the invention, wherein the guide member of the receiving unit has a substantially circular geometric shape and the blocking element is a recess, preferably a serrated recess, in the guide member, wherein the blocking member is a projection in the sliding recess corresponding to the recess.Also preferred is an organizing insert according to the invention, wherein the engagement of the blocking element in the blocking member comprises the at least partial rotation of the receiving unit around the guide members.

[0052] With a view to ensuring good accessibility to the paint containers stored in the organizer insert according to the invention, the inventor has identified preferred parameters for the tilt position, which allow excellent accessibility to the paint containers while simultaneously maintaining a high packing density. A preferred organizer insert according to the invention is one in which the receiving unit, in the extended tilt position, forms an angle with the panel element in the range of 15 to 75°, preferably in the range of 30 to 60°, particularly preferably in the range of 40 to 50°.

[0053] Preferred embodiments of the invention are explained and described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0054] Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of an organization system according to the invention in a preferred embodiment; Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the base body of the organization system according to the invention of Fig. 1;

[0055] Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the basic body of an organization system according to the invention in a further preferred embodiment;

[0056] Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of the basic body of an organization system according to the invention in a further preferred embodiment;

[0057] Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a preferred embodiment;

[0058] Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a further preferred embodiment;

[0059] Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a further preferred embodiment;

[0060] Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a further preferred embodiment;

[0061] Fig. 9 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a further preferred embodiment;

[0062] Fig. 10 a schematic representation of a first ordering insert a further preferred embodiment;

[0063] Fig. 11 is a schematic representation of a first organizing insert in a further preferred embodiment;

[0064] Fig. 12 a schematic representation of a first ordering insert a further preferred embodiment;

[0065] Fig. 13 a schematic representation of a second ordering insert a preferred embodiment; Fig. 14 is a schematic representation of a third organizing insert in a preferred embodiment;

[0066] Fig. 15 is a schematic representation of a fourth ordering insert in a preferred embodiment;

[0067] Fig. 16 is a schematic representation of a fifth ordering insert in a preferred embodiment;

[0068] Fig. 17 is a schematic representation of an organization insert according to the invention in a preferred embodiment in a starting position; and

[0069] Fig. 18 is a schematic representation of the organizing insert according to the invention of Fig. 17 in a tilted position.

[0070] Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of an organization system 10 according to the invention for paint containers 12. Within the receiving space of the organization system 10, an organization insert is arranged in three equally sized insert areas 24, each of which can be reversibly and non-destructively removed. The organization inserts are advantageously designed differently, so that different paint containers 12 can be accommodated in the organization system 10, in particular paint tubes and paint cans, or paint cups and paint pots from different manufacturers.

[0071] The base body 14 of the ordering system 10 shown in Fig. 1 is isolated in Fig.

[0072] 2. In addition to a circumferential wall 16 consisting of four wall segments, the base body 14 comprises a one-piece rear wall 18, which has four continuous insertion recesses 26 in each of the three insertion areas 24. Each insertion area 24 is also assigned a panel element 20, which has four attachment recesses 28 opposite the insertion recesses 26. The insertion areas 24 are spatially separated from one another by floor segments 30. All elements encompassed by the base body 14 are connected via plug-in connections to at least one other element assigned to the base body 14 and, in the example shown, are made of wood.Advantageously, an organization insert used in the example shown can, in addition to the positive connection with the panel element 20, which in most cases is achieved by attachment elements 36 placed on the attachment recesses 28, be fixed in the insertion area 24 additionally by insert elements 34 passed through the insertion openings 26 and / or by the dead weight of the organization insert when placed on the base element 30.

[0073] Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show further preferred embodiments of the base body 14, which differ from the example shown in Fig. 2 in the absolute number of insertion areas 24 and their arrangement. In both embodiments, the base body 14 comprises a total of six insertion areas 24, which are arranged one below the other or one below the other and next to each other. These arrangements require, among other things, that the base body 14 of Fig. 3 has a total of five base segments 30 and the base body 14 of Fig. 4 has a total of only four base segments 30.

[0074] Figs. 5 to 18 show preferred embodiments of organizing inserts suitable for the organizing system 10 according to the invention. The organizing inserts each comprise a plurality of paint receiving recesses 22 arranged in a regular array on the organizing insert. In the examples shown, paint receiving recesses 22 with different average cross-sections are shown to illustrate the suitability of the organizing inserts for various shapes and sizes of paint containers 12.

[0075] 5 to 12 show various examples of an organization insert, which in the context of the present invention is referred to as a first organization insert 38. The first organization inserts 38 shown in the figures each consist of exactly one carrier plate 32, which has the plurality of ink receiving recesses 22. In the examples shown, at least four (cf. Fig. 12) and a maximum of twenty-six (cf. Fig. 5) ink receiving recesses 22 are arranged in the first organization insert 38; these are designed as continuous recesses in the carrier plate 32. The carrier plate 32 also comprises both insert elements 34 and attachment elements 36, so that the first organization insert 38, when inserted into the base body 14 of the organization system 10, is fixed to the rear wall 18 and the panel element 20 by a reversibly and non-destructively detachable plug-in connection.

[0076] Paint containers 12 arranged in the first organization insert 38 are perpendicular to the base body 14 with respect to the aperture elements 20. It is conceivable that the paint containers 12 are fixed in the first organization insert 38 by their own weight when inserted into the base body 14; for example, this is possible with tapered paint containers 12 or with those that have a collar. In the majority of cases, however, when inserting the first organization insert 38 into the base body 14, a base segment 30 delimiting the insertion area 24 or the circumferential wall 16 is required to prevent the paint containers 12 from falling through the paint receiving recesses 22.

[0077] Fig. 13 shows an organization insert referred to in the context of the present invention as a second organization insert 40. This organization insert comprises a lateral support structure 44 that connects two step plates 42a-b in a stepped manner. Eleven paint receiving recesses 22 are arranged next to one another in each of the step plates 42a-b. The second organization insert 40 is held in the insert area 24 by its own weight on the base segment 30 of the base body 14 and / or via the positive connection between the attachment elements 36 of the support plate 32 (second step plate 42b) and the panel element 20. Paint containers 12 arranged in the second organization insert 40 are accordingly also perpendicular to the panel elements 20 in the base body 14. This means that the second organization insert 40 is particularly suitable for paint containers 12 of different heights, since the first step plate 42a is higher than the second step plate 42b.In addition, in the majority of cases, similar to the first organizing insert 38, a base segment 30 or the surrounding wall 16 is required to prevent the paint containers 12 from falling through the paint receiving recesses 22.

[0078] Fig. 14 shows an organizing insert referred to in the context of the present invention as a third organizing insert 46. The third organizing insert 46 has a carrier plate 32 with the plurality of paint receiving recesses 22, which is arranged at an angle via a lateral support structure 44, so that paint containers 12 arranged in the third organizing insert 46 are inclined in the base body 14 with respect to the panel elements 20 (see also Fig. 1). In the example shown, the carrier plate 32 forms an angle of 45° with the panel elements 20. In addition, the third organizing insert 46 comprises an attachment plate 48 for holding the paint containers 12 in the paint receiving recesses 22, which attachment plate 48 is spaced from the carrier plate 32 and arranged at the same angle on the support structure.Similar to the second organizing insert 40, the third organizing insert 46 is also held in the insert area 24 by its own weight on the base segment 30 of the base body 14 and / or by the positive connection between the attachment elements 36 of the carrier plate 32 and the cover element 20.

[0079] Fig. 15 shows an organizing insert referred to in the context of the present invention as a fourth organizing insert 50. In addition to the carrier plate 32, this includes a total of three spaced-apart holding plates 52, which are held perpendicularly on the carrier plate 32 via a lateral support structure 44. Each of the holding plates 52 is essentially identical and includes a total of thirty-three paint receiving recesses 22, each of which is concentrically aligned with one another such that paint containers 12 inserted into the paint receiving recesses 22 of the holding plates 52 are aligned parallel relative to the panel elements 20. In other words, this means that the paint containers 12 are arranged horizontally in the paint receiving recesses 22 of the holding plates 52.

[0080] The carrier plate 32 of the fourth organization insert 50 comprises insert elements 34 and attachment elements 36, so that the fourth organization insert 50 is held in place by a reversibly and non-destructively detachable plug connection with the rear wall 18 and the panel element 20 when inserted into the base body 14 of the organization system 10.

[0081] Fig. 16 shows an organization insert referred to in the context of the present invention as a fifth organization insert 54, which in the example shown consists of a base unit 56 made of foam. When the fifth organization insert 54 is inserted into the insertion area 24 of the organization system 10, this base unit 56 essentially completely fills the insertion area 24 and is accordingly held in the insertion area 24 by this positive connection with the surrounding wall 16, the rear wall 18, and the panel element 20. The foam block has the paint receiving recesses 22 in the form of recesses for the paint containers 12 to be inserted, so that paint containers 12 inserted into the organization insert 54 are arranged horizontally, similar to the fourth organization insert 50 (see also Fig. 1).

[0082] Fig. 17 shows an organizing insert according to the invention in a starting position. The organizing insert according to the invention is also referred to as a sixth organizing insert 54 within the context of the present invention. This includes two receiving units 66, which are arranged for reversible and non-destructive movement on a support structure comprising two spaced-apart side elements 60. The receiving units 66 each have a receiving plate 72 comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses 22 and a top plate 48 for preventing paint containers 12 from slipping through the paint receiving recesses 22.

[0083] The receiving units 66 are each suspended, orthogonally spaced from one another to their displacement axis, by means of a guide member 68 in elongated displacement recesses 62 of the side elements 60. The displacement axis corresponds to the axis defined by the long side of the elongated displacement recesses 62. By displacement along the displacement axis, the receiving unit 66 is pulled out of the base body 14 from an initial position, as shown in Fig. 17, when the organization insert 58 is inserted into the base body 14 of the organization system 10, until the guide member 68 reaches the end of the displacement recess 62. By rotating the receiving unit 66, it is transferred into an extended tilted position, as shown in Fig. 18.

[0084] The fixing of the receiving unit 66 in the extended tilting position is achieved by the engagement of a blocking element 70 of the guide member 68 in a blocking member 64 of the elongated sliding recess 62. In the example shown, the blocking element 70 and the blocking member 64 are designed as mutually corresponding prongs and engage with each other in a form-fitting manner in the extended tilting position.

[0085] This also changes the alignment of the ink receiving recesses 22 between the starting position and the tilting position, so that in the

[0086] The paint containers 12 arranged in the paint receiving recesses 22 are vertical in the starting position with respect to the panel elements 20 (see also Fig. 1) and, in the extended tilted position, enclose an angle of 45° with the panel element 20. Advantageously, the organization insert 58 according to the invention enables both a space-efficient solution and an optimal solution with regard to the accessibility of the paint containers 12 and thus offers a user the greatest possible flexibility.

[0087] Reference symbol

[0088] 10 Classification system

[0089] 12 paint containers

[0090] 14 basic bodies

[0091] 16 surrounding wall

[0092] 18 Rear wall

[0093] 20 aperture element

[0094] 22 Color pickup recess

[0095] 24 Area of ​​application

[0096] 26 Insertion recess

[0097] 28 top recess

[0098] 30 ground segment

[0099] 32 carrier plate

[0100] 34 Introductory element

[0101] 36 attachment element

[0102] 38 first order operation

[0103] 40 second order operation

[0104] 42a-b step plate

[0105] 44 lateral support structure

[0106] 46 third order mission

[0107] 48 top plate

[0108] 50 fourth order mission

[0109] 52 retaining plate

[0110] 54 fifth order operation

[0111] 56 basic units

[0112] 58 sixth order mission

[0113] 60 page element

[0114] 62 sliding recess

[0115] 64 Blocking link

[0116] 66 Recording unit

[0117] 68 leading member

[0118] 70 Blocking element

[0119] 72 mounting plate

Claims

Claims 1. An organization system (10) for paint containers (12), comprising: i) a base body (14) with a receiving area, wherein the receiving area is delimited by a circumferential wall (16) and by a rear wall (18) connected to the circumferential wall (16), wherein the base body (14) comprises, opposite the rear wall (18), at least two panel elements (20) connected to the circumferential wall (16), and ii) at least two structurally different organization inserts with a plurality of paint receiving recesses (22) for receiving paint containers (12), wherein the receiving area has at least two insert areas (24) for receiving organization inserts, wherein each insert area (24) is assigned a panel element (20) of the base body (14), wherein the organization inserts are each arranged in an insert area (24) of the receiving area in a reversible and non-destructively detachable manner,that they are fixed in the receiving area by means of a positive fit with the aperture element (20).

2. Organizing system (10) according to claim 1, wherein the rear wall (18) comprises, at least in one, preferably in all, insert areas (24), two or more, preferably four or more, continuous insertion recesses (26) for fixing an organizing insert arranged in the insert area (24), wherein the insertion recesses (26) are preferably at least partially, particularly preferably predominantly, particularly preferably substantially completely, rectangular.

3. Order system (10) according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the at least two, preferably all, aperture elements (20) comprise two or more, preferably four or more, attachment recesses (28) for fixing the organization insert arranged in the insert area (24), wherein the attachment recesses (28) are preferably at least partially, particularly preferably predominantly, particularly preferably substantially completely, rectangular.

4. The organization system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base body (14) comprises at least one base segment (30) connected to one of the panel elements (20), wherein the number of base segments (30) is preferably n-1, wherein n is the number of insert areas (24) or the number of organization inserts.

5. The organization system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the number of organization inserts corresponds to the number of deployment areas (24), and / or wherein exactly one organization insert is arranged in each deployment area (24).

6. The organization system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the organization inserts at least partially, preferably predominantly, particularly preferably all, have a carrier plate (32) with two or more, preferably four or more, insertion elements (34) and / or two or more, preferably four or more, attachment elements (36), wherein the carrier plate (32), when the organization insert is arranged in the base body (14), engages with the attachment elements (36) in the attachment recesses (28) of the panel element (20) and / or engages with the insertion elements (34) in the insertion recesses (26) of the rear wall (18), so that the organization insert is fixed in the receiving area.

7. The organization system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein one or more of the organization inserts are first organization inserts (38), wherein the first organization inserts (38) comprise exactly one carrier plate (32) comprising the comprising a plurality of paint receiving recesses (22), wherein the paint containers (12) in the first organizing inserts (38) can be fixed in the paint receiving recesses (22) by a base segment (30) assigned to the insert area (24) or the surrounding wall (16), and / or wherein one or more of the organizing inserts are second organizing inserts (40), wherein the second organizing inserts (40) have two step plates (42a-b) comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses (22) and are arranged in a stepped manner at different heights by a lateral support structure (44), wherein the paint containers (12) in the second organizing inserts (40) can be fixed in the paint receiving recesses (22) by a base segment (30) assigned to the insert area (24) or the surrounding wall (16), and / or wherein one or more of the organizing inserts are third organizing inserts (46),wherein the third organizing inserts (46) have a carrier plate (32) comprising the plurality of ink receiving recesses (22) and a top plate (48) spaced therefrom, wherein the carrier plate (32) and the top plate (48) are aligned by a lateral support structure (44) such that they enclose an angle in the range of 15 to 75° with the panel elements (20), and / or wherein one or more of the organizing inserts are fourth organizing inserts (50), wherein the fourth organizing inserts (50) comprise a carrier plate (32) which is connected via a lateral support structure (44) to at least two spaced-apart, upright holding plates (52), each comprising a plurality of ink receiving recesses (22), wherein the plurality of ink receiving recesses (22) in the holding plates (52) are at least partially aligned with one another,wherein the paint containers (12) can be held in the fourth organizing inserts (50) by passing through the paint receiving recesses (22) in the at least two holding plates (52), and / or wherein one or more of the organizing inserts are fifth organizing inserts (54), wherein the fifth organizing inserts (54) comprise a base unit (56), the plurality of ink receiving recesses (22) having a geometric shape that correlates with the geometric shape of the insert areas (24), and / or wherein one or more of the organizing inserts are sixth organizing inserts (58), wherein the sixth organizing inserts (58) have two spaced-apart side elements (60), wherein the side elements (60) each comprise at least one elongated displacement recess (62) with a blocking member (64), and wherein the sixth organizing inserts (58) have at least one receiving unit (66) comprising the plurality of ink receiving recesses (22), wherein the receiving unit (66) comprises a guide member (68) with a blocking element (70) on each of the opposite sides, wherein the guide members (68) of the receiving unit (66) each engage in one of the displacement recesses (62) of the side elements (60) in such a way,that the receiving unit (66) is arranged between the side elements (60) so as to be reversibly and non-destructively movable along a displacement axis, so that the receiving unit (66) can be transferred from an initial position into an extended tilted position by displacing the guide members (68) in the displacement recesses (62), wherein the orientation of the ink receiving recesses (22) differs between the initial position and the tilted position, wherein the blocking elements (70) of the receiving unit (66) engage in the blocking members (64) of the displacement recess (62) in the extended tilted position such that the receiving unit (66) is fixed in the tilted position by a positive connection between the blocking elements (70) and the blocking members (64).

8. The organization system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the organization system (10) has three structurally different from one another, preferably four structurally different from one another, particularly preferably five structurally different from one another, organization inserts, and / or wherein the organization system (10) has two or more structurally identical organization inserts.

9. Modular set, comprising as separate components: A) an organization system (10) for paint containers (12) according to one of claims 1 to 8, and B) one or more further ordering inserts, preferably structurally different from the ordering inserts of the ordering system (10), and preferably additionally: C) instructions for the exchange of structurally different ordering inserts in the basic body (14) of the ordering system (10).

10. An organization insert (58) for an organization system (10) for paint containers (12) according to one of claims 1 to 8 or for a modular set according to claim 9, comprising x) two spaced-apart side elements (60), wherein the side elements (60) each comprise at least one elongated displacement recess (62) with a blocking member (64), and y) at least one receiving unit (66) comprising the plurality of paint receiving recesses (22), wherein the receiving unit (66) comprises a guide member (68) with a blocking element (70) on each of the opposite sides, wherein the guide members (68) of the receiving unit (66) each engage in one of the displacement recesses (62) of the side elements (60) such that the receiving unit (66) is arranged between the side elements (60) so as to be reversibly and non-destructively movable along a displacement axis,so that the receiving unit (66) can be moved from an initial position into a position by moving the guide members (68) in the displacement recesses (62), extended tilting position, wherein the alignment of the ink receiving recesses (22) differs between the starting position and the tilting position, wherein the blocking elements (70) of the receiving unit (66) in the extended tilting position engage in the blocking members (64) of the displacement recess (62) in such a way that the receiving unit (66) in the Tilting position is fixed by a positive connection between the blocking elements (70) and the blocking members (64).

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