Magnet adapter

Abstract

The invention relates to a magnet adapter (1), which is designed as a pull-over retaining holder (1) for reversibly equipping a vessel (2) with a magnet (3), having a first region (11), by means of which a magnet holder for the magnet (3) is provided, and a second region (12), by means of which a vessel holder for the vessel (2) and in particular the foot (20) of the vessel (2) is provided as a pull-over holder. The adapter (1) is intended for the vessel (2) for use on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle. The invention also relates to a vessel (2) which is equipped with an above-mentioned adapter (1), wherein the adapter (1) is pulled over the foot (20) or the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) and the adapter (1) adheres to the vessel (2) in a non-slip manner. The invention also relates to a system (1, 4) consisting of at least one above-mentioned magnet element (3), at least one magnet adapter (1) and at least one base (4) corresponding to the adapter (1).

Description

[0001] Magnet adapter

[0002] Description

[0003] The invention relates to a magnetic adapter suitable as a pull-over holder for a magnet for a container. The invention also relates to a container equipped with the magnetic adapter, as well as to a system comprising at least one magnetic adapter with at least one magnet suitable for the magnetic adapter, and at least one coaster having a metal element that interacts with the magnetic adapter.

[0004] State of the art

[0005] DE 10 2017 002 311 A1 discloses a glass vessel having a metal element housed within the vessel. The glass vessel comprises a lower recess in its base which houses the metal element. The metal element is bonded to the base at the bottom of the recess by means of a transparent adhesive and is embedded in a transparent plastic that fills a remaining area of ​​the recess. The glass vessel is, in particular, a drinking glass made of crystal glass, and the metal element is a magnet. During the manufacture of the glass vessel, a recess is created in the glass vessel in a first step by inserting a stamp into a molten glass mass of the vessel. In a second step, the metal element is bonded to the bottom of the recess by means of an adhesive. Finally, in a third step, the recess is filled with the plastic by means of encapsulation.

[0006] The above-mentioned known vessel is particularly suitable for use in conjunction with a suitable means of transport and / or in a vehicle of any type, wherein the magnet is intended for the non-slip positioning of the vessel and cooperates with a suitable metal element provided on the means of transport or a fitting element of a vehicle.

[0007] However, for other applications, vessels without a magnetic element housed in their base may be desirable, for which a known vessel with its permanently embedded magnet is therefore not suitable.

[0008] A known glass vessel is also disadvantageously complex to manufacture and accordingly expensive.

[0009] Task

[0010] The object of the invention is to create a simple and cost-effective way of equipping even conventional containers without an incorporated magnetic element for their non-slip positioning for many applications and in particular in a vehicle, flexibly as required, in particular also reversibly.

[0011] The problem is solved by the features of the independent claims.

[0012] Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims and / or the following description.

[0013] The invention particularly relates to a magnetic adapter designed as a pull-over holder for reversibly equipping a vessel with a magnet. For this purpose, the magnetic adapter has a first region, by means of which a magnetic holder for a magnetic element is provided, and a second region, by means of which a vessel holder for the vessel, and in particular for a base or a base region of the vessel, is provided as a pull-over holder and a holder for the vessel. The protruding first and second regions are arranged adjacent to one another in this order, starting from the base of the adapter.

[0014] The above terms magnetic adapter and also adapter for short are used here and throughout the entire context of the description as synonyms.

[0015] In particular, the second region of the magnetic adapter can advantageously have a suitable predetermined flexibility and a predetermined surface property, which are each selected such that the adapter can be reversibly pulled over the foot or the foot region of the vessel, so that the adapter adheres to the vessel in a non-slip manner, and the adapter can also be pulled off the foot or the foot region without leaving any residue.

[0016] To provide the above-mentioned advantageous properties, the second region of the adapter can suitably have an upper edge with a central opening, through which a second recess provided in the second region is accessible, in particular for inserting the base or the base region of the vessel into the recess or for covering the base or the base region of the vessel with the adapter. The recess is advantageously designed such that it corresponds positively and / or non-positively to the base or the base region of the vessel.

[0017] To provide a suitable magnet holder, the first region for accommodating a magnet may further comprise a central first recess of the first region, which is suitably arranged adjacent to a bottom of the adapter for intended use of the magnet adapter and a vessel equipped with the adapter.

[0018] A protruding central recess for providing a magnet holder can, in particular, advantageously be configured to correspond positively and / or non-positively with a magnet. To provide these properties, the recess can, in particular, have an upper edge that partially covers the recess and surrounds a central opening through which the magnet can advantageously be reversibly inserted into the recess. For this purpose, the upper edge has a predetermined dimension and flexibility suitable for inserting the magnet into the recess, which are each also selected such that the magnetic element inserted into the recess is held stably and stationary in the recess.

[0019] The first region can have a thickness and / or a reinforcement that can be embedded in the first region adjacent to the base and the first recess. This reinforcement can be designed, in particular, in a ring-shaped, frame-like, or grid-like manner and is suitable for stiffening the first region, in particular also compared to the second region. Such a comparatively reinforced and / or stiffened first region is particularly advantageous for the intended use and handling of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter, in particular for ensuring a non-slip hold of the vessel.

[0020] The above statements regarding the synonymous terms "magnet adapter" and "adapter" also apply to the terms "magnet" and "magnetic element," which are also used synonymously here and throughout the description. The magnet's magnetic properties, in particular its holding force or magnetic attraction force and its dimensions, are suitably selected and designed in accordance with the vessel such that a full or empty vessel is held securely and non-slip by the adapter and the magnet at a predetermined position, where a suitable metal element is provided that interacts with the magnet.

[0021] In order to provide the above properties, the adapter can be designed in its dimensions, in particular the dimensions of its first and second recess, its height, the wall thickness of its lateral wall of the second region, and the thickness of the first region, corresponding to the dimensions of the vessel and the magnet, in particular advantageously such that the adapter is held stably and also non-slip on the vessel for its intended use, in particular also for non-slip positioning of a vessel in cooperation with a suitable metal element.

[0022] For this purpose, the adapter can particularly advantageously be formed in one piece and made of a suitable flexible plastic with a predetermined, suitable Shore hardness. The adapter can suitably be made of a thermoplastic elastomer such as TPE or TPE-S, and is preferably made of silicone. The adapter can be manufactured using 3D printing and, for its desirable simple and cost-effective production, also advantageously in series by injection molding. Silicone is a particularly suitable material for the adapter because it has a suitable Shore hardness and allows selected areas of the adapter to be formed with suitable flexibility.

[0023] Furthermore, silicone has suitable surface properties for a non-slip grip on the vessel, particularly for the adapter features that are designed to correspond positively and / or non-positively to the base or base region of the vessel and are in contact with the base or base region. Particularly when the adapter is manufactured by injection molding, the magnet as well as the reinforcement embedded in the first region described above can also be overmolded, thus being permanently housed in the first recess of the first region, just like the reinforcement.

[0024] A reinforcement as described above embedded in the first region adjacent to the first recess and the base of the adapter may be provided from a suitable material different from the material of the adapter described above, having selected elastic properties, and may also be made from a suitable plastic such as polyamide.

[0025] To provide a first region stiffened to form a comparatively flexible lateral wall of the second region, the protruding reinforcement embedded in the first region adjacent to the first recess and the base of the first region can be formed, in particular, in a ring shape around the first recess for receiving the magnet. As also described above, the reinforcement can be made of a suitable material different from the material of the adapter and having selected elasticity or reinforcement properties, and can consist, for example, of polyamide and, in particular, also of a nylon fabric. The reinforcement can be overmolded during manufacture of the adapter or can also be produced by injection molding.

[0026] According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the upper edge of an adapter described above can be formed as an edge region that partially covers the second recess, in particular at the top. The edge region is suitably designed and arranged such that it extends from the lateral wall of the second region toward a central region of its upper opening, so that the second recess provides an interior space of the second region as a vessel holder. These two terms, namely the second recess and the interior space of the adapter, are therefore used synonymously here and throughout the application.

[0027] In this way, the adapter can be particularly advantageously designed in the design, arrangement and dimensions of the upper edge or the edge region with the central opening of its second region such that the adapter, for its intended use, is held stably in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner on a large number of vessels, which can also be differently designed and / or have different dimensions. An edge region particularly suitable for this purpose can in particular be angled or inclined at a predetermined angle in the direction of the first region into the interior of the adapter. An angle of inclination of the edge region relative to a lateral wall of the second region that is suitable for providing the above advantageous function can suitably be in the range from 50° to 70° and preferably around 60°.An edge region described above can be suitably arranged and designed in such a way that, when a vessel is inserted into the adapter with its foot region as intended, the edge region also extends into the interior together with the foot region of the vessel, in particular when it is inserted into the adapter, and there, together with the foot region of the vessel, is positioned in a stable, secure and stationary manner as intended.

[0028] Corresponding to the dimensions of the base region of the vessel and the dimensions of the adapter, the edge region rests at least partially against the edge of the base region of the vessel, wherein the edge region is advantageously arranged at least partially in a sandwich-like manner between the side wall and the base region of the vessel and / or covers an upper region of the second recess between the side wall and the vessel, thereby forming a curvature. In both of the aforementioned possibilities, which are determined in particular by the corresponding dimensions of the adapter and the vessel, vessels inserted into the adapter, with a multitude of variants of their design and / or differing dimensions, are held in the adapter in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner as intended.

[0029] As explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, an adapter which is particularly advantageously cylindrical in shape can be suitable for the intended equipment of a large number of vessels which differ in particular in their diameter.

[0030] The central upper opening of the second region can be suitably designed to be substantially circular in order to provide, in particular, the embodiment of the adapter described above, after which a projecting edge region suitable for the adapter covers the central opening at its edge in an annular manner.

[0031] In addition to its above design or alternatively to this design, the central opening can be designed in a star shape such that, starting from a comparatively small center of the opening, a predetermined number of preferably six recesses of the opening, each of which is elongated, of the same type and arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the central opening, extend in the direction of the upper edge of the lateral wall of the adapter.

[0032] In this way, the edge region of the adapter is advantageously divided by the point-symmetrical recesses of the opening into a corresponding number of spaced-apart edge sections, so that suitable configurations with respective desirable elasticity properties of the edge region can be freely and flexibly adjusted by means of its design for a predetermined application or for predetermined vessels.

[0033] For further details on the above embodiment of the adapter, reference is also made to the following description of a particularly cylindrically designed adapter with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] In particular, as an alternative to a protruding upper edge region, a collar designed as a rubber band and / or spring band can also be provided on the upper edge, by means of which the upper opening of the second region of the adapter can be adapted to a selected vessel.

[0035] As described above, the second region of the magnetic adapter can advantageously have a suitable predetermined flexibility and a predetermined surface property, which are each selected such that the adapter can be reversibly pulled over the foot or the foot region of the vessel, so that the adapter adheres to the vessel in a non-slip manner, and the adapter can also be pulled off the foot or the foot region without leaving any residue.

[0036] To advantageously avoid a potential undesirable air buildup when inserting the base portion into the adapter, as well as a potential disadvantageous negative pressure when separating the adapter from the vessel, the second portion can suitably have at least one suitable recess for providing venting and ventilation of the central recess, which is advantageously arranged adjacent to the first portion on the second portion. Particularly good corresponding venting and ventilation of the interior of the second portion is achieved, in particular, by means of two suitable recesses located opposite one another.

[0037] A magnet suitable for a protruding adapter can advantageously be flat-cylindrical in particular and suitably selected according to its magnetic force in accordance with a predetermined application of the adapter, according to which a selected magnet has a corresponding height and a corresponding diameter. Such a magnet can particularly advantageously be a suitably selected neodymium magnet. Particularly advantageously, the magnet can also be replaceably housed in the first recess, so that a magnet with suitable magnetic properties can be selected for a predetermined use of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter with corresponding requirements for a non-slip hold of the vessel and / or its easy handling.A magnet that can be flexibly removed from the adapter and reinserted is also particularly advantageous for separate storage of the adapter and magnet and also for separate cleaning.

[0038] An adapter as described above can, in particular, also be made of silicone and have a predetermined transparency and / or have decorative, optical and taste-aesthetic properties and / or, in particular, have markings suitable for easy handling of the adapter, which allow its simple and reliable assignment to a vessel corresponding to the adapter.

[0039] An adapter as described above can be particularly advantageously provided as a retrofittable, reusable utensil for a container in accordance with its use in the home and / or garden and / or when camping, and particularly advantageous for its use on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle. In the home and / or garden, the adapter is particularly suitable for use when barbecuing, for small children, for the elderly, in care, etc., since a container properly equipped with the adapter, in conjunction with a metallic surface, enables simple, safe, and non-slip handling of the container. Of course, the use of a container equipped with a magnetic adapter can also be desirable and advantageous in the catering industry.

[0040] The invention therefore also relates to a vessel corresponding to a magnetic adapter as described above, which vessel is equipped with the adapter, wherein the adapter is pulled over the base or base region of the vessel and adheres positively and / or non-positively to the base or base region of the vessel with its second recess in such a way that a predetermined magnet with suitable dimensions and magnetic properties is arranged adjacent to the base of the vessel and the adapter, together with the magnet, adheres non-slip and stationary to the vessel. As described above, the vessel suitably has a design, in particular of its base or base region, corresponding to the magnetic adapter, wherein the vessel can in particular be a drinking vessel, a drinking glass, or a bottle.

[0041] As described above, the magnetic adapter is designed with its second recess provided for the base or base area of ​​the vessel in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner corresponding to the base or a base area of ​​the vessel, wherein the magnetic adapter can be adapted accordingly to the dimensions of significantly different vessels, such as shot glasses, small cans, drinks bottles, etc. and also vessels with a square or hexagonal base area, for example, and wherein correspondingly suitable magnetic elements with likewise different dimensions and magnetic properties can also be provided for the adapter.

[0042] For use of a container equipped with a magnetic adapter, particularly on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle, the container can interact with a suitable metallic substrate and, particularly advantageously, with a suitable coaster having a metal layer that interacts with the magnetic element of the adapter and is suitably designed as a nano-gel adhesive pad with a non-slip, adhesive underside. Such a coaster is particularly advantageous since the coaster allows for advantageous, simple, and flexible retrofitting of a surface, such as a tray, table, shelf, etc., particularly in a vehicle, just as the adapter, as described above, enables simple, advantageous, and, in particular, flexible and reversible fitting of a container with a magnetic element.

[0043] The invention therefore also relates to a system comprising at least one and advantageously a plurality of the above-described magnetic adapters, which are designed to be suitable for at least one magnetic element, for at least one vessel and advantageously for a plurality of magnetic elements with different magnetic properties and a plurality of differently designed vessels, and also comprising at least one and advantageously a plurality of protruding coasters, which are provided for the non-slip positioning of a vessel equipped with a suitable magnetic adapter and suitable magnetic element in at least one and advantageously a plurality of positions. Such a system allows particularly simple and flexible handling of at least one vessel equipped with a magnetic adapter according to the invention as described above for many applications and in particular on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle.

[0044] Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and explained in more detail below. They show:

[0045] Fig. 1A is a schematic perspective view of a magnetic adapter according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0046] Fig. 1 B is a side view of the adapter of Fig. 1 A;

[0047] Fig. 1 C is a plan view of the adapter of Fig. 1 A;

[0048] Fig. 2A shows the adapter of Fig. 1A from below together with a schematic perspective view of a magnetic element;

[0049] Fig. 2B sectional views of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 1A and 2A along the line LL of Fig. 2A;

[0050] Fig. 3A is a schematic perspective view of a coaster suitable for use with a magnetic adapter according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0051] Fig. 3B is a plan view of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 1A arranged on the coaster of Fig. 3A;

[0052] Fig. 3C is a schematic perspective view of a vessel suitable for use with the magnetic adapter of Figs. 1A and 3B together with the coaster of Fig. 3A;

[0053] Fig. 4A is a schematic representation of the use of the magnetic adapter of Figs. 1A and 3B;

[0054] Fig. 4B is a further schematic representation of the use of the adapter of Figs. 1A and 3B;

[0055] Fig. 4C is a schematic perspective view of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0056] Fig. 5A is a schematic perspective view of a magnetic adapter according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0057] Fig. 5B is a sectional view of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 5A taken along line LL of Fig. 5A;

[0058] Fig. 6A is a schematic perspective view of a modification of the magnetic adapter of Figs. 5A and 5B;

[0059] Fig. 6B is a sectional view of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 6A taken along line LL of Fig. 6A;

[0060] Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter of Figs. 5A and 5B according to an embodiment of the invention;.

[0061] Fig. 8A is a schematic perspective view of a modification of the magnetic adapter of Figs. 5A and 5B and of Figs. 6A and 6B;

[0062] Fig. 8B is a sectional view of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 8A taken along line LL of Fig. 8A;

[0063] Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter of Figs. 8A and 8B according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0064] Fig. 10 further schematic representations of vessels equipped with the magnetic adapter of Fig. 8A and 8B;.

[0065] Fig. 11A is a plan view of a modification of the magnetic adapter of Figs. 8A and 8B;

[0066] Fig. 11 B shows the magnetic adapter of Fig. 11 A in a schematic perspective view;

[0067] Fig. 12 schematic perspective representations of a vessel equipped with the magnetic adapter of Fig. 11 A and 11 B according to an embodiment of the invention;.

[0068] Fig. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a further modification of the magnetic adapter of Figs. 5A and 5B and of Figs. 6A and 6B according to an embodiment of the invention together with a vessel;

[0069] Fig. 14A shows the magnetic adapter of Fig. 1A, 1B and 1C in the representation of Fig. 1C; and

[0070] Fig. 14B shows a modification of the magnetic adapter of Fig. 1A, 1B and 1C.

[0071] Some of the drawings contain simplified, schematic representations. In some cases, identical reference symbols are used for identical, but possibly not identical, elements.

[0072] Different views of the same elements may be scaled differently. Not all reference symbols are shown in all drawings.

[0073] Fig. 1A shows a schematic perspective view of a magnetic adapter 1 according to one embodiment of the invention. A side view of the adapter 1 and a top view of the adapter 1 are shown in Fig. 1B and Fig. 1C, respectively.

[0074] The adapter 1 is designed for the reversible equipping of a vessel 2 with a magnetic element 3, and for this purpose has a first 11 and a second 12 region, which are arranged adjacent to one another in this order starting from the bottom 13 of the adapter 1.

[0075] The first region 11 is intended to provide a magnet holder 112 for a magnet element 3 and is configured to correspond to a magnet element 3. A magnet element 3 suitable for the magnet adapter 1 is schematically illustrated in Figs. 2A and 2B and will be described below with reference thereto.

[0076] The second region 12 is intended to provide a vessel holder for a vessel 2, and in particular for a foot 20 of a vessel 2 as a cover holder, and is designed to correspond to the vessel 2. A vessel 2 suitable for the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 1A, 1B, and 1C is schematically illustrated in Figs. 3C and 4C and is described below with reference thereto.

[0077] With reference to Fig. 1A, 1B and 1C, with regard to the corresponding design of the magnetic adapter 1 with the magnetic element 3 and the vessel 2, it should be mentioned that the adapter 1 is correspondingly flat-cylindrical about a central axis A. The first region 11 of the magnetic adapter 1 has a central recess 112 for receiving the magnetic element 3, said recess having an upper edge 110 and a central opening 111 through which the central recess 112 is accessible. The second region 12 of the magnetic adapter 1 has a central recess 122 for receiving the base 20 of the vessel 2, said recess having an upper edge 120 and a central opening 121 through which the central recess 122 is accessible.

[0078] Fig. 2A shows a schematic, semi-transparent view of the adapter 1 of Fig. 1A from below, together with a schematic perspective view of a magnetic element 3 suitable for the adapter 1. Fig. 2B shows a full sectional view of the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 1A and 2A along the line LL of Fig. 2A, the scaling of which corresponds to the scaling of the adapter 1 of Figs. 1A and 2A, together with an enlarged view of the central region of the full sectional view and an enlarged side view of the magnetic element 3.

[0079] The magnetic element 3 of Fig. 2A provided for the magnetic adapter 1 is, like the magnetic adapter 1, advantageously designed as a flat cylinder with a diameter 0 and a height H. The central recess 112 of the first region provided for receiving the magnetic element 3 is formed in a form-fitting manner corresponding to the magnetic element 3, also with corresponding dimensions, and has an upper edge 110 with a central opening 111, via which the magnetic element 3 can be inserted as intended into the central recess 112, after which the magnetic element 3 is held stably in the first region 111 adjacent to the base 13 of the magnetic adapter 1.

[0080] For this purpose, the upper edge region 110 has a central opening 111 with a suitable diameter O and a suitable thickness D, according to which the edge region 110 has a corresponding predetermined flexibility, which also results from the Shore hardness of the adapter material, which, as described above, can suitably be silicone in particular. Furthermore, the thickness D of the upper region 110 suitably corresponds approximately to the thickness D of the first region 11 below the recess 112 and amounts to approximately half the height H of the magnetic element 3. The total thickness D of the first region 11 therefore corresponds approximately to twice the height H of the magnetic element 3.

[0081] As already mentioned above with reference to Figs. 1A and B, the magnetic adapter 1 is designed to equip a vessel 2 according to Figs. 3C and 4C with a magnetic element 3 and, for this purpose, has a recess 122 that corresponds positively and / or non-positively to the base 20 of the vessel 2, having an upper edge region 120 and a central opening 121. The upper edge region 120 extends from an upper end of the lateral wall 123 of the recess 122 in the direction of the central axis A.The dimensions of the recess 122 of the second region 22 intended for receiving and holding the foot 20, in particular its diameter 0, the diameter 0 of the central opening 121, and the thickness D of the upper edge region 120, are designed to correspond to the corresponding dimensions of the foot 20 of the vessel 2 and the flexibility of the adapter material in such a way that the foot 20 of the vessel 2 can be inserted into the recess 122 via the opening 121, after which the foot 20 is held stably and stationary in the recess 122 by a positive and / or non-positive fit. In particular, an inner surface of the upper edge 120 and the lateral wall 123 of the recess 122 are each in contact with the corresponding upper side of the foot 20 and the lateral edge 23 of the foot 20.

[0082] Fig. 3A shows a schematic perspective view of a coaster 4 suitable for use with a magnetic adapter 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3B shows, in a semi-transparent view, a plan view of the magnetic adapter 1 described above, in the first region of which a magnetic element 3 is inserted adjacent to the base 13 of the adapter 1, and which is placed on the coaster 4 as intended.

[0083] The flat coaster 4 is suitably a nano-gel adhesive pad with a non-slip and adhesive underside, which has a metal layer that interacts with the magnet 3 of the adapter 1. The coaster 4, with its non-slip and adhesive underside, is designed to be easily and flexibly placed at a predetermined position P1, P2, Px on a surface, e.g. a piece of furniture, such as a table, a shelf or a rack, after which the coaster 4 is positioned in a non-slip and adhesive manner and at the same time reversibly for its intended use in interaction with the magnetic adapter 1. The adapter 1, with its enclosed magnetic element 3, interacts as intended with the coaster 4 having a metal layer in such a way that the magnetic adapter 1 and also a coaster as described above and below with reference to Fig.4A and 4B, the vessel 2, which is equipped with the adapter 1 as intended, is held securely on the coaster 4 in a non-slip manner. As described above, the vessel 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1 is of course also held securely on other surfaces which have a suitable metal layer or which are made of a suitable metal.

[0084] Fig. 3C shows a schematic perspective view of a vessel 2 suitable for use with the magnetic adapter 1 according to Fig. 3B, together with the coaster 4. The vessel 2 is a wine glass 2 with a central stem, at the two opposite ends of which the head and base 20 of the glass 2 are provided. The base 20 of the glass 2 has a diameter 0, a rim 23 and a top, each of which corresponds to the above-described dimensions of the recess 122 of the magnetic adapter 1. Since the glass 2 of Fig. 3C, unlike the adapter 1 of Fig. 3B, does not have a magnetic element 3, the glass 2 does not rest on the coaster in a non-slip manner.

[0085] Fig. 4A and 4B each show a schematic representation of the use of the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 1A and 3B with the central magnetic element 3 with magnetic properties selected to suit the vessel 2 and its use when equipping the glass 2 of Fig. 3C with the adapter 1, wherein the foot 20 of the glass 2 is inserted as intended via the central opening 121 into the recess 122 of the second region 12 of the adapter 1. In Fig. 4A, the foot 20 of the glass 2 is not yet fully inserted into the recess 122, with the edge 23 partially protruding from the upper opening 121. In Fig.4B, the base 20 of the glass 2 is fully inserted into the recess 122, wherein for this purpose the upper edge 120 of the adapter 1, which has a predetermined flexibility and a suitable thickness D, is pulled completely over the edge 23 and also over a region of the upper side of the base 20, after which the base 20 is held in the adapter 1 in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner with the recess 122, and in particular with its upper edge 120 and the inner side of its lateral wall 123, corresponding to the recess 122. A glass 2 equipped with the adapter 1 provides a vessel 2 according to one embodiment of the invention.

[0086] The base 20 of the glass 2 equipped with the adapter 1 is shown together with a coaster 4 described above, wherein the base 13 of the adapter 1 faces the coaster 4 for placing the glass 2 equipped with the adapter 1 on the coaster 4.

[0087] Fig. 4C shows a schematic perspective view of the vessel 2 according to an embodiment of the invention, namely the glass 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1, which is placed as intended on the coaster 4, after which the glass 2 is held non-slip on the coaster 4 by the adapter 1 as described above with reference to Fig. 3B. The coaster 4, which interacts with the adapter 1 and in particular with the magnetic element 3, is arranged with its underside in a non-slip manner at a predetermined position P1. In the drawing, in addition to the protruding coaster 4 at position P1, two further coasters 4 are shown at other suitable positions P2 and Px. As already mentioned above, the positions P1, P2 and Px can each be a predetermined position P1, P2, Px on a surface, e.g.a piece of furniture, such as a table or shelf or a storage area, particularly in a vehicle.

[0088] A system 1, 4 for non-slip positioning of at least one vessel 2 at least one predetermined position P1, P2, Px is provided with at least one adapter 1 and at least one magnetic element 3 suitable for the adapter 1, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the first recess in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner and which has suitably selected magnetic properties, and at least one coaster 4 which interacts with the adapter 1 and has a metal layer which interacts with the magnet 3 and is designed as a nano-gel adhesive pad with a non-slip base.The system 1, 4 can advantageously comprise a plurality of magnetic elements 3 and magnetic adapters 1, which are provided for a plurality of differently designed vessels 2 and applications, and also comprise a plurality of coasters 4, which are provided for non-slip positioning at a plurality of positions P1, P2, Px.

[0089] Fig. 5A shows a schematic perspective view of a magnetic adapter 1 according to a further embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 5B shows a sectional view of the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A along the line LL of Fig. 5A.

[0090] Unlike the adapter 1 of Fig. 1A described above, the adapter 1 is suitable for a vessel 2 having a cylindrical base region 20. Such a vessel 2 can in particular be a bottle 2 and is shown schematically in Fig. 7, wherein the vessel 2 is already equipped with the adapter 1 as intended. The first region 11 of the adapter 1 with the central recess 112 for receiving a magnetic element 3 corresponds to the first region 11 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 1A, which is why reference is made here to the above description with reference in particular to Fig. 2B.

[0091] Unlike the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 1 A, the upper edge region 120 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A does not extend in the direction of the central axis A. Instead, the upper edge region 120 is formed solely by the upper edge 120 of the circumferential lateral wall 123 of the adapter 1, after which the adapter 1 with its upper opening

[0092] 121 has a cylindrical recess 122 with a diameter 0, which is designed to correspond positively and / or non-positively to a cylindrical base region 20 of a vessel 2. Suitably, the diameter 0 of the cylindrical recess

[0093] 122 has a suitable dimension corresponding to the diameter 0 of the foot area 20 of the vessel 2, and the surrounding wall

[0094] 123 has a predetermined wall thickness D and height H and a flexibility that allows insertion of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 into the adapter 1 via the upper opening 121 and, moreover, enables a secure and stable hold of the adapter 1 on the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 as intended. For this purpose, the height H is particularly suitably selected so that a suitable contact between the inside of the lateral wall 123 and a lateral edge 23 of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 inserted into the recess 122 is provided.

[0095] Fig. 6A shows a schematic perspective view of a modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 5A and 5B, and Fig. 6B shows a sectional view of the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 6A along the line L-L of Fig. 6A.

[0096] The adapter 1, like the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A described above, is suitable for a vessel 2 having a cylindrical base region 20. As mentioned above, such a vessel 2 can in particular be a bottle 2, wherein a vessel 2 already equipped as intended with the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A is shown in Fig. 7. Unlike the essentially cylindrical second region 12 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A, the second region 12 of the adapter 1 of Figs. 6A and 6B is slightly conical, wherein the adapter 1 tapers conically from its first region 11 to the edge region 120 of the recess 122 with the opening 121. The recess 122 provided for receiving the foot region 20 of a vessel 2 has, adjacent to the first region 11 of the adapter 1, a first diameter 0 which suitably corresponds approximately to the diameter 0 of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2.

[0097] The opening 121 of the recess 122 has a second, slightly smaller diameter 0, which is selected to correspond to the wall thickness D of the flexible wall 123 and the diameter 0 of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 in such a way that the upper opening 121 enables the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 to be inserted into the adapter 1 and, moreover, a secure and stable hold of the adapter 1 on the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 is provided as intended. The recess 122 interacts with its flexible wall 123 in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner with the base region 20 of the vessel 2, wherein in particular a region of the flexible wall 123 of the recess 122 which is extended outwards in the region of the opening 121 exerts a force directed radially inwards in the direction of the axis A of the adapter 1 on the base region 20 of the vessel 2, so that the adapter 1 is held on the vessel 2 in a particularly stable, stationary and slip-proof manner.

[0098] The first region 11 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 6A and 6B with the central recess 112 for receiving a magnetic element 3 has a thickness D that is comparatively small compared to the previously described adapters 1 of Fig. 1A and Fig. 5A, with a correspondingly comparatively flat recess 112 that is designed to receive a correspondingly flat magnetic element 3. To provide a first region 11 that is stiffened comparatively to the flexible wall 123, the first region 11 has a reinforcement 113 embedded in the first region 11 adjacent to the first recess 112 and the base 13, which reinforcement 113 is annular in the embodiment of the adapter 1 of Fig. 6A and 6B. The reinforcement 113 can be made of a suitable material that is different from the material of the adapter 1 and has selected elastic properties, and can consist, for example, of polyamide.As mentioned at the beginning, the reinforcement 113 can be overmolded during the manufacture of the adapter 1.

[0099] It is clear that the above embodiments of the adapter 1 of Figs. 1A and 5A can also have a first region 11 stiffened by means of a suitable embedded reinforcement 113, wherein the reinforcement 113 can also be designed in a frame-like or grid-like manner.

[0100] Fig. 7 shows a schematic perspective view of the vessel 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 5A, namely a vessel 2 according to an embodiment of the invention, with the base region 20 of which the recess 122 of the second region 12 of the adapter 1 is formed in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner corresponding thereto and is inserted into the recess 122 as intended. The wall 123 of the second region 12 of the adapter 1 is pulled over the base region 20 of the vessel 2 and its inner side is in contact with the edge 23 of the vessel 2. The integrally formed adapter 1 is suitably made of a suitable flexible plastic with a predetermined, suitable Shore hardness and with a surface with suitable non-slip surface properties, particularly in cooperation with the edge 23 of the base region 20 of the vessel 2, wherein the adapter 1 is suitably made of silicone.As mentioned above, the vessel 2 of Fig. 7 is a vessel 2 with a cylindrical base region 20 and in particular a bottle 2. It is clear that an adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 6A and 6B designed with corresponding dimensions, in particular also its first and second diameter 0, is of course also suitable for equipping the vessel 2 of Fig. 7 with a magnetic element 3.

[0101] Fig. 8A shows a schematic perspective view of a modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 5A and 5B and of Figs. 6A and 6B, and Fig. 8B shows a sectional view of the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 8A along the line LL of Fig. 8A.

[0102] As stated above, the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 8A and 8B is a modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of the embodiments of Figs. 5A and 5B and of Figs. 6A and 6B, which is why reference is made here to the above description with reference to the corresponding drawings.

[0103] The adapter 1, like the adapter 1 described above in Figs. 5A and 5B, is substantially cylindrical in design with the first region 11, the second region 12, and the lateral wall 123, and is accordingly initially particularly suitable for a vessel 2 having a cylindrical base region 20. Selected examples of such a vessel 2, which may in particular be a bottle 2 or a beverage can 2, are schematically illustrated together with the adapter 1 in Figs. 9 and 10, wherein the vessels 2 are each already equipped with the adapter 1 as intended.

[0104] The first region 11 of the adapter 1 with the central recess 112 for receiving a magnetic element 3 corresponds essentially in its structure to the first region 11 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 6A and 6B, which is why reference is made here to the above description with particular reference to Fig. 6B. Unlike the first region 11 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 6B, which has a comparatively only small thickness D, the adapter 1 of Fig. 8A and 8B has a comparatively greater thickness D, so that the base 13 in particular has correspondingly improved stability and stiffening. The annular reinforcement 113 embedded in the first region 11 adjacent to the first recess 112 and the base 13 is correspondingly thickened for this purpose.

[0105] As also described above, the reinforcement 113 can be made of a suitable material different from the material of the adapter 1, with selected elasticity or reinforcement properties, and can consist, for example, of polyamide and, in particular, of a nylon fabric. As mentioned above, the reinforcement 113 can be overmolded during the manufacture of the adapter 1 or can also be manufactured by injection molding.

[0106] What has been said about the increased thickness D of the base 13, particularly in comparison to the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Figs. 6A and 6B, naturally also applies to the comparatively smaller thickness D of the lateral wall 123, which is correspondingly more flexible than the stiffened and stabilized base 13. Furthermore, the increased thickness D of the base 13 and its correspondingly increased stability and rigidity also allow for a comparatively enlarged central recess 112 accommodating a correspondingly larger magnetic element 3 and a correspondingly stronger force of attraction, without thereby impairing the region 11 and the base 13, particularly in its function and design.The area 11 and the base 13 of the adapter 1 are therefore protected from impairment, in particular by deformation, when the adapter 1 is also equipped with a correspondingly strong magnet 3, even when it is used on a comparatively heavy container 2, such as a full wine bottle 2.

[0107] Unlike the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A, the adapter 1, like the adapter

[0108] 1 of Fig. 1A has a central recess 122 or an interior space 122 with an upper edge 120 and a central opening 121, via which the central recess 122 or the interior space 122 is accessible, which is why reference is initially made here to the above description with reference to Fig. 1A.

[0109] Unlike the edge 120 of the adapter 1 in Fig. 1A, the edge 120 of the adapter 1 in the embodiment of the adapter 1 in Fig. 8A and 8B is angled or inclined downwards at an angle a in the direction of the first region 11 into the interior 122 of the adapter 1 relative to the lateral wall 123, which initially facilitates in particular the intended insertion or insertion of a vessel 2 into the adapter 1, and which also promotes the function of the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 and thus also the function of the adapter 1 when used on the base region 20 of a particularly cylindrical or conical vessel 2. Unlike the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 in Fig. 1A, the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 in Fig.8A and 8B are intended and suitably designed and arranged to be accommodated at least partially together with the foot region 20 of a vessel 2 in the interior 122 of the adapter 1 in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner.

[0110] Accordingly, when a vessel 2 is inserted into the adapter 1 with its base region 20 as intended, the edge region 120 is arranged in the upper region 12 of the adapter 1 in a sandwich-like manner between the lateral wall 123 of the adapter 1 and the base region 20 of the vessel 2. The upper edge region of the region 12 of the lateral wall 123 thereby exerts a desirable holding force, advantageously directed in the direction of the central axis A and, of course, the base region of the vessel 2, in accordance with the elastic properties of the adapter 1. In this way, the adapter 1 is held particularly stably and securely on the vessel 2. Furthermore, due to the above-described function of the edge region 120 of the adapter 1, the adapter 1 is particularly advantageously suitable for a large number of vessels 2, the dimensions of which can advantageously differ, in particular in the base region 20 of the vessels 2.

[0111] An angle α of the inclination of the edge region 120 relative to the lateral wall 123 that is suitable for providing the above advantageous function is suitably in the range of 50° to 70° and preferably at approximately 60°, and a diameter 0 of a central upper opening 121 of the adapter 1 that is advantageously suitable for this purpose is advantageously somewhat larger than half the diameter 0 of the interior space 122 or the recess 122 of the adapter 1. In this context, it should finally be mentioned that this also applies to the height H of the adapter 1, which is suitably also somewhat larger than half the diameter 0 of the interior space 122 or the recess 122 of the adapter 1. For the thickness D or material thickness of the edge region 120, the following applies in this context: the thickness D of the edge region 120 is suitably in the range of the thickness D of the lateral wall 123 or can be selected to be slightly smaller.

[0112] For particularly simple, reliable, and correct equipping of a vessel 2 with the adapter 1, at least one suitable recess 124 is provided on the lateral wall 123 of the second region 12 adjacent to the first region 11 of the adapter 1, by means of which advantageous ventilation of the interior 122 is provided during the intended insertion of the foot region 20 of a vessel 2 into the adapter 1, and by means of which advantageous ventilation is also provided when the vessel 2 is removed from the adapter 1. By means of the ventilation 124, an air build-up is accordingly avoided when the vessel 2 is inserted into the adapter 1, and by means of the ventilation 124, a vacuum is advantageously avoided when the vessel 2 is removed.To provide a particularly advantageous effective venting 124 and / or venting 124, two corresponding recesses 124 are suitably provided at advantageously mutually opposite positions of the lateral wall.

[0113] 123 of the second region 12 of the cylindrical adapter 1. It is clear that three or more such recesses

[0114] 124 may be provided in a suitable manner on the adapter 1.

[0115] Fig. 9 shows a schematic perspective view of a vessel 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 8A and 8B according to an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 10 shows further schematic views of vessels 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 8A and 8B.

[0116] In particular, Fig. 9 corresponds to the equipping of a vessel 2 with the adapter 1 of Fig. 5A described above with reference to Fig. 7, which is why reference is first made here to the corresponding description above.

[0117] Unlike the vessel 2 of Fig. 7, the vessel 2 of Fig. 9 is now intended to be equipped with the adapter 1 of Fig. 8A, according to which the vessel 2 is particularly easily inserted into the adapter 1 due to the vent 124, and the upper edge region 120 of the adapter 1 is intended to be sandwiched between the upper region 12 of the adapter 1 and the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 in the interior 122 of the adapter 1, in accordance with the diameter O of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2. Due to the elasticity of the adapter 1, the upper region 12 is correspondingly slightly curved outwards at its upper edge and thereby exerts a beneficial inward force on the foot region 20 of the vessel 2, so that the adapter 1 is held particularly stable and securely on the vessel 2.

[0118] Due to the advantageous venting 124, the vessel 2 is inserted completely into the adapter 1 as intended, such that inside the adapter 1 the bottom of the vessel 2 is in contact with the first area 11 of the adapter 1 or is placed on the first area 11.

[0119] The vessel 2 of Fig. 9 is, for example, a wine bottle 2 made of glass, suitable for being equipped as intended with the adapter 1, having a first diameter 0 which essentially corresponds approximately to the dimensions of the diameter 0 of the interior 122 of the adapter 1.

[0120] The vessels 2 of Fig. 10, like the vessel 2 of Fig. 9, are also intended to be equipped with an adapter 1 according to Figs. 8A and 8B, which is why reference is first made here to the above description with reference to Fig. 9.

[0121] However, the vessels 2 of Fig. 10 differ in their diameter 0 from the vessel 2 of Fig. 9, in particular in that they each have a smaller diameter 0, but are nevertheless suitable for being equipped with the adapter 1, like the wine bottle 2 of Fig. 9.

[0122] The vessel 2 shown at the top in Fig. 10 is a metallic thermos flask 2, which is conical in shape such that its diameter 0 tapers conically from its upper cover to its bottom. In the area of ​​the adapter 1, the diameter 0 of the flask 2 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the bottle 2 described above, but is nevertheless sufficiently large that the edge region 120 of the flask 2 is also sandwiched between the flask 2 and the side wall 123, and the holding effect described above is provided in the same way.

[0123] The two lower vessels 2 of Fig. 10 are each a metallic beverage can 2, which differ in their diameters 0 from the diameter 0 of the cup 2 and the bottle 2 and also from one another. The larger can 2 shown in the bottom right of the drawing has a smaller diameter 0 than the protruding cup 2, which is designed such that the edge region 120 of the adapter 1, together with the foot region 20 of the vessel 2 inserted into the adapter 1, is also completely arranged inside 122 of the adapter 1. Due to the somewhat smaller diameter 0, however, the edge region 120 is no longer arranged in a sandwich-like manner between the side wall 123 of the adapter 1 and the can 2.

[0124] Instead, the edge region 120 is slightly spaced from the lateral wall 123 of the adapter 1 and yet rests against the edge of the foot region 20 of the socket 2 in such a way that the lateral wall 123 is nevertheless slightly curved outwards in the upper region 12 and the socket 2 is held stably and securely in the adapter 1, in particular by the effects opposing an upward pulling of the edge region 120 and correspondingly counteracting forces of the edge region 120, the socket 2.

[0125] The smaller can 2 shown in the drawing at the bottom left has an even smaller diameter 0 than the protruding can 2, which is designed such that the vessel 2 inserted into the adapter 1, together with only a section of the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 that rests against the edge 23 of the foot region 20 of the vessel 2, is arranged completely inside 122 of the adapter 1. A considerable further section of the edge region 120 is bent and curved towards the interior of the adapter 1, but is nevertheless exposed in such a way that this section of the edge region 120 forms a circumferential upper curved cover of the adapter 1.

[0126] This upper curvature of the edge region 120 extends from the upper edge of the lateral wall 123 of the adapter 1 to the edge 23 of the foot region 20 of the socket 2, wherein the edge region 120, with a region adjacent to the opening 121, bears against the socket 2 in such a way that the socket 2 is held in a stable and secure manner in the adapter 1 as intended by means of the edge region 120, in particular also due to its curvature.

[0127] In all of the vessels 2 described above that are suitable for being equipped with an adapter 1, the vessels 2 that are intended to be equipped with the adapter 1 are each arranged and held centrally in the cylindrical adapter 1, wherein the base of the vessels 2 is placed in the second region 12 of the adapter 1 onto the first region 11 of the adapter 1. It can therefore be stated that the adapter 1 is advantageously suitable for a large number of vessels 2, even those of different designs, which may differ in particular in the dimensions of their base region 20.

[0128] A maximum diameter 0 of a foot region 20 of such a suitable vessel 2 is in particular limited by the diameter 0 of the interior 122 of the cylindrical adapter 1. A minimum diameter 0 of a foot region 20 of such a suitable vessel 2 is in particular limited by the diameter 0 of the central opening 121 of the upper edge region 120 of the cylindrical adapter 1.

[0129] Finally, it should be noted in this context that in the above description, the outer diameter 0 of the foot region 20 of the vessels 2 intended for the adapter 1, which is of interest here, is always discussed and described.

[0130] Fig. 11 A shows a plan view of a modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 8A and 8B, and Fig. 11 B shows the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 11 A in a schematic perspective view.

[0131] The likewise cylindrically designed magnet adapter 1 corresponds with its first 11 and second 12 areas to the magnet adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 8A and 8B, which is why reference is made here to the above description with reference to Fig. 8A and 8B, and why a sectional view according to Fig. 8B is not shown again here.

[0132] The magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 11 A and 11 B differs from the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 8A and 8B in particular by the design of its upper edge region 120 and its upper opening 121, which is why Fig. 8A shows a plan view of the adapter 1 from above.

[0133] Unlike the circular opening 121 with the diameter 0 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 8A, the opening 121 of the adapter of Fig. 11A and 11B is star-shaped, wherein starting from a comparatively small center of the opening 121 or the central axis A, six recesses of the opening 121, each elongated, identical and point-symmetrically arranged with respect to the center or the central axis A, extend in a suitable manner in the direction of the upper circular edge of the cylindrical adapter 1.

[0134] The opening 121 formed in this way divides the upper edge region 120 of the adapter 1 into six subregions or sections of the edge region 120, which are also arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center or central axis A of the adapter 1. These subregions or sections of the edge region 120 are separated from one another by the opening 121 and slightly spaced from one another according to the width of the elongated recesses of the opening 121. Starting from the upper edge of the cylindrical adapter 1, these sections extend in a leaf-like or pointed-tongue-like manner toward the center of the opening 121. These spaced-apart sections of the edge region 120 are therefore referred to hereinafter and throughout the application as edge subsections of the edge region 120.

[0135] The edge region 120 of the adapter 1 can, with its six edge sections corresponding to the number of point-symmetrically arranged recesses, extend from the upper edge of the lateral wall 123, in particular initially substantially perpendicularly in the direction of the center of the opening 121 or the central axis A of the adapter 1, or, like the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 of the above-described embodiment of Fig. 8A and 8B, can be angled or inclined downwards at a predetermined angle a in the direction of the base 13 into the region 122 of the adapter 1, starting from the upper edge of the lateral wall 123, in which case reference is made here to the above description of the adapter 1 with reference to Fig. 8A and 8B.

[0136] The above-described recess 121 with the upper edge region 120 and the edge sections can now also be designed and arranged in a suitable manner in accordance with the thickness of the edge region 120, and optionally also a possible angle α and also the material properties of the adapter 1, in such a way that the adapter 1, like the above-described adapter 1 of Fig. 8A and 8B, is suitable for a large number of vessels 2 which differ in particular also in their dimensions, in which regard reference is made here to the above description with reference to Fig. 8A and 8B.

[0137] Suitable modifications of the adapter 1 corresponding to the above-described features of the star-shaped opening 121 and the edge portions of the edge region 120, which are suitably adapted to predetermined vessels 2, can be carried out, for example, corresponding to the modification of the edge region 120 and the opening 121 of the adapter 1 of Fig. 1 described below with reference to Fig. 14B, according to which, for example, the center of the opening 121 can be enlarged and / or the width of the six point-symmetrically arranged recesses, their length, etc. can be modified.

[0138] Fig. 12 shows, by way of example, two schematic perspective representations of a vessel 2 equipped with the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 11A and 11B according to an embodiment of the invention from different perspectives. The vessel 2, like the vessel 2 of Fig. 9, is also a wine bottle 2 with a diameter 0 that is slightly smaller than the diameter 0 of the interior 122 of the adapter 1, wherein the wine bottle 2, like the wine bottle 2 of Fig. 9, is stably and securely accommodated as intended by the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Figs. 11A and 11B. When a vessel 2 is equipped with the adapter 1, the edge sections of the edge region 120 of the adapter 1 are also accommodated together with the vessel 2 inside the adapter 1, each in contact with the vessel 2, and in this way form a circumferential crown-like pattern in accordance with their design described above.

[0139] For the sake of simplicity, clarity and overview and also to avoid repetition, the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 11 A and 11 B is not shown again here together with other vessels 2 suitable for the adapter 1 and instead it is merely pointed out that the adapter 1 is also suitable for a large number of different vessels 2 with correspondingly different diameters 0 and of course also for the vessels 2 of Fig. 10, which are held by the adapter 1 as above in an analogous manner to the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 8A and 8B.

[0140] Fig. 13 shows a schematic perspective view of a further modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of Fig. 5A and 5B as well as of Fig. 6A and 6B according to an embodiment of the invention together with a vessel 2, which is also, for example, a wine bottle 2, and wherein the vessel 2 is already equipped with the adapter 1 as intended.

[0141] The adapter 1 has an advantageous first region 11, which is suitably designed in accordance with the region 11 of the adapter 1 in Figs. 8A and 8B, for which reason reference is made here to the corresponding description above. In its second region 12, the adapter 1 of Fig. 13 is bag-shaped in such a way that the adapter 1 can have a central maximum diameter 0 of its interior 122, which can be enlarged, in particular, compared to the diameter 0 adjacent to the first region 11. At the upper edge of the lateral wall 123, a collar 14 designed as an elastic band and / or spring tensioner with a tension band 140 is provided, by means of which the upper opening 121 of the adapter 1 can be adapted to a selected vessel 2 such that the vessel 2 is held stably and securely in the adapter 1. The correspondingly bag-shaped adapter 1 of the embodiment according to Fig. 13 is particularly suitable for bulbous bottles 2.

[0142] For the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 5A and 5B, Fig. 6A and 6B, Fig. 7, Fig. 8A and 8B, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11A and 11B, Fig. 12 and Fig. 13, which is particularly suitable for bottles 2, a neodymium magnet in the dimensions with a diameter 0 in a range of 40 mm and a thickness of 4.0 mm is particularly advantageous for providing a suitable magnet 3, wherein the dimension of the recess 112 in the area 11 of the magnet holder of the adapter 1 is dimensioned accordingly to accommodate the magnet 3.

[0143] For the sake of clarity and overview, Fig. 14A shows again here the magnetic adapter 1 described above with reference to Figs. 1A, 1B and 1C to 4A and 4C in the representation of Fig. 1C on a drawing sheet together with the modification of the magnetic adapter 1 of Figs. 1A, 1B and 1C shown in Fig. 14B.

[0144] The magnetic adapter 1 according to Fig. 14B, like the adapter 1 of Fig. 1C, is particularly suitable for wine glasses 2 with a central stem according to, for example, Fig. 3C, at the two opposite ends of which the head and the foot 20 of the glass 2 are provided, wherein the adapter 1 is designed to accommodate the foot 20 of the glass 2 in a stable and secure manner.

[0145] The adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 14B differs from the

[0146] Adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 1C, in particular by the formation of the central upper opening 121 and the upper edge region 120, through which the foot 20 of the glass 2 is inserted into the adapter 1 and held in the adapter 1, wherein the opening 121 is modified to correspond to the opening 121 described above with reference to Fig. 11A. The opening 121 of the adapter 1 is correspondingly star-shaped, and the edge region 120 has correspondingly spaced-apart edge sections. For better comparison, the opening 121 of the adapter 1 according to Fig. 14A and, of course, according to Fig. 14C is also shown in dashed lines in the plan view of the adapter 1 in Fig. 14B.

[0147] The point-symmetrical star-shaped opening 121 of the adapter 1 and the edge region 120 with the correspondingly spaced-apart edge sections allow a comparatively particularly simple insertion of the foot region 20 of a glass 2 with a comparatively likewise secure and stable accommodation of the foot region 20 in the adapter 1 and thus a correspondingly welcome comfort in the handling of the adapter 1 of the embodiment according to Fig. 14B.

[0148] For the adapter 1 of the embodiment of Fig. 1A, 1B and 1C and Fig. 14B, which is particularly suitable for stemmed glasses 2, a neodymium magnet in the dimensions with a diameter 0 in a range of 30 mm and a thickness of 3.9 mm is particularly advantageous, wherein the dimension of the recess 112 in the area 11 of the magnet holder of the adapter 1 is dimensioned accordingly to accommodate a corresponding magnet 3.

[0149] As also described, a magnetic adapter 1 according to an embodiment of the invention is suitably formed in one piece and made of a suitable flexible plastic with a predetermined selected suitable Shore hardness, wherein the adapter 1 can suitably be provided from a thermoplastic elastomer, such as TPE or TPE-S, and is particularly advantageously provided from silicone, which has a desirable flexibility and at the same time advantageous surface properties.

[0150] The adapter 1 can suitably have a predetermined transparency and / or have decorative, visual, and aesthetic properties. Particularly advantageously, the adapter 1 can have suitable markings that allow it to be easily and reliably assigned to a container 2 corresponding to the adapter 1. Such a marking can be provided in particular on the base 13 of the adapter 1 and, for example, can comprise a schematic representation of the container 2.

[0151] A protruding adapter 1 according to an embodiment of the invention is particularly suitable as an advantageously retrofittable, reusable utensil for a vessel 2, in particular for a plurality of applications mentioned above by way of example in the home and / or garden and / or catering sector and in particular for its use on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle, in particular in conjunction with a suitable coaster 4.

[0152] Selected embodiments of the adapter 1 were described above with reference to the drawings, each of which is designed to correspond to exemplary containers 2. As also described above, a suitable adapter 1 can be designed for any other containers 2, such as shot glasses, beverage bottles, etc., and also for containers 2 with, for example, a square or hexagonal base region 20, each of which can also be designed to correspond to the base region 20 of the container 2.

[0153] Although various aspects or features of the invention are shown in combination in the figures, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art—unless otherwise stated—that the illustrated and discussed combinations are not the only possible ones. In particular, corresponding units or feature complexes from different embodiments can be interchanged.

[0154] List of reference symbols

[0155] 1 magnetic adapter, adapter, pull-over holder

[0156] 11 first area, magnetic socket

[0157] 110 edge, edge area

[0158] 111 Opening

[0159] 112 recess

[0160] 113 Stiffening, reinforcement

[0161] 12 second area, vessel cover, vessel frame

[0162] 120 edge, edge area

[0163] 121 Opening

[0164] 122 Recess, interior

[0165] 123 Wall

[0166] 124 Recess, ventilation, venting

[0167] 13 Floor

[0168] 14 waistband, elastic band, spring band

[0169] 140 drawstring

[0170] 2 vessel, glass, bottle, can, beverage can, cup

[0171] 23 Edge

[0172] 20 feet, foot area

[0173] 3 Magnet, magnetic element

[0174] 4 coasters

[0175] A axis, central area, center

[0176] D Thickness, wall thickness

[0177] H Height

[0178] L Line

[0179] P1, P2, Px Position

[0180] 0 Diameter a Angle

Claims

Magnet adapter Claims 1. Magnetic adapter (1) which is designed as a pull-over holder (1) for the reversible equipping of a vessel (2) with a magnet (3), having a first region (11) by means of which a magnetic holder for the magnet (3) is provided, and a second region (12) by means of which a vessel holder for the vessel (2) and in particular for the foot (20) or a foot region (20) of the vessel (2) is provided as a pull-over holder and holding holder of the vessel (2), wherein starting from the base (13) of the adapter (1), the first (11) and second (12) regions are arranged adjacent to one another in succession in this order.

2. Magnetic adapter (1) according to claim 1, wherein in particular the second region (12) of the magnetic adapter (1) has a predetermined flexibility and a predetermined surface property, each of which is selected and provided such that the adapter (1) can be reversibly pulled over the foot (20) or the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) so that the adapter (1) adheres to the vessel (2) in a non-slip manner.

3. Magnetic adapter (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second region (12) has an upper edge (120) with a central opening (121), via which a second recess (122) provided in the second region (12) can be opened, in particular also for inserting the foot (20) or the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) is accessible into the recess (122), and wherein the second recess (122) is designed to correspond positively and / or non-positively to the foot (20) or the foot region (20) of the vessel (2).

4. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the magnet (3) is arranged in a central first recess (112) of the first region (11) adjacent to a bottom (13) of the magnetic adapter (1).

5. Magnetic adapter (1) according to claim 4, wherein the first recess (112) is formed in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner corresponding to the magnet (3), and has an upper edge (110) with a central opening (111) through which the magnet (3) can be inserted into the recess (112), wherein the upper edge (110) partially covers the recess (112), and wherein the upper edge (110) has a predetermined dimension and flexibility suitable for inserting the magnet (3) into the recess (112), which are each further selected and designed such that the magnet (3) inserted into the recess (112) is held stably and stationary in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner in the recess (112).

6. Magnetic adapter (1) according to claim 4, wherein the magnet (3) can be permanently accommodated in the first recess (112), and wherein the magnet (3) is preferably arranged replaceably in the first recess (112).

7. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, wherein the magnet (3) has magnetic properties comparable to in particular its holding force or its magnetic attraction force and its dimensions are selected and designed in accordance with the vessel (2) and a predetermined area of ​​use or application of the vessel (2) in such a way that a full as well as an empty vessel (2) is held non-slip and stationary by the adapter (1) and the magnet (3) at a predetermined position (P1, P2, Px), at which a suitable metal element is provided which interacts with the magnet (3).

8. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 7, wherein the adapter (1) is designed in its dimensions, in particular the dimensions of its first (112) and second (122) recess, and its height (H), the wall thickness (D) of the lateral wall (123) of the second region (12), and the thickness (D) of the first region (11) corresponding to the dimensions of the vessel (2) and the magnet (3) such that the adapter (1) is held stably on the vessel (2) for its intended use, and wherein the first region (11) has a thickness (D) and / or a reinforcement (113) which is suitable for stiffening the first region (11), in particular also in comparison to the second region (12).

9. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 8, wherein the upper edge (120) is designed as an edge region (120) which partially covers the second recess (122) and extends from the lateral wall (123) of the second region (12) in the direction of a central region (A) of the opening (121) extends so that an interior space (122) of the second region (12) is provided by the second recess (122), wherein the edge region (120) is angled or inclined at a predetermined angle (a) in the direction of the first region (11) into the interior space (122) of the adapter (1), and wherein the adapter (1) is designed in the design, arrangement and dimensions of the upper edge (120) with the central opening (121) of its second region (12) such that the adapter (1) is held stably on a plurality of vessels (2) for its intended use, which vessels may be of different designs and / or may have different dimensions.

10. Magnetic adapter (1) according to claim 9, wherein the edge region (120) is arranged and designed such that the edge region (120) extends together with the foot region (2) into the second recess (122) when the vessel (2) is inserted into the adapter (1) with its foot region (20) as intended, wherein the edge region (120) at least partially rests against the edge (23) of the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) in accordance with the dimensions of the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) and the dimensions of the adapter (1), and the edge region (120) is arranged at least partially in a sandwich-like manner between the lateral wall (123) and the foot region (2) of the vessel (2) and / or covers an upper region of the second recess (122) between the lateral wall (123) and the vessel (2) and in the process forms a curvature.

11. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 9, wherein the central opening (121) is substantially circular, and / or the central opening (121) is star-shaped in such a way that, starting from a comparatively small center of the opening (121), a predetermined number of respectively elongated, identical recesses in the opening (121), which are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the central opening (121), extend in the direction of the upper edge of the lateral wall (123) of the adapter (1), wherein the edge region (120) of the adapter (1) is divided into spaced-apart edge sections by the point-symmetric recesses in the opening (121).

12. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 9, wherein a collar (14) designed as a rubber band and / or spring band is provided on the upper edge (120), by means of which the upper opening (121) of the adapter (1) can be adapted to a selected vessel (2).

13. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 12, wherein the second region (12) has at least one recess (124) for providing venting and ventilation of the central recess (122) arranged adjacent to the first region (11) on the second region (12).

14. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 13, wherein the adapter (1) is formed in one piece, and is made of a suitable flexible plastic with a predetermined selected suitable Shore hardness, and wherein the adapter (1) can suitably be provided from a thermoplastic elastomer such as TPE or TPE-S and is preferably provided in particular from silicone, and wherein the reinforcement (113) of the first region (11) is provided by means of a comparatively inflexible material and is embedded in the first region (11) adjacent to the base (13) and the first recess (112).

15. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 14, wherein the adapter (1) has a predetermined transparency and / or has decorative, optical and taste-aesthetic properties and / or has markings that allow its simple and reliable assignment to a vessel (2) corresponding to the adapter (1).

16. Magnetic adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 15, wherein the adapter (1) is provided as a retrofittable, reusable utensil for the vessel (2) in accordance with its use in the home and / or garden and / or when camping, and particularly advantageous for the use of the vessel (2) on a means of transport and / or in a vehicle.

17. Vessel (2) equipped with a magnetic adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the adapter (1) is provided with a magnet (3) with selected magnetic properties in accordance with the use of the vessel (2), and wherein the adapter (1) is pulled over the foot (20) or the foot region (20) of the vessel (2) in such a way that the magnet (3) is arranged adjacent to the bottom of the vessel (2), and the adapter (1) adheres to the vessel (2) in a non-slip manner.

18. Vessel (2) according to claim 17, wherein the vessel (2) has dimensions which correspond positively to the magnetic adapter (1), and wherein the vessel (2) is in particular a drinking vessel (2), a drinking glass (2) or a bottle (2).

19. System (1, 4) comprising at least one magnetic adapter (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16, and at least one magnet (3) corresponding to the adapter (1), and at least one coaster (4) corresponding to the adapter (1) and the magnet (3), which coaster has a metal layer interacting with the magnet (3) and is designed as a nano-gel adhesive pad with a non-slip, adhesive underside.

20. System (1, 4) according to claim 19, comprising a plurality of magnets (3) with different magnetic properties and dimensions, and a plurality of magnet adapters (1) provided for and designed accordingly for a plurality of vessels (2), and a plurality of coasters (4) provided for non-slip positioning at a plurality of positions (P1, P2, Px).

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