DE29521382U1 - Container base - Google Patents

Description

Busak + Shamban GmbH & Co.
Handwerkstrasse 5-7
70565 Stuttgart

Representative:

Kohler Schmid + Partner
Patent attorneys
Ruppmannstrasse 27
70565 Stuttgart

Container base

The invention relates to a container base, one side of which can be placed on a storage surface for a container, and on the other side of which the preferably hot container can be placed over a container base.

Such a container base has become known, for example, through its sale in shops that sell household goods.

If a container, such as a pot, with hot contents is taken off a stove in the home, the pot, which is also hot, cannot be placed directly on a table or other surface in the home, but a container base must first be placed on the surface. The hot pot can be placed on this without the pot touching the table surface. This is particularly necessary if the surface of the table is not heat-resistant or needs to be protected for other reasons. This can also apply to a table cover, i.e. a tablecloth that is not heat-resistant.

For this reason, container bases made of fabric or plastic that are plate-shaped are available in household goods stores. Such plate-shaped container bases are placed on the table and prevent a hot container base from coming into contact with a shelf or table surface. It is also common to use metal grids that act as spacers between the shelf and the container due to an angled profile.

The same problems also occur when the container has a very low temperature. In this case, a container base prevents the container from freezing to the table or table surface.

The well-known container bases are usually made of plastic and have a coated surface so that oven-hot pots, pans or casserole dishes can be placed on them without damaging the container base. The disadvantage is that the coating makes the production of the container base complex and expensive.

Another disadvantage of the known container base is that the container base requires a lot of space when placed on the table due to its plate-shaped design. The space requirement is also a disadvantage when the container base is not needed and is to be stored in a cupboard or storage compartment.

Since the plate-shaped container base usually has a surface that is significantly larger than the base of the hot or cold container to be placed on it, the familiar container base has a disruptive effect on the table or the storage surface. In order to counteract any impairment of the visual effect of a set table, the surface of the familiar container base may also be decorated with motifs.

Other well-known container bases are made of metal and have a chrome-plated or galvanized surface. As with container bases made of plastic, this makes cleaning more difficult, as such container bases are not necessarily dishwasher-safe. Furthermore, these bases are very heavy.

Usually a coating or special training is also required

of the container base with a profiled surface structure is necessary so that the surface of the container base is non-slip. This prevents hot or cold containers from sliding down the container base in an uncontrolled manner.

DE-GM 70 31 336 discloses a base for containers that is larger in circumference than the container to be placed on it. Sections of the base protrude from the container on all sides and are provided with a raised edge.
so that any liquid dripping from the container can
a groove on the edge of the base. In addition, the plate-shaped base must be attached to the container and can be made of plastic.

Furthermore, DE-PS 165987 discloses a circular base made of solid or hollow wire, which has upward and downward bends. The bends serve as a base and the upward wave-shaped bends are intended for placing the vessel to be insulated on.

The present invention is based on the task of developing a flexible container base that can be used quickly and stored just as quickly in storage compartments, which is as simple as possible in construction and via which temperature differences between the container and the base can be easily dissipated.

This task is solved by the container base
ring-shaped and made of a heat-resistant plastic
is manufactured so that the ring-shaped container base has a
area that is smaller than the area of the

container base and that the container base has channels running in the radial direction.

The ring-shaped container base according to the invention can simply be placed on a table or a storage surface or a worktop so that an oven-hot container, for example a pot, a pan or a casserole dish, can be placed on it. The container base can be designed symmetrically so that it is not necessary to pay attention to which side of the base comes into contact with the container. The container base forms a non-slip base and enables a heated item located inside the container to be further processed.

Due to its ring-shaped design, the container base has an extremely large surface area that is heat-resistant, and a very small contact area with the storage surface and the hot container. This means that the heat in the area of the container base can be dissipated quickly and extremely well. This is further supported by the thermal conductivity of the selected material.

Since the container base according to the invention is almost invisible when inserted, since it protrudes radially from the container arranged above it and is almost completely covered, an unobtrusive optical effect can be achieved. The container appears to float, so to speak, above the table or the storage surface.

The container base is preferably made of an elastic material so that the container bottom of the

The container base provides a springy base or flexible base for the container. The base of the container rests against a ring surface via tangential contact points.

The container base according to the invention is usually manufactured as a circular solid body in cross section.

The channels enable or improve the heat dissipation from the inside of the ring to the outside. The heat flowing from the bottom of the container is conducted to the outside without the table surface or the surface of the table support becoming too hot.

A reduction in the contact area between one side of the base of the container base and the bottom of the hot container and a simultaneous improvement in heat dissipation can be achieved by opening the channels upwards or downwards to one side of the ring-shaped container base.

In a further embodiment, the base side, or the base sides of the ring-shaped container base are aligned parallel to the storage surface. The container base therefore has good support and storage options, which make it a preferred base with non-slip properties. If the base side of the ring-shaped container base facing the container bottom is beveled and thus has a flat contact surface, heavy vessels or containers in particular can be placed very easily.

If the ring-shaped container base is made of an elastomer, very good adhesion can be achieved by means of frictional engagement between the container base and the base side of the container base.

The ring-shaped container base is preferably made of silicone, since silicone has heat-resistant properties, is easy to clean and can form a non-slip surface. In order to prevent the container from slipping and to additionally secure the container, it is also conceivable to design the base sides of the container base according to the invention with nubs or profiles. The nubs can press against the container base, suck in and ensure good adhesion.

The ring-shaped container base preferably has an inner diameter of 50 to 120 mm, preferably 100 mm. This makes it possible to use the container base according to the invention to support most common containers and to utilize the above-mentioned advantages.

In another embodiment, the ring-shaped container base has a ring height of 12 mm extending from one side of the base to the other side of the base. This ensures a sufficient distance between the storage surface and the container base, so that satisfactory heat protection of the storage surface, storage surface cover or tablecloth is guaranteed. At the same time, the impression is created that the container is standing directly on the storage surface.

The container base according to the invention can be used not only in the household area, but everywhere

where hot containers have to be placed, for example in laboratory areas of industry and commerce, clinics or the like. The container base can also be used as a non-slip base for bowls or other containers.

Further advantages emerge from the description and the attached drawing. Likewise, the features mentioned above and those listed below can be used individually or in any combination with one another according to the invention. The embodiments mentioned are not to be understood as an exhaustive list, but rather are exemplary in nature.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing and is explained in more detail using exemplary embodiments. It shows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container base according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of another container base according to the invention;

Fig. 3 is a further partial perspective view of another container base according to the invention;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the container base according to Figure 2, on which a container is arranged.

The individual figures in the drawings do not necessarily show the object of the invention to scale. The objects in the individual figures are partly greatly enlarged.

ßert, schematized and simplified so that their structure can be better shown.

In Figure 1, a container base 1 according to the invention is shown in perspective, which is ring-shaped and made of a heat-forming plastic. When the container base 1 is placed on a table or a storage surface, it rests with one side 2 of the base on the storage surface. The frictional contact between the side 2 of the base and the storage surface prevents the container base 1 from slipping. Consequently, a hot or cold container, which is not shown in Figure 1, can be placed on another side 3 of the container 1, as shown by way of example in Figure 4. The heated goods in the container can be further processed, since the container is fixed in position on the container base 1. Since only the base side 3 comes into contact with the base of the container, contact between the storage surface or another support and the hot base of the container is prevented. At the same time, only a small part of the base of the container 1 is exposed to heat, while the large surface of the base of the container 1 can dissipate the heat.

Figure 2 shows another container base 11 according to the invention, which is only partially shown in perspective in the figure. The container base 11 is also ring-shaped, so that one side 12 of the base can rest on a storage surface and another side 13 of the base can carry a hot container. Heat trapped between the storage surface, the container base and an inner ring wall of the container base 11 can flow out of the inner ring area via the channels 15 and 16.

The channels 15 and 16 can be distributed over the circumferential surface of the container base 11 and can be formed in any number. The channels 15 and 16 in the container base 11 shown in the figure are each open towards the base side 12 and 13, respectively, so that the contact area between the container base 11 and the container bottom of the hot container to be placed on it is reduced. The channels 15 and 16 could also be made by radially directed holes in the inner ring wall 14.

The container base 11 has a circular cross-section. The container base 11 according to the invention can be manufactured with any cross-section. However, a symmetrical design of the cross-section is preferred.

In Figure 3, part of another container base 21 is shown in perspective. The container base can rest on a support surface with one base side 22, while another base side 23 has contact sections 24 and 25 that are spaced apart from one another. If a hot container is placed on the container base 21, a container base of the hot container only rests on the contact sections 24 and 25 of the container base 21. On the one hand, the contact area between the container base and the container base 21 can thus be reduced, and on the other hand, the heat can flow out of the inner ring area between the contact sections 24 and 25. The contact sections 24 and 25 can be designed in various ways, for example, they can also be implemented by means of knobs distributed on the base side 23. The contact sections 24 and 25 also prevent the container placed on the container base 21 from slipping.

Figure 4 shows an inventive use of the container base 11. The container base 11 rests with one base side 12 on a storage surface 30 of a table 31, which is only partially shown. Since the container base 11 is made of a heat-resistant, soft plastic, it is secured in a fixed position to prevent it from moving back and forth. On the other base side 13, a container 32 stands above a container base 33. The container base 33 is therefore spaced from the storage surface 30 and the container 32 is nevertheless secured against slipping so that goods in the container 32 can be processed if necessary. It is also guaranteed that the container 32 does not accidentally fall over onto the storage surface 30 of the worktop 31 and that goods in it can spill out.

If there is a hot item in the container 32 because the container 32 has been taken out of an oven or from a hotplate, the heat can be released in the area of the container base 33 without excessively heating the storage surface 30 of the worktop 31. Heat accumulating between the container base 33, the storage surface 30 and the inside of the ring of the container base 11 can be released to the outside via one or more channels 15. The channels 15 can be open towards the base side 12 or 13, ensure good heat dissipation and at the same time reduce the contact area between the base side 13 and the container base 33.

Claims (7)

Protection claims 1. Container base (1; 11; 21), which can be placed with one base side (2; 12; 22) on a storage surface (30) for a container (32), and on the other side of the base (3; 13; 23) of which the preferably hot container (32) can be placed via a container base (33), characterized, that the container base (1; 11; 21) is ring-shaped and made of a heat-resistant plastic, that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) encloses an area which is smaller than the area of the container base (33) and that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) has channels (15, 16) running in the radial direction. 2. Container base according to claim 1, characterized in that the channels (15, 16) are open upwards or downwards towards a base side (2, 3; 12, 13; 22, 23) of the annular container base (1; 11; 21). 3. Container base according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one or both base sides (2, 3; 12, 13; 22, 23) of the annular container base (1; 11; 21) are aligned parallel to the storage surface (30). 4. Container base according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) is made of an elastomer. 5. Container base according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) is made of a silicone. 6. Container base according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) has an inner diameter of 50 to 100 mm, preferably 100 mm. 7. Container base according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the annular container base (1; 11; 21) has a ring height of 12 mm extending from one base side (2; 12; 22) to the other base side (3; 13; 23).