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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Martina Höfler, Trossingen, DE;
Gerold Zieris, Tuttlingen-Möhringen, DE;
Matthias Schweizer, Tuttlingen, DE;
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A container system and a method for forming a knob in a container. The container system includes a container, in particular a medical or surgical sterile container preferably having a tub-like container vessel and/or a container cover; at least one separate coupling element; and at least one coupling system for releasably connecting the coupling element to the container. The coupling system includes a male coupling portion formed on the container and a female coupling portion formed on the coupling element. The coupling portions can be coupled to and uncoupled from one another. The male coupling portion is integrally formed in a wall of the container and is designed as a protruding knob having an undercut.