SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR CONCURRENTLY SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF VIALS, USE THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH VIALS
First Claim
1. A supporting structure for concurrently supporting a plurality of vials, comprising:
- a carrier having an upper side, a lower side opposite the upper side and a plurality of apertures or receptacles into which the vials can be inserted, at least partially, to be supported therein at the carrier, wherein the vials have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall; and
a retaining protrusion that protrudes into the respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction at a lower end of a respective aperture or receptacle for supporting the associated vial in cooperation with the transition region outside the base in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier.
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Abstract
A supporting structure for concurrently supporting a plurality of vials is provided. The supporting structure includes a carrier having apertures or receptacles, into which the vials can be inserted to be supported therein on the carrier. The vials have a bottom that forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall. The carrier has a retaining protrusion at a lower end of the aperture or receptacle that extends into the respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction. The retaining protrusion supports the vial in cooperation with the transition region outside the base in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier.
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Citations
35 Claims
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1. A supporting structure for concurrently supporting a plurality of vials, comprising:
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a carrier having an upper side, a lower side opposite the upper side and a plurality of apertures or receptacles into which the vials can be inserted, at least partially, to be supported therein at the carrier, wherein the vials have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall; and a retaining protrusion that protrudes into the respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction at a lower end of a respective aperture or receptacle for supporting the associated vial in cooperation with the transition region outside the base in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A supporting structure comprising a plurality of vials which are supported in apertures or receptacles of the supporting structure, wherein the vials have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall, and wherein the apertures or receptacles are configured to support the vials at the transition regions outside the bases such that the bottoms or bases of the vial jut out of the apertures or receptacles and are freely accessible from a lower side of the supporting structure.
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21. A transport or packaging container for a plurality of vials, comprising:
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a box-shaped transport or packaging container; and a supporting structure accommodated in the box-shaped transport or packaging container for supporting the plurality of vials inside the transport or packaging container, the supporting structure comprising; a carrier having an upper side, a lower side opposite the upper side, and a plurality of apertures or receptacles into which the vials can be inserted, at least partially, to be supported therein at the carrier, wherein the vials have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall, and a retaining protrusion that protrudes into the respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction at a lower end of a respective aperture or receptacle for supporting the associated vial in cooperation with the transition region outside the base in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of concurrently supporting a plurality of vials using a supporting structure, comprising:
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selecting a supporting structure that comprises a carrier having an upper side, a lower side opposite to the upper side, and a plurality of apertures or receptacles, the carrier having a retaining protrusion that protrudes into a respective aperture or receptacle at the lower end of a respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction; selecting vials that have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall; and inserting the vials, at least partially, into the apertures or receptacles so that the retaining protrusion cooperates with the transition region of the respectively associated vial, so that the transition regions of the vials are supported outside the bases in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier.
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24. A method for the treatment of vials, comprising:
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providing a supporting structure having an upper side, a lower side opposite to the upper side, and a plurality of apertures or receptacles, the supporting structure having a retaining protrusion that protrudes into the respective aperture or receptacle at a lower end of a respective aperture or receptacle inward in radial direction; providing a plurality of vials, wherein the vials have a bottom, which forms a base, a cylindrical side wall, and an annular transition region between the base and the cylindrical side wall; disposing the vials in the apertures or receptacles of the supporting structure so that the vials are supported in cooperation with the transition region outside the bases in such a manner that the bottoms or bases of the vials jut out of the apertures or receptacles of the carrier and are freely accessible from the lower side of the carrier; and treating the vials while being supported at the supporting structure and while being accommodated in the apertures or receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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