CPC A61J 1/16 (2013.01) [A61J 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 5/178 (2013.01); A61M 5/20 (2013.01); B65D 25/10 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A holding device comprising:
a base body having a plurality of openings in a first surface; and
a plurality of holding elements each having a movable surface, the plurality of holding elements being arranged with respect to the plurality of openings, respectively, such that a container having a height extending along an axis perpendicular to the first surface in a respective opening of the plurality of openings is held by a respective one of the plurality of holding elements in a positive fit,
wherein, in a direction that is perpendicular to the height of the container, the movable surface faces the container,
wherein the holding element is designed and arranged to establish the positive fit by a displacement movement of the movable surface,
wherein the displacement movement has a direction of movement that inclines an angle with the height of the container in a range from 60 to 120°, and
wherein the movable surface at least partially encloses a holding area, the holding area has a ratio to an area of the respective opening that is in a range from more than 0.01 to less than 0.95.
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