Container for cylindrical articles

Claim 1

A container for substantially elongated articles, especially cartridges, ampullae, and bottles, which comprises: a box, and a partitioned carrier having a vertical central axis and a longitudinal axis and adapted to be inserted into and to be withdrawn from said box, said box and said carrier being provided with at least two series of cooperating abutment means operable respectively to become effective when inserting said carrier into said box in a first position and when inserting said carrier into said box after turning said carrier by 180* about one of said two axes relative to said first position, said box having a bottom, sidewalls, and end walls, and being open at the top, said carrier when inserted in said box having first partition means extending substantially parallel to said bottom and also having second partition means substantially parallel to said end walls and also having third partition means substantially parallel to said sidewalls, said first partition means being provided with holes having their axes substantially perpendicular to the plane of said first partition means, said third partition means being provided with abutment members protruding from one longitudinal free edge and also being provided with recess means on its opposite longitudinal free edge, said last mentioned recess means being offset with regard to said abutment members in the longitudinal direction of said carrier.