Patent attributes
A housing with an opening, a handle for the container, a door, and a locking and releasing mechanism for the handle. The door opens or closes the opening in the housing according to the rest position and position of the handle. The handle is articulated on the housing and can be displaced to a retracted rest position and to a deployed position of use. The mechanism includes a first part disposed on the housing and a second part disposed on the handle, wherein the first or second part is arranged on the housing. One of the first and second parts includes as a control track, and the other includes a control pin engaging in the control track. The mechanism includes a third part that includes a lever movably journaled on the housing. The door is journaled for movement in a pivot shaft on the housing and, in its open position, is subjected to a closing force in the direction of its closed position. The lever journaled on the housing has a locking spur which holds the door in its open position until the holder is displaced from the position of use to the position of rest.