Device for suspending articles or for securing a bearing means, with: a) a plug-in sleeve, the latter: aa) having a front plug-in opening which continues axially as a free space into the interior of the plug-in sleeve; ab) having an arresting contour on its inside; and ac) being intended for fastening directly or indirectly on a carrying structure (4, 5, 6); b) a load carrier (2, 2'), the latter: ba) having a plug-in part intended for introducing into the front plug-in opening; bb) the plug-in part having a mating contour, which is provided for engaging with the arresting contour on the plug-in sleeve; and bc) serving for suspending articles directly or for supporting a bearing means; wherein c) the configuration of plug-in part and plug-in sleeve forces the introduction of the plug-in part into the plug-in sleeve with the load carrier (2, 2') inclined in relation to the horizontal overall, the plug-in part being in a lowered position; and d) the engagement between the arresting contour and the mating contour, as the locked state, is achieved once the load carrier (2, 2') moves as a whole into the horizontal with the plug-in part located horizontally; e) the arresting contour is formed on the underside of the ceiling of the housing of the plug-in sleeve; and f) the mating contour is provided on the side flanks of the plug-in part, characterized in that g) the arresting contour is arranged as an elevation on both sides of the ceiling of the housing of the plug-in sleeve, at the transition to the side flanks of the latter; and h) the mating contour is located as a recess in the two side flanks of the plug-in part. a) a plug-in sleeve, the latter: aa) having a front plug-in opening which continues axially as a free space into the interior of the plug-in sleeve; ab) having an arresting contour on its inside; and ac) being intended for fastening directly or indirectly on a carrying structure (4, 5, 6); aa) having a front plug-in opening which continues axially as a free space into the interior of the plug-in sleeve; ab) having an arresting contour on its inside; and ac) being intended for fastening directly or indirectly on a carrying structure (4, 5, 6); b) a load carrier (2, 2'), the latter: ba) having a plug-in part intended for introducing into the front plug-in opening; bb) the plug-in part having a mating contour, which is provided for engaging with the arresting contour on the plug-in sleeve; and bc) serving for suspending articles directly or for supporting a bearing means; wherein ba) having a plug-in part intended for introducing into the front plug-in opening; bb) the plug-in part having a mating contour, which is provided for engaging with the arresting contour on the plug-in sleeve; and bc) serving for suspending articles directly or for supporting a bearing means; wherein c) the configuration of plug-in part and plug-in sleeve forces the introduction of the plug-in part into the plug-in sleeve with the load carrier (2, 2') inclined in relation to the horizontal overall, the plug-in part being in a lowered position; and d) the engagement between the arresting contour and the mating contour, as the locked state, is achieved once the load carrier (2, 2') moves as a whole into the horizontal with the plug-in part located horizontally; e) the arresting contour is formed on the underside of the ceiling of the housing of the plug-in sleeve; and f) the mating contour is provided on the side flanks of the plug-in part, characterized in that g) the arresting contour is arranged as an elevation on both sides of the ceiling of the housing of the plug-in sleeve, at the transition to the side flanks of the latter; and h) the mating contour is located as a recess in the two side flanks of the plug-in part.