Patent ID: 7546666

Claim:
Device containers for holding freight, comprising two containers connected to each other by at least two connecting elements, wherein the containers, in the area where they are connected, are sealed off from the environment by at least one sealing element, wherein each of the containers has a closable access opening at an end which faces the other container, wherein the sealing element ( 3 ) extends around outside edges in the area of the facing ends of the containers ( 1 ), and wherein a connecting element ( 13 ) is installed on the container ( 1 ) in such a way that, when the containers are not attached to each other, the external contour of the connecting element ( 13 ) is located in an essentially interior position with respect to the external contour of the container ( 1 ), wherein the sealing element ( 3 ) is made of an elastomeric base material ( 7 ) in which stiffening plates ( 8 ) are embedded.