Patent ID: 7086527

Claim:
A receptacle for accommodating at least one pencil comprising a plurality of wall elements defining an internal space, a first wall element having a first connecting portion and a first end portion within the internal space, a second wall element having a second connecting portion and a second end portion within the internal space, wherein the first end portion is bent over toward the second connecting portion and the second end portion is bent over toward the first connection portion, so that the first and second connecting portions define with the bent over first and second end portions a gap having a closed bottom formed by the bent over first and second end portions, a connecting device comprising a weld bead located at least in part within the gap for connecting the first connecting portion to the second connecting portion, and wherein the first and second wall elements are provided with at least one stiffening rib defining a portion of the gap and the weld bead is adjacent to the stiffening rib.