Container with a device for setting and displaying a display value

Abstract

A container, in some cases a drink container, with a device for setting and displaying a display value, comprises a marking element, a metal or magnetic strip, and a housing for the marking element. The marking element can be moved by a setting magnet located outside of the interior space of the container. A device for setting and displaying a total fluid intake is also described. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for setting and displaying a display value on a container.

1 . A container having a device for setting and displaying a display value, comprising
 at least one container wall with an inner side and an outer side, a container floor and a container opening, as well as a metal or magnetic element and a marking element,   wherein the metal or magnetic element comprises magnetic material and/or metallic material, and   wherein the marking element is supported in and/or under a housing and is movable by a setting magnet by magnetic force.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal or magnetic element is a metal or magnetic strip on which the marking element is movably supported in the housing. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a scale that is attached to the at least one container wall, to the metal element and/or to the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is configured by a closed housing with an interior space for the marking element and/or by a cover with an interior space for the marking element. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the housing or the cover has at least one housing wall comprising an inspection window and/or wherein the housing or the cover is at least partially transparent. 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the closed housing or the cover configures an interior space that extends from the direction of the container floor in the direction of the container opening. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal or magnetic element is arranged externally on the container wall, and the marking element is supported so that it can slide on the metal or magnetic element and is covered by the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 1 , in the form of a drink container having a device for setting and displaying a display value, further comprising a scale,
 wherein the marking element comprises magnetic material or a magnet, and the metal or magnetic element is a metal or magnetic strip with which the marking element is connected by magnetic force,   wherein the marking element is movable along the metal or magnetic strip,   wherein the housing encloses an interior space in which the marking element and the metal or magnetic strip are located, and   wherein the marking element is movable by the setting magnet located outside the housing.   
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal or magnetic element is a non-magnetic metal strip. 
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein said container is drink container. 
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal or magnetic element extends along the at least one container wall of the container. 
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein the scale extends from the direction of the container floor in the direction of the container opening, and/or is designed and aligned to display a consumed total fluid intake. 
     
     
         13 . The container according to  claim 5 , wherein the cover is affixed to side walls ( 14 ), configured as one piece of the container wall. 
     
     
         14 . The container according to  claim 6 , wherein the closed housing or the cover configures an interior space on the container wall that extends from the direction of the container floor in the direction of the container opening along the outer side. 
     
     
         15 . The container according to  claim 7 , wherein the metal or magnetic element is secured externally on the container wall, and the marking element is supported so that it can slide on the metal or magnetic element and is enclosed in the housing. 
     
     
         16 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the display value is a total fluid intake. 
     
     
         17 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the setting magnet exerts a greater magnetic force on the marking element than the metal or magnetic strip. 
     
     
         18 . A device for setting and displaying a display value, having a scale, a marking element consisting of magnetic material or a magnet, and a metal or magnetic strip with which the marking element is connected by magnetic force,
 wherein the marking element is movable along the metal or magnetic strip,   wherein the device further has a housing enclosing an interior space in which the marking element and the metal or magnetic strip are located, and   wherein the marking element is movable by a setting magnet located outside the housing.   
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein the setting magnet exerts a greater magnetic force on the marking element than the metal or magnetic strip. 
     
     
         20 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein the scale runs parallel to the metal or magnetic strip. 
     
     
         21 . A fluid intake monitoring system for setting and displaying a display value comprising a container according to  claim 1  and a setting tool. 
     
     
         22 . The fluid intake monitoring system according to  claim 21 , wherein the setting tool is a setting magnet. 
     
     
         23 . A method for setting and displaying a display value on a container according to  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the following steps in this order:
 a. securing the marking element in a starting position in the housing by a first magnetic force acting between the marking element and the metal or magnetic element;   b. disengaging the marking element through action of a second magnetic force of a setting tool;   c. transporting the marking element within the housing by movement of the setting tool through action of the second magnetic force from the starting position to an end position; and   d. securing the marking element in the housing in an end position by the first magnetic force acting between the marking element and the metal or magnetic element, by removing the setting tool.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the second magnetic force is greater than the first magnetic force. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the setting tool is guided in step c. along a housing wall in the form of an inspection window and/or wherein the marking element is transported in step c. along the metal or magnetic element. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the marking element comprises or constitutes a magnet. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the setting tool is applied in the form of a setting magnet to the housing. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the first magnetic force is also effective during the transporting in step c. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein transporting the marking element within the housing in step c. takes place by movement of the setting tool through action of the first and second magnetic force. 
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the second magnetic force is also effective during the transporting in step c. 
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the marking element is transported in step c. along the metal or magnetic element so that contact between the marking element and the metal or magnetic element exists during said transporting. 
     
     
         32 . A method for setting and displaying a display value on a container with a device according to  claim 18 , wherein the method comprises the following steps in this order:
 a. securing the marking element in a starting position in the housing by a first magnetic force acting between the marking element and the metal or magnetic element;   b. disengaging the marking element through action of a second magnetic force of a setting tool;   c. transporting the marking element within the housing by movement of the setting tool through action of the second magnetic force from the starting position to an end position; and   d. securing the marking element in the housing in an end position by the first magnetic force acting between the marking element and the metal or magnetic element, by removing the setting tool.