Container conveyor comprising connecting elements

An apparatus comprising a container conveyor for conveying suspended containers, wherein said container conveyor comprises a first conveying element and a first connecting element, wherein said first conveying element comprises a housing and an advancing wheel, wherein said housing is selected from the group consisting of a columnar housing and a tubular housing, wherein said advancing wheel is driven such as to rotate about a machine axis, wherein said advancing wheel comprises container receptacles, wherein said first connecting element is projects laterally, wherein said first connecting element is tubular, wherein said first connecting element is clamped to said housing at a first connection to support said housing and to connect said housing to a structure, wherein said structure is selected from the group consisting of a second conveying element and a machine frame, wherein said connecting element comprises a first end and a first cut-out opening, wherein said first cut-out opening is disposed at said first end, wherein said connecting element forms said first connection using said first cut-out opening, wherein said connecting element is located laterally such as to fit onto a circumferential surface of said housing, wherein said connecting element has a longitudinal extension that is oriented tangential to said circumferential surface, and wherein said connecting element is secured to said housing.