Holding structure for holding a plurality of containers for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic purposes and transport or packaging container comprising the same

A combination, comprising:

• a transport or packaging container that is box-shaped;
• a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, the containers being cylindrical and open at least at one end;
• and
• a holding structure accommodated in the box-shaped transport or packaging container and concurrently holding the plurality of containers, the holding structure comprising:
• a planar carrier having a plurality of openings or receptacles that are formed and arranged in a regular arrangement and are each holding a respective one of the containers;
• and
• at least two holding devices assigned to each of the openings or receptacles for holding the plurality of containers on the carrier by frictional engagement or by positive locking;
• the holding devices being configured to selectively assume two different stable positions, wherein, in a first stable position, the distance between the holding devices is sufficiently large so that in the first stable position of the holding devices the containers can be inserted into or removed from a respective opening or receptacle, and, in a second stable position of the holding devices, the distance between the holding devices is sufficiently small so that in the second stable position the containers are held by the holding devices in the respective opening or receptacle by frictional engagement or by positive locking.