Receiving device for articles, in particular strip materials wound up as wound rolls

In a receiving device for articles with a through-opening, the receiving device having an L-shape basic frame and, fastened thereon, at least one horizontal receiving spindle and a container body for complete enclosure of the articles, the container body comprising two shell bodies, namely, a fixed shell body, fastenable on the basic frame, and a mobile shell body, both shell bodies together forming bottom, top, and rear side walls having outer contours, each shell body having a front opening and a means for locking together with the other shell body with the front openings facing each other, thereby forming a receiving container which is closed on all sides, the improvement comprising the front opening of the mobile shell body having a contour which is larger than the outer contour of the rear wall of the fixed body so that the mobile shell body can be slipped with its front opening over the rear wall, parts of the top wall and side walls of the fixed shell body in a pickaback configuration, for the purpose of reducing overall volume of the receiving device and of removing the articles therefrom.