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The present invention relates to a shipping system (1) for shipping articles, comprising a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which it can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which it has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while having

The present invention relates to a shipping system (1) for shipping articles, comprising a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which it can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which it has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while having the same base area, and comprising multiple positioning elements that are stackable one above the other, each having at least one holding fixture arranged side-by-side to hold a section of one of the articles. The shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack of positioning elements in the in-use state and in the not-in-use state it is designed to accommodate the positioning elements.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A shipping system for shipping articles having a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which the shipping box (2) can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which the shipping box (2) has a reduced height in comparison with the in

The invention claimed is: 1. A shipping system for shipping articles having a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which the shipping box (2) can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which the shipping box (2) has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while still having the same base area, having multiple positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6), each having at least two holding fixtures (25) arranged side-by-side, each being shaped to hold a section of one of the articles, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) can be stacked one above the other, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack (26, 27) of positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) in the in-use state, wherein in each stack (26, 27) all the positioning elements (3, 5) which are arranged above a bottom positioning element (4, 6) are of the same design, and wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) when in the not-in-use state. 2. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) are designed and can be stacked in such a way that in a stack (26, 27) at least one holding fixture (25) that is open at the top and belongs to a lower positioning element (3, 4, 5, 6) is aligned with a holding fixture (25) which is open at the bottom and belongs to an upper positioning element (3, 5) so that the holding fixtures (25) that are aligned with one another serve to secure the same article from above and from underneath. 3. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the holding fixtures (25) of the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) are each shaped to hold sections of at least two different articles or to hold two different sections of the same articles. 4. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein in each stack (26, 27), the bottom positioning element (4, 6) has a flat bottom side (24) and has only holding fixtures (25) that are open at the top. 5. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) are designed for forming three stacks (26, 27) that are spaced a distance apart from one another, whereby in the in-use state of the shipping box (2), two stacks (26) are arranged at the side and one stack (27) is arranged centrally, the side stacks (26) are made of bottom positioning elements (4) that are identical in design and upper positioning elements (3) that are the same in design. 6. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the shipping box (2) has two side walls (9, 10), each having two corner posts (16, 17) which are designed so they can be rotatably pivoted about a pivot axis (29) between an upright position and a horizontal position. 7. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the shipping box (2) has a rear wall (8) rotationally pivotable about a pivot axis (12) between an upright position and a horizontal position. 8. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the shipping box (2) is approximately half as high in its not-in-use state as in its in-use state. 9. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to be stackable in the not-in-use state or the in-use state. 10. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the shipping box (2) has a bottom (7) which has holding shoes (11) for a fork of a forklift on the front side of the shipping box (2) or at least on a side of the shipping box (2). 11. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) are made of plastic. 12. The shipping system according to claim 1, wherein the articles are exhaust lines for motor vehicles, in particular for passenger vehicles. 13. A shipping system for shipping articles having a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which the shipping box (2) can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which the shipping box (2) has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while still having the same base area, having multiple positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6), each having at least two holding fixtures (25) arranged side-by-side, each being shaped to hold a section of one of the articles, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) can be stacked one above the other, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack (26, 27) of positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) in the in-use state, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) when in the not-in-use state, wherein the shipping box (2) has a guide rod (15) for each stack (26, 27) on a rear side and has a front guide rod (20) on a front side, and wherein the positioning elements (3, 4. 5) have on their ends guide holding fixtures (28) in which the guide rods (15, 20) engage when the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) are stacked together. 14. A shipping system for shipping articles having a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which the shipping box (2) can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which the shipping box (2) has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while still having the same base area, having multiple positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6), each having at least two holding fixtures (25) arranged side-by-side, each being shaped to hold a section of one of the articles, wherein the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) can be stacked one above the other, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack (26, 27) of positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) in the in-use state, wherein the shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate the positioning elements (3, 4, 5, 6) when in the not-in-use state, wherein the shipping box (2) has two side walls (9, 10), each having two corner posts (16, 17) which are designed so they can be rotatably pivoted about a pivot axis (29) between an upright position and a horizontal position, and wherein the corner posts (16, 17) each have an upper post section (16o, 17o) which is adjustable in a translational movement between a retracted lower position in a lower post section (16u, 17u). 15. The shipping system according to claim 13, wherein the front guide rods (20) in the in-use state of the shipping box (2) are each inserted into a rod holding fixture (21) provided on the bottom (7) of the shipping box (2), the shipping box (2) in the not-in-use state is designed to accommodate the front guide rods (20) removed from the rod holding fixtures (21).