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A portable container (1) is proposed, with a container body (2) which has a top (4), facing upwards in a first container alignment. A movable carrying handle (5) provided on the container body (2) may be moved from a not-in-use position close to the container body (2) into a position of use, so that

A portable container (1) is proposed, with a container body (2) which has a top (4), facing upwards in a first container alignment. A movable carrying handle (5) provided on the container body (2) may be moved from a not-in-use position close to the container body (2) into a position of use, so that it may be used to carry the container in the first container alignment. Also formed on the top (4) is an immovable additional carrying handle (6) formed by a side wall of a recess (38) which has an engaging recess (54) in which the fingers of one hand may engage in order to carry the container (1) in a second container alignment with its top (4) oriented to the side.

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1. A portable container with a container body and a movable carrying handle mounted pivotably on the container body about a pivot axis, wherein the container body has a top which faces upwards on adoption of a first container alignment and on which it is provided with a recess bounded by a side wall

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A portable container with a container body and a movable carrying handle mounted pivotably on the container body about a pivot axis, wherein the container body has a top which faces upwards on adoption of a first container alignment and on which it is provided with a recess bounded by a side wall, and wherein the movable carrying handle may be positioned in either a position of use extending upwards above the container body, on adopting the first container alignment, or in a not-in-use position closer to the container body relative to the former position, and wherein a length section of the side wall of the recess forms an immovable additional carrying handle usable as an alternative to the movable carrying handle, and wherein it has an engaging recess open towards the recess and in which the fingers of a hand may engage from below, when the container body adopts a second container alignment with the top oriented sideways, and wherein the length section of the side wall of the recess forming the additional carrying handle and the engaging recess have a linear longitudinal extent extending parallel to the pivot axis of the movable carrying handle. 2. A container according to claim 1, wherein the length section of the side wall of the recess forming the additional carrying handle is arranged off-center on the top, wherein the engaging recess faces towards the center of the top. 3. A container according to claim 1, wherein the movable carrying handle is bow-shaped and has two handle limbs mounted movably on the container body and a holding bar which may be gripped with one hand, extending between the two handle limbs. 4. A container according to claim 1, wherein the movable carrying handle in the not-in-use position dips at least partly into the container body. 5. A container according to claim 4, wherein the movable carrying handle in the not-in-use position dips into the recess of the container body bounded at the side by the additional carrying handle, wherein there is provided between the movable carrying handle and the additional carrying handle a gap allowing grasping of the additional carrying handle when the carrying handle is moved into the not-in-use position. 6. A container according to claim 4, wherein the movable carrying handle in the not-in-use position dips entirely into the container body. 7. A container according to claim 1, wherein securing means are provided for releasable fixing of the movable carrying handle relative to the container body in the not-in-use position. 8. A container according to claim 7, wherein the securing means are in the form of latching means. 9. A container according to claim 8, wherein the securing means in the form of latching means have at least one latch projection provided on the movable carrying handle or on the container body, and a latch recess assigned to this latch projection on the other container component. 10. A container according to claim 8, wherein the securing means are in the form of latching means which are able to engage and release automatically on movement of the carrying handle. 11. A portable container with a container body and a movable carrying handle mounted on the container body, wherein the container body has a top which faces upwards on adoption of a first container alignment and on which it is provided with a recess bounded by a side wall, and wherein the movable carrying handle may be positioned in either a position of use extending upwards above the container body, on adopting the first container alignment, or in a not-in-use position closer to the container body relative to the former position, and wherein a length section of the side wall of the recess forms an immovable additional carrying handle usable as an alternative to the movable carrying handle, and wherein it has an engaging recess open towards the recess and in which the fingers of a hand may engage from below, when the container body adopts a second container alignment with the top oriented sideways, and wherein the movable carrying handle in the not-in-use position dips into the recess of the container body bounded at the side by the additional carrying handle, wherein there is provided between the movable carrying handle and the additional carrying handle a gap allowing grasping of the additional carrying handle when the carrying handle is moved into the not-in-use position, andwherein the movable carrying handle is bow-shaped and has two handle limbs mounted movably on the container body and a holding bar which may be gripped with one hand, extending between the two handle limbs, and wherein the length section of the side wall of the recess forming the additional carrying handle extends parallel to the holding bar of the movable carrying handle. 12. A portable container with a container body and a movable carrying handle mounted on the container body, wherein the container body has a top which faces upwards on adoption of a first container alignment and on which it is provided with a recess bounded by a side wall, and wherein the movable carrying handle may be positioned in either a position of use extending upwards above the container body, on adopting the first container alignment, or in a not-in-use position closer to the container body relative to the former position, and wherein a length section of the side wall of the recess forms an immovable additional carrying handle usable as an alternative to the movable carrying handle, and wherein it has an engaging recess open towards the recess and in which the fingers of a hand may engage from below, when the container body adopts a second container alignment with the top oriented sideways, and wherein the container body has a box- or bowl-shaped bottom part lying below in the first container alignment, and a lid assigned to the opening, here facing upwards, of the bottom part. 13. A container according to claim 12, wherein the recess provided on the top, and the additional carrying handle assigned to this recess are at least partly formed on the lid. 14. A container according to claim 13, wherein the recess provided on the top and the additional carrying handle assigned to this recess are entirely formed on the lid. 15. A container according to claim 12 wherein the lid is mounted pivotably on the bottom part for opening and closing. 16. A container according to claim 12, wherein the container body is provided with locking means for the releasable locking of the lid relative to the bottom part when it adopts a closed position closing the opening of the bottom part. 17. A container according to claim 12, wherein the length section of the side wall of the recess forming the additional carrying handle has a linear longitudinal extent. 18. A container according to claim 17, wherein the linear longitudinal extent of the length section of the side wall of the recess forming the additional carrying handle extends parallel to a rear or front side wall section of the container body. 19. A container according to claim 12, wherein the movable carrying handle is mounted pivotably on the container body in such a way that it may be moved between the position of use and the not-in-use position by swiveling relative to the container body. 20. A portable container with a container body and a movable carrying handle mounted on the container body, wherein the container body has a top which faces upwards on adoption of a first container alignment and on which it is provided with a recess bounded by a side wall, and wherein the movable carrying handle may be positioned in either a position of use extending upwards above the container body, on adopting the first container alignment, or in a not-in-use position closer to the container body relative to the former position, and wherein a length section of the side wall of the recess forms an immovable additional carrying handle usable as an alternative to the movable carrying handle, and wherein it has an engaging recess open towards the recess and in which the fingers of a hand may engage from below, when the container body adopts a second container alignment with the top oriented sideways, and wherein the container is equipped with connecting means for the reciprocal connection of two stacked containers. 21. A container according to claim 20, wherein the additional carrying handle forms an integral part of the connecting means.