Retention device for retaining at least one end of a batten on a frame of a slatted frame for a bed, - having a batten retention region for retaining at least one such batten end, - having a frame retention region for securing the retention device to the frame, - having a resilient region which connects the batten retention region to the frame retention region in a resilient manner, - wherein the batten retention region has for the respective batten a receiving shell which has a shell base for placing the associated batten end and two shell side walls (9, 10) for laterally positioning the batten end, - wherein the respective receiving shell has opposite the shell base an open side through which the respective batten end can be inserted transversely relative to the longitudinal batten direction into the receiving shell, - wherein there is pivotably arranged in the batten retention region at least one closure bracket which can be moved between a closure position, in which at least with such a receiving shell it closes the open side, and an open position, in which it releases the respective open side for inserting the batten end, - wherein at least one locking closure for securing the respective closure bracket in the closure position is provided, and - wherein the locking closure has a locking element which is formed on the respective closure bracket and a counter-locking element which is formed on the batten retention region and with which the locking element cooperates in the closure position, - wherein the batten retention region has two such receiving shells for the batten ends of two separate battens which are arranged beside each other and which each have a shell base, two shell side walls (9, 10) and an open side, - wherein a common closure bracket is associated with the two receiving shells which in the closure position with two receiving shells closes the respective open side and which in the open position with two receiving shells releases the respective open side and characterised in that the locking element is arranged in such a manner on the common closure bracket that in the closure position between the two receiving shells it cooperates with the counter-locking element which is formed between the two receiving shells on the batten retention region. - having a batten retention region for retaining at least one such batten end, - having a frame retention region for securing the retention device to the frame, - having a resilient region which connects the batten retention region to the frame retention region in a resilient manner, - wherein the batten retention region has for the respective batten a receiving shell which has a shell base for placing the associated batten end and two shell side walls (9, 10) for laterally positioning the batten end, - wherein the respective receiving shell has opposite the shell base an open side through which the respective batten end can be inserted transversely relative to the longitudinal batten direction into the receiving shell, - wherein there is pivotably arranged in the batten retention region at least one closure bracket which can be moved between a closure position, in which at least with such a receiving shell it closes the open side, and an open position, in which it releases the respective open side for inserting the batten end, - wherein at least one locking closure for securing the respective closure bracket in the closure position is provided, and - wherein the locking closure has a locking element which is formed on the respective closure bracket and a counter-locking element which is formed on the batten retention region and with which the locking element cooperates in the closure position, - wherein the batten retention region has two such receiving shells for the batten ends of two separate battens which are arranged beside each other and which each have a shell base, two shell side walls (9, 10) and an open side, - wherein a common closure bracket is associated with the two receiving shells which in the closure position with two receiving shells closes the respective open side and which in the open position with two receiving shells releases the respective open side and