Patent ID: 8353208

Claim:
A plastic housing that can be subjected to internal pressure, the plastic housing comprising: an upper housing part; a lower housing part; and a closure, which connects the upper housing part to the lower housing part; wherein the upper housing part and lower housing part at a connecting point have a plurality of comb-like retaining columns, wherein the retaining columns at the upper housing part or lower housing part are shaped complementary to one another and mate together so that the housing parts are configured to be plugged together, wherein the retaining columns are oriented in a direction in which a tensile force between the upper housing part and lower housing part is directed, when the housing is subjected to internal pressure, wherein retaining grooves, which are oriented transverse to the effective direction of the tensile force, are formed in two opposite surfaces of the retaining columns, and wherein retaining bodies, which at least partially touch the surfaces formed by the retaining grooves, are insertable in the retaining grooves.