Patent ID: 8006439

Claim:
A closing device, comprising: a frame ( 4 ) defining an access opening 10 and a cover ( 6 ) for the frame which is movable relative to the frame between an open and a closed position of opening and closing the access opening 10 defined by the frame, the frame including an inner side and an outer side, the frame including a frame hinge knuckle ( 18 ), the frame hinge knuckle ( 18 ) having a hinge surface ( 38 ) and a pass-through hinge knuckle opening ( 40 ) that is located between an outer recess open to the outer side of the frame and an inner recess open to the inner side of the frame, said cover including a cover hinge knuckle that cooperates with the frame hinge knuckle and comprises a pivot extending into the outer recess when the cover is in the closed position, wherein the inner recess comprises an opening and the device also comprises an inserted plug ( 52 ) positioned in the inner recess ( 50 ) to close the opening of the inner recess and which makes the inner side of the frame hinge knuckle ( 18 ) appreciably sealed off from the outside and wherein the plug is located below the cover hinge knuckle.