Patent ID: 8382182

Claim:
A storage compartment for a motor vehicle for stowing objects, comprising: a wall defining a storage space and an access opening to the storage space; a lid element having a free end unsecured to the wall and a hinged end hinged to the wall; the wall having a support area that forms a protrusion and at least partially encloses the access opening such that the free end of the lid element is disposable on the support area in a covering position to form a joint section with the support area to cover the access opening; and a means for covering the joint section and adapted to minimize penetration of an object into the joint section; wherein the means comprise a cover that is situated on the lid element on a side facing away from the wall; wherein the cover is detachably connectable to the lid element via a connector; and wherein the connector comprises a holder that is attachable essentially positively to the cover having a floor detent medium.