Patent ID: 6997496

Claim:
A releasable connection between two adjoining body skin parts of a vehicle body which are fitted together along a joint, said parts, in a common connection area, being provided with inwardly bent, projecting flanges oriented in the same direction, the flanges resting against one another in regions in the common connection area, the releasable connection comprising: at least one base plate which is held in position at a first of the body skin parts and which has at least one projecting pin, and a receiving device which is fastened to a second of the body skin parts and which has a rotatable slotted sleeve, wherein the at least one base plate extends to the second of the body skin parts from a side of the flange facing away from the second of the body skin parts and is supported thereon, wherein the receiving device comprises an approximately plate-shaped web as well as two receiving sections which are arranged at a distance from one another and are connected with the web, within which the rotatable slotted sleeve is received, wherein an end-side profiled head section of the at least one projecting pin can be guided through openings of the first of the body skin parts, of the second of the body skin parts, of the receiving device, and of the rotatable slotted sleeve, and wherein, as a result of a radial rotation of the rotatable slotted sleeve through a selected angle, the sleeve reaches in regions behind a circular-arc-shaped area of the head section and fastening of the body skin parts together takes place.