Patent ID: 7794391

Claim:
An endoscope comprising: a cover member detachably provided at a joint portion between a soft member and a hard member of the endoscope, the cover member covering a portion of an outer surface of the soft member and a portion of an outer surface of the hard member in a radial direction of the soft and hard members, the cover member having neither a threaded portion nor a groove to mate with the soft and hard members; and a cover fitting member which is arranged inside the cover member, the cover fitting member covering a portion of an outer circumference surface of the hard member and screw-joining with the outer circumference surface of the hard member thereby fitting the cover member thereto, the cover member being movable in the axial direction with regard to the cover fitting member between a first position and a second position; wherein, in the first position, the cover member is restrained from rotating with respect to the cover fitting member, and in the second position, the cover member is freely rotatable with respect to the cover fitting member.