Patent ID: 7296849

Claim:
A covering device for a mounting recess in a cover strip of a vehicle roof, comprising an insertion part ( 1 ), which can be positioned in the cover strip ( 3 ), and a hinged cover ( 2 ), comprising bearing journals ( 6 ), shaped on both ends, said hinged cover being supported so it can pivot about an axis in a strip longitudinal direction, said hinged cover covering the recess ( 4 ) in a closed position, with the bearing journals supported in bearing shells ( 7 ) shaped on the insertion part ( 1 ), said bearing journals comprising catch pins ( 11 ) which can lock in an open position and the closed position by means of spring elements ( 12 ) which are shaped on the insertion part ( 1 ) and act on the catch pins ( 11 ), characterized in that the bearing journals ( 6 ) are shaped on the hinged cover ( 2 ) via a U-shaped element ( 5 ), said U-shaped element ( 5 ) being dimensioned such that an edge ( 8 ) of the recess ( 4 ) projects into an open space ( 9 ) of the element ( 5 ) in the open position, the bearing journals ( 6 ) face one another and are supported in a clamping manner in the bearing shells ( 7 ), and the catch pins ( 11 ) are arranged in an opposed direction, wherein said catch pins ( 11 ) work together with the spring elements ( 12 ).