Contamination protection for high-voltage insulators

A contamination protection device (10) for high-voltage insulators (3) for fastening to the insulator cap (5) of a high-voltage insulator (3) comprising a protective shield (11), which extends radially around a leadthrough opening (12) for the terminal element (7) of the insulator cap (5), wherein the leadthrough opening (12) is surrounded on one side of the protective shield (11) by a fastening region (23) for the form-fitting connection to the insulator cap (5), characterized in that two eyes (14) for pushing through a lug element (30) and a lug element (30) are provided on the other side of the protective shield (11), wherein the eyes (14) are arranged in such a way that the lug element (30), once it has been pushed through the two eyes (14), extends beyond the leadthrough opening (12),

• characterized in that a radial installation opening (17), which runs from the leadthrough opening (12) up to outer edge (16) of the protective shield (11), is provided for laterally leading through the terminal element (7) of the insulator cap (5), and further characterized in that pins (18) of a dovetail joint (19) are provided on both sides of the installation opening (17) for optionally closing the installation opening (17), wherein preferably at least some of the pins (18) have locking tabs (18′) for securing the dovetail joint (19) in the closed position.