Ball socket apparatus and ball joint apparatus having such a ball socket apparatus

A ball socket apparatus for bearing a joint head, comprising:

• a ball shell comprising a first ball shell element and a second ball shell element, wherein the ball socket apparatus forms at least one radially circumferential, continuous joint head contact surface, and
• a housing comprising a first and a second housing device in which the first and second ball shell elements are arranged;
• wherein the first housing device and the second housing device each have a radially circumferential connecting edge, wherein connecting webs and connecting recesses for receiving the connecting webs extending in an axial direction are arranged in each connecting edge such that the first housing device and the second housing device each comprise connecting recesses and connecting webs arranged so as to correspond to one another, wherein the connecting recesses and the connecting webs are connected to one another by a radially circumferential press fit in order to form the housing;
• wherein each of the first ball shell element and the second ball shell element comprises catching elements extending in the axial direction and/or in a radial direction, the catching elements extending from a free edge of the ball shell elements, which are receivable in correspondingly configured catching recesses of the first housing device and the second housing device, in an undercut manner, in order to connect the ball shell to the housing in a loss-proof manner.