Removable dirt storage container for a dirt catcher for installation in vehicles or bodies

The device (10) has a dust tray (11) inserted in a pan receiver (12), and a grating unit (14) covers the dust pan. A dust collecting box (18) is arranged under the dust tray, and the grating unit is held in a predetermined pitch at a pan base (13) using a spacer (16). A dust collecting container (19) is removably arranged in the dust collecting box and provided with a pot-like upper container cover and a lower container cover. The covers are connected with each other at distance over a variable free chamber by a centralized guide pipe.