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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1992
Paul Luechinger, Uster, CH;
Mettler-Toledo AG, Greifensee, CH;
Abstract
Weighing apparatus of the windscreen type including a housing having a pair of vertical side walls that are movable between opened and closed positions relative to the housing, thereby to afford access to a weighing pan contained within the housing weighing chamber, characterized by the provision of a lever arrangement for opening either or both of the side walls. A pair of operating levers (77,79) arranged generally end-to-end transversely beneath the housing extend at their remote ends beyond opposite sides of the housing for selective connection with the associated side wall, respectively, the adjacent ends of the levers being movably connected with the housing, the levers also being connected with each other by a coupling plate (89) that is slidably connected for displacement forwardly and rearwardly of the housing. The levers and the coupling plate are formed from sheet metal, whereby the total height of the lever arrangement is kept to a minimum without substantially changing the vertical dimensions of the weighing apparatus.