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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Siegfried Zeiss, Wolfhausen, CH;
Bruno Nufer, Illnau, CH;
Inventors:
Siegfried Zeiss, Wolfhausen, CH;
Bruno Nufer, Illnau, CH;
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo AG, Greifensee, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 21/00 (2006.01); G01G 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A laboratory instrument with a housing containing a weighing cell has a working compartment that is connected to the housing. The working compartment has a floor, a top cover, a rear wall, a front wall and two sidewalls. Arranged in the working compartment is a load receiver which is connected to the weighing cell. Also connected to the housing is at least one guiding device which serves to guide a linear movement and simultaneous swivel movement of individual portions of the front wall or the entire front wall.