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Draft protection for a scale with side panels that slide through groves of both the hinged flip top and a partial front rear top frame

US7193164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateMar 20, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01G21/286
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A draft protection device for a balance and a balance equipped with the draft protection device, wherein the draft protection device includes front and rear panels, two side panels and a top panel, and four posts which are fixedly mounted on a top cover of the balance, and wherein the posts extend vertically. The front and rear panels rest against the posts and are held in place by grooves provided in front and rear top frames which are connected to the top ends of the posts. The side panels are slidable while the front and rear panels are stationary.

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