Patent ID: 8359764

Claim:
A holding device for a scale, comprising: a support body; a first solid body link as a connection between a first longitudinal side of a scale and said support body, wherein via said first solid body link said scale can be seated and shiftable in a measuring direction on said support body by deflection of said first body link; and a second solid body link as a connection between a second longitudinal side of said scale and said support body, wherein via said second solid body link said scale can be seated and shiftable in said measuring direction on said support body by deflection of said second solid body link, wherein said second longitudinal side and said first longitudinal side are arranged opposite each other, wherein said first solid body link comprises a shiftable first fastening element on said first longitudinal side of said scale, via which a respective connection with said scale can be established and said second solid body link comprises a second fastening element that is on said second longitudinal side of said scale and is arranged opposite said shiftable first fastening element; and wherein said shiftable first fastening element is shiftable in said measuring direction via deflection of said first solid body link, and said shiftable first fastening element is embodied for non-positive holding of said scale, and said shiftable first fastening element comprises a support for said scale and a counter-element for pressing said scale against said support; and wherein said shiftable first fastening element comprises a stop, against which said scale can be placed with said first longitudinal side extending in said measuring direction; and wherein said first solid body link comprises at least two parallel strips extending perpendicularly to said measuring direction, and each of said at least two parallel strips is attached to said stop.