Patent ID: 8102598

Claim:
A microscope, comprising: a microscope stand; a component arranged movably relative to the microscope stand, the microscope stand and the movably arranged component each comprising a surface, a gap that can be encroached into from outside being defined by the mutually facing surfaces of the microscope stand and of the movably arranged component, the gap changing as a function of the movement of the component; and a pinching protection apparatus having at least one encroachment protection device that is arranged in the gap, is embodied as a thin plate, and extends between the two surfaces in the gap, the at least one encroachment protection device comprising at least one flexible connecting element having one end fixed to the thin plate and another end extending to one of the two surfaces, the at least one flexible connecting element providing movement of the thin plate to change a distance of the thin plate relative to the one of the two surfaces as the gap changes.