Patent ID: 6849809

Claim:
A balance ( 1 ) comprising a weighing compartment ( 4 ) that borders on a stationary part ( 8 , 9 ) of the balance and is otherwise enclosed by at least one side wall panel ( 5 , 6 ), a front wall panel ( 7 ), and a top cover panel ( 12 ); wherein at least one of said panels is slidable by means of a guiding device ( 17 , 20 ) to open and close the weighing compartment ( 4 ); and further comprising a handle ( 13 ) serving at least one of the purposes of lifting the balance ( 1 ) off a support surface and carrying the balance ( 1 ), wherein the guiding device ( 120 ) of the top cover panel ( 12 ) is at least partially integrated in the handle ( 13 ).