Patent ID: 6844507

Claim:
A draft protection device ( 2 ) for a balance ( 1 ) with a weighing pan ( 15 ) arranged in a weighing compartment, wherein the draft protection device ( 2 ) comprises a wind-blocking body ( 20 ; 21 ) that consists of at least two panel elements ( 20 A, 20 B, 20 C; 21 A, 21 B) and partially encloses the weighing compartment, wherein the wind-blocking body ( 20 ; 21 ) is configured so that it can be selectively positioned by removal from and reseating on the balance ( 1 ) by hand in at least two different orientations, wherein in each of said different orientations at least one opening is available for access to the weighing compartment, and wherein the openings resulting from the different orientations allow access to the weighing compartment from different directions.