Patent ID: 7923648

Claim:
A device for weighing a sample, comprising: a balance having a housing with a rectangular top cover, a weighing dish of the balance arranged above the top cover for receiving the sample; a front frame assembly, comprising: a pair of front rods that extend vertically upward from the front corners of the top cover; and a first top frame portion that joins the front rods at a top end of each; a rear frame assembly, comprising: a pair of rear rods that extend vertically upward from the rear corners of the top cover; and a second top frame portion that joins the rear rods at a top end of each, the second top frame portion further having a first and a second arm, each arm extending from the top end of a respective rear rod towards the top end of the corresponding front rod; a top panel, hingedly connected to the second top frame portion; front and rear panels, engagingly received in the respective front and rear frame assemblies; and a pair of side panels, slidingly engaged in the arms of the second top frame portion.