US 6,982,826 B2 | ||
Microscope | ||
Gerhard Pfeifer, Solms (Germany) | ||
Assigned to Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH, Wetzlar (Germany) | ||
Filed on Nov. 25, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/721,700. | ||
Claims priority of application No. 203 13 678 U (DE), filed on Sep. 01, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0046931 A1, Mar. 03, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. G02B 21/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 359—381 | 18 Claims |
1. A microscope comprising: a stand, an element rotatable about an axis wherein the element is received by the stand and the rotatable element carries several optical elements; a flap provided at the stand, through which the rotatable element is accessible from the outside; and a preloaded bolt element which coacts with the flap in such a way that when the flap is open, the bolt element automatically locks the rotatable element. |