Weighing device with displaceable preparation table

A weighing device comprising:

• at least one weight preparation table;
• and
• a weighing pan functionally connected to a load cell;
• wherein the at least one weight preparation table and the weighing pan are displaceable relative to each other along at least two linear axes;
• wherein a first one of the at least two linear axes is a horizontal axis and a second one of the at least two linear axes is a vertical axis;
• wherein displaceability is restricted to purely linear translational displacement along the at least two linear axes;
• wherein the displacement along the first one of the at least two linear axes is a horizontal displacement and the displacement along the second one of the at least two linear axes is a vertical displacement;
• wherein the horizontal displacement is such that the at least one weight preparation table is positionable in at least two different positions relative to the weighing pan;
• wherein in a first one of the at least two different positions the at least one weight preparation table is laterally offset from a center of the weighing pan in a vertical view;
• wherein in a second one of the at least two different positions the at least one weight preparation table is overlapping the center of the weighing pan in the vertical view;
• wherein the weighing pan and the at least one preparation table are enclosed within a weighing chamber of the weighing device;
• wherein the weighing device is configured to restrict any motion of the at least one weight preparation table and of the weighing pan that contributes to the relative displacement between the at least one weight preparation table and the weighing pan to within the weighing chamber.