Abstract: A mounting and protective means for use in force measuring or weighing devices comprising a load carrier and a load transmitting means. Its purpose is to facilitate the mounting of the carrier and the transmitting means and to constitute a limiter for lateral displacements in the plane perpendicular to the load action line of the carrier. The mounting and protective means comprises two parts which at measuring are in contact with the transmitting means, one of the parts being also connected to the load carrier and the other part to a foundation for the carrier. The two parts can be brought into at least two positions mutually in the load transmission direction. In one mutual position they are fixed in such position in said plane which the transmitting means is desired to have as initial measuring position. In another, possibly the same, position, this is chosen to enable the transmitting means to be inserted or taken out.