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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Mjnn Llc, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Gage Goodspeed Coffin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
MJNN LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An arrangement and method are provided for weighing plant support structures that are travel along a conveyance line. A load bar includes connections to couple the load bar to a carrier, which is moveable along the conveyance line. The load bar receives ends of plant support structure hooks, and exerts a lateral force on the hooks as the load bar travels. A load cell includes a leading portion that is lower in height than a weighing portion of the load cell. Each hook raises as it travels onto the load cell. The relationship of the height of the weighing portion and the length of the hook end are arranged such that, as the hook end is raised, it remains engaged with the load bar so that the load bar continues to exert a lateral force on the hook as the load bar moves in the direction of travel.