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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1975
Walter P Kushmuk, Niles, IL (US);
Continental Scale Corporation, Bridgeview, IL (US);
Abstract
A weighing scale especially adapted for use as a pediatric or infant scale having a mechanical leverage weighing structure with a high degree of sensitivity and low friction and hysteresis coupled with a compatible electronic measuring system and a digital read-out system is provided wherein a base has a weight responsive movable platform mounted thereon, a housing mounted on the base behind the platform, said housing forming an enclosure extending upwardly substantially higher than the platform with weighing mechanism inside the housing connected through an opening in the base to the platform, the weighing mechanism including a variable inductance transducer which generates a signal in response to weight on the platform and a read-out unit mounted on the top of the housing, said read-out unit displaying weight measurements and being operable in response to said signal.