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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1979
Kjell H Nordstron, Vasteras, SE;
Benny N Dillon, Worthington, OH (US);
William C Susor, Westerville, OH (US);
Masstron Scale, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved weighing apparatus includes a plurality of platforms disposed in a linear array. Each of the platforms has a pair of longitudinally extending support sections located adjacent to opposite edges of the platform. A plurality of beams and a deck plate extend between the support sections to provide a rigid platform which can withstand relatively heavy loads without excessive deflection. Cantilevered support arms project outwardly from the support sections of one of the platforms into the support sections of the next adjacent platform to partially support the next adjacent platform. The support arms have free end portions which are loaded by the next platform. A load responsive unit is associated with each of the support arms. Each load responsive unit includes a cantilevered load arm having a fixed end portion which is connected with a fixed end portion of a support arm and a free end portion which is deflectable toward the support arm under the influence of a load. The load is transmitted from the free end portion of the load arm to a support surface by a base which extends through an opening in a bottom wall of a support section.