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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lewis, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
James Hitchcock, Barrington, IL (US);
Michael Becker, Palatine, IL (US);
James Vos, Burlington, WI (US);
Assignee:
Clintec Nitrition Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 83 ; 141-9 ; 141 95 ; 141105 ; 141104 ; 138106 ; 138 26 ; 177184 ; 422100 ;
Abstract
A flexible conduit coupled to a chamber of a weighing apparatus for conduiting fluid to the chamber, the conduit having a portion attached to a support spaced apart from the load cell chamber and being sufficiently arcuate in shape between the point and the load cell to substantially reduce relaxation and/or weight effects of the conduit on weight measurements. In a preferred embodiment, the arcuate portion forms a semicircular arch.