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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Donald A Collins, Jr, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Rex A Aleshire, Buford, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A weighing scale includes a housing having a top opening defined by a top flange. A weighing module is mounted inside the housing for measuring weight. A scale platform is disposed inside the top opening and rests atop the weighing module by gravity. A proximity sensor is mounted inside the housing adjacent to the platform for detecting proximity thereof, and is joined in communication with the weighing module. An elongate lift bar is pivotally mounted atop the platform for movement between a stowed position flush with the platform and a deployed position spaced in part upwardly above the platform for extending size of the platform and for permitting manual lifting of the platform away from the proximity sensor and return adjacent thereto for resetting the weighing module.