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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Jason Bayer, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Perrea, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas S. Rice, Columbus, OH (US);
Pete Wyman, Logan, OH (US);
Anthony Ticknor, Hilliard, OH (US);
Jason Bayer, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Perrea, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas S. Rice, Columbus, OH (US);
Pete Wyman, Logan, OH (US);
Anthony Ticknor, Hilliard, OH (US);
Mettler-Toledo, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A hermetically sealed scale for use in a weighing scale. A scale of the present invention may include a load receiving plate and a bottom plate, between which is sandwiched a supporting rib structure that preferably includes a plurality of perimeter members that form sealed upright sides of the scale. The supporting rib structure, load receiving plate and bottom plate cooperate to form a substantially rigid and hermetically sealed sandwich structure. The load receiving plate may be joined to the supporting rib structure by perimeter welding or another bonding technique that permits the joining material to be subsequently shaped to form a smooth transition between the load receiving plate and the perimeter members of the scale.