Patent ID: 11946795
Assignee: SHEKEL SCALES (2008) LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A shelving assembly comprising:
a. A weighing assembly for weighing a shelf, the weighing assembly comprising:
i. a shelf bracket comprising a horizontal member configured to support the shelf in an x-z plane that is parallel to a floor, and a first vertical member in a y-z plane orthogonal to the x-z plane, and
ii. a load cell assembly fixedly attached to the horizontal member so as to mediate between the horizontal member and the shelf, the load cell assembly comprising:
A. a load cell body having a free end and an anchored portion, said load cell body including a spring element and at least one receiving element, and
B. a strain-sensing gage, bonded to said spring element, said strain-sensing gage adapted to measure a strain in said spring element,

wherein in an assembled configuration, (i) said load cell body is attached to said horizontal member at said anchored portion of the load cell body, and (ii) said at least one receiving element is adapted to receive a vertical load from the shelf, said receiving element has (A) and unloaded disposition, and (B) a loaded disposition in which said at least one receiving element receives said vertical load, wherein in said loaded disposition, said free end attains a depressed position with respect to said free end in said unloaded disposition;

b. a computing device; and
c. a communications arrangement for sending information about the weight indication to the computing device,
wherein the computing device includes a software module for determining, based on the information, that a product has been added to or removed from a shelf,
wherein the product is a member of a group of non-homogeneous products, and the determining by the software module additionally includes identifying the product that has been added or removed from the shelf.