Patent ID: 6246017
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
A scale comprising:a housing including a graduation provided thereon, and including an upper portion and a lower portion, said housing including a slot formed therein,a cap detachably secured to said lower portion of said housing,a stem slidably engaged through said cap and including a lower portion having a hook provided thereon for engaging with an object to be weighed, and including an upper portion slidably received in said housing,a head engaged on said upper portion of said stem and moved in concert with said stem for aligning with said graduation and for indicating a weight of the object,means for biasing said head and said upper portion of said stem away from said cap,a follower slidably engaged in said slot of said housing and engaged with said head and to be moved along said slot of said housing by said head for aligning with said graduation and for indicating the weight of the object, andan indicator secured to said head and moved in concert with said head for aligning with said graduation and for indicating the weight of the object, said indicator being engaged with said follower for moving said follower along said slot of said housing.