Patent ID: 8353388
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: B66F,G01G

Abstract:
1. A forklift scale comprising: a rear frame adapted for attachment to a lifting carriage of a forklift; a front frame associated with said rear frame, said front frame being vertically displaceable with respect to said rear frame and adapted to receive and retain at least one lifting fork; a pair of load cells interposed between said rear frame and said front frame, a first end of each load cell connected to said rear frame, a second end of each load cell connected to said front frame; at least one upper flexure assembly connecting a top portion of said front frame to a top portion of said rear frame; at least one lower flexure assembly connecting a bottom portion of said front frame to a bottom portion of said rear frame; and contact elements associated with said rear frame for contacting said rear frame with said lifting carriage at only three points, a singular lower point of contact occurring substantially at a vertical centerline of said rear frame and two upper points of contact occurring substantially equidistantly from said vertical centerline of said rear frame.