Patent ID: 7256358
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. An electronic scale for measuring and displaying the weight of a load applied thereto up to a predetermined maximum weight of a scale, comprising a predetermined maximum weight capacity for the scale and a predetermined overload threshold for the scale, chosen to prevent damage to the scale; a weighing platform for supporting the load to be weighed and producing an electrical signal indicative of weight of the load; electronic components for comparing the weight of the load to the scale's predetermined maximum weight capacity; a first display area for numerically displaying the total weight of a load; and means to gauge potential overload condition for a scale which can produce inaccurate results and damage the scale based on the predetermined overload threshold for the scale comprising a second display area for displaying an indication of total weight of the load relative to a predetermined maximum weight capacity for the scale, wherein the indication of total weight of the load relative to the predetermined maximum weight capacity for the scale is displayed graphically to represent the total weight of the load relative to the predetermined maximum weight capacity for the scale, thereby allowing a user to visually gauge a load's proximity to the predetermined maximum weight capacity of a scale to help prevent damage to the scale.