Patent ID: 8461466
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. A scale for weighing a vehicle comprising: a removable platform, said removable platform having a raised and a lowered position; a plurality of centering fixtures on said removable platform, each said centering fixture having a bottom section with a cavity having a perimeter; a plurality of load cells to support said removable platform in the lowered position; a plurality of centering projections separate from said plurality of load cells, said plurality of centering projections having an outer surface and a bottom portion with a cavity having a perimeter; a plurality of studs with an outer surface; the cavity of each of said plurality of centering projections fits over said studs, holding said plurality of centering projections in place; the perimeter of the cavity of said plurality of centering fixtures fits over the outer surface of said plurality of centering projections when said removable platform is in the lowered position; and said centering projections are removable from said studs when said removable platform is in the lowered position.