Patent ID: 6362439
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G01G,Y10S

Abstract:
A bed assembly, comprisinga bed portion adapted to support a selected mass thereon; a first frame coupled to the bed portion and adapted to support the bed portion and the selected mass; a second frame adjacent to the first frame and being movable relative to the first frame; and a load-cell assembly interconnecting the first and second frames, the load-cell assembly being positioned for use in measuring a weight of the selected mass, the load-cell assembly including: a load-cell body rigidly attached to the first frame and being substantially stationary relative to the first frame; a stud attached to the load-cell body, the stud having a free end portion projecting away from the load-cell body, the free end portion having a substantially cylindrical shape; a receiver body rigidly attached to the second frame; and a stud receiver attached to the receiver body, the stud receiver having an outer portion securely engaging the receiver body and being substantially non-movable relative to the receiver body, the stud receiver having an inner surface securely engaging the stud's cylindrical free end portion, the inner surface being substantially non-movable relative to the stud's cylindrical free end portion, the stud receiver being selectively flexible to allow the stud's cylindrical free end portion and the stud receiver's inner surface to move as a unit relative to the receiver body while the stud receiver's outer portion remains stationary relative to the receiver body when the first frame moves relative to the second frame.