Patent ID: 8178797
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. A hermetically sealed scale platform, comprising: a supporting rib structure, said supporting rib structure including a plurality of interior ribs connected to a plurality of perimeter members, said perimeter members forming upstanding sealed sides of said scale platform and including outer vertical legs having a bend near a free end thereof that forms corresponding upper horizontal legs and imparts a rounded exposed perimeter edge to said scale platform; a load receiving plate residing atop of and attached to said horizontal legs of said supporting rib structure, said load receiving plate for receiving objects to be weighed; and a bottom plate attached to a bottom surface of said supporting rib structure; wherein said supporting rib structure, said load receiving plate and said bottom plate cooperate to form a substantially rigid and hermetically sealed sandwich structure; and wherein said load receiving plate is attached to said perimeter members of said supporting rib structure in a manner that forms a smooth and blended transition surface therebetween.