Patent ID: 6337446
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
A collapsible weighing scale comprising:a platform comprising a plurality of interconnected support segments which are arranged such that the support segments can be alternately collapsed into a storage configuration and deployed into a use configuration in which said plurality of support segments lie side to side in a common plane; a plurality of hinges wherein adjacent support segments are interconnected by at least one of said hinges; a supporting structure connected to the platform wherein the platform, when fully deployed, rests on the supporting structure and wherein the supporting structure can be collapsed; a load sensing apparatus attached to the supporting structure wherein the load sensing apparatus senses the full weight of an associated object which is placed on the fully deployed platform supported by the fully deployed supporting structure; and, a display, connected to said load sensing apparatus, that converts the weight sensed by the load sensing apparatus to a human readable form.