Patent ID: 7989713

Claim:
A collapsible weighing scale operative to output the full weight of an associated object, said collapsible weighing scale comprising: a base member including an axis and a top surface; a plurality of pivot arms pivotally connected to said base member; a plurality of support members each operatively connected to at least one of said plurality of pivot arms and including a longitudinal length, a first surface portion and a second surface portion disposed generally opposite said first surface portion, said plurality of support members displaceable relative to said base member between a collapsed position and an extended position; a plurality of feet adapted to engage an associated support surface, at least one of said plurality of feet being disposed along each of said plurality of support members and being located in a position outward from said connection with said at least one pivot arm, each of said plurality of feet projecting from said second surface portion of said plurality of support members such that said base member is supported in spaced relation to the associated support surface; a load sensing apparatus operative to supply an output signal having a relation to the full weight of the associated object; and, an output device for communicating the full weight of the associated object, said output device being in electrical communication with said load sensing apparatus and receiving said output signal therefrom; in said collapsed position, said longitudinal length of said plurality of support members being substantially aligned with said axis of said base member; and, in said extended position, said longitudinal length of said plurality of support members being oriented generally transverse to said axis of said base member with said first surface portion of said plurality of support segments and said top surface of said base member facing in a common direction.