Patent ID: 7096742

Claim:
An assembly for use in suspending a load from a load cell, comprising: an upper part adapted to be secured to an anchor point and from which said load cell may be suspended; and a lower part adapted to be suspended from said load cell and from which said load cell may be suspended, wherein, in use, said assembly may be used in at least two positions, including: an operative position wherein said load cell is not fitted, where said lower part and hence said load are supported on said upper part; and an inoperative position wherein said lower part and said load are supported only through said load cell and said lower part does not rest on said upper part, and means adapted to switch said assembly between said inoperative and and said operative positions, being lifting means adapted to lift said lower part off said upper part, wherein said lifting means comprises an upper engagement member by means of which the opper part engages said load cell, and a lower engagement member by means of which said lower part engages said load cell, and wherein said lower engagement member fixes said lower part vertically relative to said load cell, while said upper engagement member allows controlled movement of said load cell relative to said upper part.