Patent ID: 7550684

Claim:
A portable handheld scale for weighing an object, the scale comprising: a housing formed with a portion serving as a handle, said housing extending along a longitudinal axis, said handle extending along the longitudinal axis; an electronic weight-measuring device configured to measure and indicate a weight of the object, said weight-measuring device including a weight sensor for measuring the weight of the object, said weight-measuring device disposed in said housing; and a support assembly configured to support the object to be weighed, said support assembly attached to said weight sensor, said support assembly including a strap having a first end with a male connector and a second end with a female connector configured to mate with said male connector of said first end of said strap in order to weigh the object; said weight-measuring device including a display configured to indicate the weight measured by said weight sensor; said display being disposed in said housing; said housing having an elongated top side extending along said longitudinal axis and an opposite elongated bottom side extending along said longitudinal axis; and said display being located in said top side, said bottom side including a central region with an aperture formed therein, and said support assembly extending through said aperture in said bottom side.