Patent ID: 6998543

Claim:
A platter for a weighing scale, comprising: a base; a plurality of legs extending downwardly from the base; a first hinged member mounted to a first edge of the base, the first hinged member being movable between a first member first position in which the first hinged member extends substantially horizontally toward a second edge of the base that is opposite to the first edge of the base and a first member second position in which the first hinged member extends upwardly from the base, the first hinged member including a first side that faces upward when the first hinged member is in the first member first position and a second side that faces downward when the first hinged member is in the first member first position; a second hinged member mounted to the second edge of the base, the second hinged member being movable between a second member first position in which the second hinged member extends substantially horizontally toward the first edge of the base and a second member second position in which the second hinged member extends upwardly from the base, the second hinged member including a first side that faces upward when the second hinged member is in the second member first position and a second side that faces downward when the second hinged member is in the second member first position; a first surface for supporting an item to be weighed by the weighing scale, the first surface being formed by at least a portion of the first side of the first hinged member and at least a portion of the first side of the second hinged member when the first hinged member is in the first member first position and the second hinged member is in the second member first position; and a cradle for holding a plurality of items to be weighed by the weighing scale, the cradle being formed by an upper surface of the base, the second side of the first hinged member and the second side of the second hinged member when the first hinged member is in the first member second position and the second hinged member is in the second member second position.