Patent ID: 7435917

Claim:
An adjustable weighing scale for use on an associated surface to output a weight of an associated object, said adjustable weighing scale comprising: a first scale section including a first support platform and a first foot projecting from said first support platform for engaging the associated surface, said first support platform having a first platform width defined between opposing first and second edge walls and said first support platform including opposing first and second platform sides, said first side being adapted to receive at least a portion of the associated object, said second side having said first foot projecting therefrom; a second scale section separable from said first scale section and including a second support platform and a second foot projecting from said second support platform for engaging the associated surface, said second support platform having a second platform width defined between opposing third and fourth edge walls and said second support platform including opposing third and fourth platform sides, said third side being adapted to receive at least a portion of the associated object, said fourth side having said second foot projecting therefrom; first and second elongated, rigid connecting rods which are spaced from each other, said rods being selectively detachable from said first and second scale sections for storage; a plurality of load sensing apparatuses operatively associated with said first and second scale sections and adapted to output signals related to the weight of the associated object; and, an output device in communication with said plurality of load sensing apparatuses and adapted to communicate the weight of the associated object; said scale being adjustable between a first operative condition and a collapsed condition, said scale, in said first operative condition, having a first scale width equal to or greater than said first platform width plus said second platform width, and said scale, in said collapsed condition, having one of said first and second sides of said first scale section and one of said third and fourth sides of said second scale section disposed facing one another.