Patent ID: 7119287

Claim:
A weighing scale apparatus comprising: (a) a base for contacting a support surface; (b) a platform for contact with a load, the platform disposed above the base, the platform having a predetermined number of load cell mounts, each one of the load cell mounts providing a deflection gap between a load cell and the platform; (c) a load cell protection case connected below each load cell mount, each load cell case having a load cell enclosure with an open bottom: (d) a number of single ended, shear beam load cells equal to the number of load cell mounts, each one of the load cells being disposed in the load cell enclosure of a load cell case, each load cell having a body of a predetermined length with a first end connected to the platform and a second end extending therefrom; and (e) an engagement member connected to the second end of each load cell, each one of the engagement members being in operational contact with the base, each engagement member including a foot disposed on the top surface of the base and having a vertically disposed threaded aperture, and a threaded engagement fastener of a predetermined length, the engagement fastener bottom end being threadedly disposed in the foot aperture and the engagement fastener top end being threadedly disposed in the second end of the load cell.