Patent ID: 7397003

Claim:
A load cell indicator, comprising: a front housing; a rear housing; a base disposed between the front housing and rear housing which separates the front housing and rear housing from one another; a first enclosure formed by the front housing, a front panel, and the base, the first enclosure having the following components disposed therein; a first circuit board, a display, and a first connector and a keypad electrically connected to the first circuit board; a second enclosure formed by the rear housing and the base, the base separating the first enclosure from the second enclosure, the following components disposed within the second enclosure; a second circuit board, a second connector and a power supply electrically connected to the second circuit board, and one or more ports extending through the rear housing for connection with external devices; and a permanent seal between the base and the front housing to prevent fluid infiltration into the first enclosure, wherein the first and second connectors connect to one another through the base when the housing is assembled, wherein the load cell indicator is utilized to display force or weight data received from a load cell and convert the data from analog to digital format before the data is displayed or used, and wherein the base extends the length of the front housing.