Patent ID: 8344272

Claim:
A scale comprising a chair including a plurality of legs and a seat, one or more load sensors attached to one or more legs of the chair to receive loading on the chair otherwise received, directly or indirectly, by the one or more legs, each sensor providing an electrical signal related to loading thereof, and electronic circuitry which processes the signal or signals from the load sensor or sensors, or signals related thereto, and provides a signal related to the loading of the chair, wherein the scale comprises a weighing configuration and a non-weighing configuration, and wherein the mounting arrangement comprises a cover within which the load transmitting member is mounted, the cover having an extending non-weighing position in which the load transmitting member does not extend therefrom and the cover is adapted to contact the supporting surface and provide support for the leg of the chair to which it is attached, and a retracted weighing position in which the load transmitting member extends therefrom and is adapted to contact the supporting surface.