Patent ID: 7381909

Claim:
A shelving system for use with a load cell, the shelving system storing inventory while the load cell monitors the weight of inventory stored thereon, the shelving system comprising: a frame having a frame height H F and terminating in a first pair of frame faces and being further bounded by a second pair of frame faces, said frame having a frame footprint and having a load cell support platform for attaching and supporting the load cell; a rack having a rack height H R and terminating in a first pair of rack faces separated by a first rack face pair separation distance D 1 and further bounded by a second pair of rack faces separated by a second rack face pair separation distance D 2 , said rack having a rack footprint which resides within said frame footprint, said rack having at least one shelf and a load cell proximity surface; a pivotal contact element for interposing between said load cell proximity surface and the load cell; and an anti-sway and transient damping system having, a first lever arm affixed to said frame and to said rack at first lever arm connection points on said frame and said rack, said first lever arm connection points being spaced apart from each other by a first arm effective length L 1 , a second lever arm affixed to said frame and to said rack at second lever arm connection points on said frame and said rack, said second lever arm connection points being spaced apart from each other by a second arm effective length L 2 , said first and second lever arms being substantially parallel to each other and to said second pair of frame faces and being spaced apart from each other by an arm separation S A , a third lever arm affixed to said frame and to said rack at third lever arm connection points on said frame and said rack, said third lever arm connection points being spaced apart from each other by a third arm effective length L 3 , said third lever arm extending substantially normal to said first lever arm and said second lever arm, said first lever arm, said second lever arm, and said third lever arm being spaced apart with respect to said load cell proximity surface such that the closest of said lever arms resides at a substantial minimum vertical separation S V from said load cell proximity surface.