Patent ID: 7009118

Claim:
A load weighing system for weighing individual loads put into a container carried by the chassis of a vehicle comprising: a. at least three high precision load cells, each including at least one Wheatstone bridge strain gauge, a top surface having a top coupling area and a bottom surface having a bottom coupling area, b. system controller software, network wiring, and a system controller comprising: (i) a processor, (ii) programmable read only memory, (iii) network interface circuit, and (iv) user interface, wherein: said high precision load cells are mounted between said vehicle chassis and said vehicle container to provide data from said Wheatstone bridge strain gauges indicative of weight of said container and loads thereon, said vehicle container is coupled to said top coupling area and said vehicle chassis is coupled to said bottom coupling area, at least one of said top coupling area and said bottom coupling area comprising an engaging surface which is slideable for lengthwise and transverse movement between said engaging surface and said vehicle chassis or said container coupled thereto, said high precision load cells and said system controller are connected electronically by said network wiring.