Patent ID: 7659484

Claim:
A weighing apparatus for a pallet handling apparatus, comprising a frame member including proximal, central and distal top plates, an aperture for a wheel of the pallet truck located between the central and distal top plates, a pair of outside strap members, a pair of proximal inside strap members and a pair of distal inside strap members, and a pair of proximal bottom strap members and a pair of distal bottom strap members, the apparatus further comprising at least one load cell fixedly coupled to a top surface of the frame member, and a load bearing fork member disposed over the frame member and movably engaging a top surface of the at least one load cell whereby the load cell is adapted to vertically move in response to a load on the fork member, the fork member being unattached to the load cell whereby the fork member is free to move over the load cell to insulate the load cell from horizontal forces caused by bumping, jarring, starting, stopping and other movement associated with pallet transportation.