Mobile weighing scale and method
US11867553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G15/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile weighing apparatus includes a base tubing, a column extending from the base tubing, a handle extending from the column, a plurality of wheels, a weighing platform, and a plurality of load cells coupled to or between the base tubing and the weighing platform. The weighting platform may be suspended from the load cells, such as with wire rope bolts, such that a force applied to the column does not affect weighment of an object on the weighing platform. The apparatus may include a kingpin-less swivel rear wheel, a rear wheel brake to preclude rotation of the rear wheel about an axle of the rear wheel, and an actuator to actuate the rear brake when the rear wheel is in any position over a 360-degree range. The wheels may be positioned adjacent respective corners of a triangularly shaped base tubing, and the apparatus may further include a clinometer.
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