Weighing apparatus including a magnified, illuminated, moving indicator
US5631448A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D11/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A weighing apparatus including a load receiving platform, a dial, and a moving indicator. The dial includes a face bearing various indicia for indicating the weight of a load placed upon the platform. A magnifier is operatively associated with the indicator for magnifying only a limited portion of the face of the dial in proximity to the indicator. A lamp, carried by the indicator, illuminates a limited portion of the face of the dial in proximity to the indicator. A switch actuates the lamp upon placement of a load upon the platform.
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