Portable weighing device for the mobility-disabled
US5994649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/021
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable weighing device comprising two laterally displaced, electrically connected and rigidly aligned weighing modules is disclosed that permits convenient weighing of the mobility-disabled while occupying a conventional manually-operated wheelchair supported by two front caster wheels and two rear main wheels. The weighing platforms are so contoured that the wheelchair wheels can roll smoothly onto and off of the weighing platforms without disturbing the weighing device. The weighing device fully guides the operator through the sequence of steps required to weight the occupant of a wheelchair.
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