Apparatus for grow tower weight measurement
AssigneeMjnn LLC
InventorsDamon Smith, Kevin Grauberger, Aunders Hallsten, Gage Coffin
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for weight measurement of grow towers and/or grow lines with grow towers disposed thereon. In various embodiments, compression type, tension type, and/or beam type load cells may be positioned at various locations within the apparatus to facilitate weight measurement. In one embodiment, a hook, which couples a grow tower to a grow line, includes a tension type load cell disposed between two portions of the hook. The load cell measures force applied thereto which can provide or be translated into a weight measurement.
Claims8
A grow line apparatus, comprising:
- a body having a first arm extending along a centerline of the body;
- a second arm of the body extending opposite the first arm;
- a base member extending laterally from the second arm and across the centerline of the body;
- a lip extending from the base member toward the first arm,
- wherein the lip, the base member, and the second arm define a groove;
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- a load cell disposed in the groove;
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- a hook, wherein the hook comprises a flange, and a grow tower is coupled to the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.