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US 12,180,001 B1Granted
Waste collection and weighing system
AssigneeWm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
InventorsVu Nguyen, Brian Hertz
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Abstract
A waste collection and weighing system for measuring the weight of waste and recycling containers and their contents is provided. The waste collection and weighing system can include a platform having an opening formed therein, a frame body configured to sit atop the platform adjacent to the opening, and a load cell attached to the frame body. The waste collection and weighing system is a load-cell-based weight measurement device and the rigid frame body is configured for both hanging and weighing the waste container.
Claims6
A waste collection and weighing system, comprising:
- a platform having an opening formed therein;
- a frame body configured to sit atop the platform adjacent to the opening;
- a load cell disposed on the frame body, the load cell having an upward-facing engagement face;
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- a waste container having a downward-facing lip formed thereon, wherein the downward-facing lip is configured to rest on the upward-facing engagement face of the load cell when the waste container is inserted into the opening in the platform,
- wherein the load cell is configured to measure the weight of the waste container and its contents when the downward-facing lip of the waste container rests on the upward-facing engagement face of the load cell and the waste container hangs from the frame body.
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