Electronic weight sensor assembly

A portable electronic weight sensor assembly for ascertaining the weight of a unit of luggage, the electronic weight sensor assembly comprising:

• a pad comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the pad comprising a first segment and a second segment pivotally movable with respect to one another, the first segment and the second segment connected to a foldable middle segment,
• a detection assembly comprising a plurality of load cell sensors, a first housing and a second housing;
• the first housing and the second housing cooperatively configured and dimensioned to cover and attach respectively to a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, the first housing and the second housing movable in a vertical direction respectively to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket,
• the first mounting bracket disposed on the first segment of the pad and the second mounting bracket disposed on the second segment of the pad,
• a first group of the plurality of load cell sensors disposed between the first housing and the first mounting bracket, a second group of the plurality of load cell sensors operatively disposed between the second housing and the second mounting bracket,
• a processing unit disposed between either the first housing and the first mounting bracket or the second housing and the second mounting bracket,
• the processing unit operatively configured with each one of the plurality of load cell sensors to collectively ascertain the weight of the unit of luggage,
• a display operatively connected to the processing unit and at least partially disposed between either the first housing and the first mounting bracket or the second housing and the second mounting bracket, the display and the processor cooperatively configured to display the weight of the unit of luggage.

A method of using a portable electronic weight sensor assembly to ascertain the weight of a unit of luggage, the method comprising:

• providing a portable electronic weight sensor assembly comprising:
• a pad comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the pad comprising a first segment and a second segment movable with respect to one another,
• a detection assembly comprising a plurality of sensors, a first housing and a second housing;
• the first housing and the second housing cooperatively configured and dimensioned to at least partially cover and attach respectively to a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, the first housing and the second housing movable respectively to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket,
• a first group of the plurality of sensors disposed between the first housing and the first mounting bracket, a second group of the plurality of sensors operatively disposed between the second housing and the second mounting bracket,
• each of the first housing and the second housing comprise a first cover disposed in spaced apart relation to a second cover, and a measuring plate connected to the first cover and the second cover respectively around a lower portion of the first cover and a second portion of the second cover,
• a processing unit disposed between either the first housing and the first mounting bracket or the second housing and the second mounting bracket,
• the processing unit operatively configured with each one of the first group of the plurality of sensors and each one of the second group of the plurality of sensors to ascertain the weight of the unit of luggage, and
• the pad disposable into and out of an operative position and a collapsed position;
• the operative position comprising the pad extended on a ground surface with the first segment, the second segment and the foldable middle segment being coplanar to one another, the collapsed position comprising the first segment disposed in confronting relation to the second segment,
• placing the pad on the operative position,
• placing two wheels of the unit of luggage, each one respectively on corresponding measuring plates of the first housing and the second housing,
• placing the unit of luggage in a substantially vertical position,
• pivotally moving the unit of luggage in a forward direction until at least a majority of the weight of the unit of luggage is in front of a vertical axis defined at the center of the two wheels of the unit of luggage,
• placing the unit of luggage back in the substantially vertical position, and
• ascertaining a weight reading of the unit of luggage on the display.