Coffee grinder with load cell support system

A coffee grinder apparatus comprising:

• a base having a frame mounted thereon;
• a grinding unit affixed to the frame;
• an electric motor drivingly connected to said grinding unit;
• a hopper opening into said grinding unit, said hopper adapted to feed coffee beans to said grinding unit;
• a dispenser in communication with said grinding unit and adapted to dispense ground coffee;
• a bracket movably mounted in a front partition arranged on said base, said bracket having a seat, the seat supporting a filter holder, the filter holder adapted to receive a filter under said dispenser such that the filter receives ground coffee;
• a load cell connected to said bracket, said load cell adapted to measure a weight of the ground coffee in the filter of the filter holder, said load cell having a rear portion and a front portion fixed to said bracket;
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• a support fixed to said base, said support having a rear portion and a front portion, wherein the said cell is mounted on said support such that the rear portion of said load cell is securely fixed and the front portion of said load cell is spaced away from the front portion of said support so as to define a gap between the front portion of said support and the front portion of said load cell, wherein the gap has a width that permits a downward bending of the front portion of said load cell that is less than a maximum load limit of said load cell.