Weighing scale

In a weighing scale of the type comprising a base structure having a substantially horizontal bottom, upwardly extending sides and an open top, and a weight responsive mechanism mounted in said base structure comprising four levers on which four legs are supported so that weight applied to a load bearing surface is transmitted through said legs to said levers and vertical movement imparted in the mechanism in said base is translated to rotational movement of a vertical shaft operative to drive a pointer or dial disc, the improvement which comprises a superstructure mounted over said base and supported for floating vertical movement by said weight responsive mechanism, the said superstructure comprising an upper surface to receive articles of substantial weight, substantially vertical sides, and a substantially horizontal lower surface, the lower side of said upper surface, said substantially vertical sides and said substantially horizontal lower surface forming a compartment of substantial width and depth sufficient to permit mounted of a pointer or dial disc adapted to extend to a side of said scale independently of said weight responsive mechanism in said base, with said vertical shaft to which rotational movement is applied by said weight responsive mechanism extending through said horizontal lower surface of said compartment and having a pointer or dial disc mounted thereon for rotation in a substantially horizontal plane, the end of said pointer being inclined and the outer surface of said dial disc being inclined with indicia thereon, and a window in a side of said compartment through which the movement of said pointer or the indicia on said dial disc can be observed.