Weighing apparatus
AssigneeThe Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
InventorRobert A. Mills
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Abstract
Weighing apparatus, which is suitable for weighing livestock. The apparatus s formed by a crate, which is open at at least one end and provides a platform on which an object to be weighed may be located, and a frame encompassing but spaced from said crate. The crate is slung by a single point from said weighing device mounted by the frame. Crate restraining means maintain said crate in a spaced relationship from the frame. The restraining means comprises a single flexible member and a single anchor point and tie on each end of said crate and a single mounting on opposite sides of said frame. The arrangement is such that in use when said flexible member is tensioned and anchored the crate is restrained from lateral movement against the frame without affecting vertical loading on the single point weighing device.
Claims16
Weighing apparatus suitable for weighing livestock comprising:
- a crate open at at least one end providing a platform on which an object to be weighed may be located,
- a frame encompassing but spaced from said crate,
- a single point weighing device on said frame, said crate being slung from said weighing device,
- crate restraining means for maintaining said crate spaced from said frame comprising a single flexible member and a single anchor point and tie on each end of said crate and a single mounting on opposite sides of said frame, the arrangement being such that in use when said flexible member is tensioned and anchored said crate is restrained against lateral movement against said frame without affecting vertical loading on said single point weighing device.
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