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US 4,977,783 AGranted
Load monitor
AssigneeThomas J. Barnes
InventorHugh M. O. Pratt
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Abstract
A load cell for use in load measuring systems. The load cell is comprised of chain links to be secured to a load. A sensor is associated with at least one link of the chain. The sensor is able to measure a load applied to the link.
Claims1
A load cell for use in load measuring systems, comprising:
- a load receiving chain having a plurality of links;
- load sensing means located on one of said links, for directly sensing the strain on said link;
- a measuring device remote from said sensing means for measuring the load on the link;
- and
- at least one lead continuously interconnecting the sensing means to the remote measuring device while the sensing means is operated;
- wherein the sensing means comprises a strain gauge located on one side of said one link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.