Tare compensating tank weighing device

A tare compensating tank weighing device comprising:

• a weight indicating means for indicating a gross weight of a container;
• a calibration means for calibrating an output of the weight indicating means so as to convert the gross weight indicated into a net weight of the contents of the container by compensating for the empty weight of the container;
• wherein the weight indicating means comprises a handle means for being grasped and manipulated by an individual during use of the device;
• an elongated body depending from the handle and being substantially hollow in configuration, the elongated body having an elongated aperture extending longitudinally therethrough;
• a telescoping rod extending into the elongated body through a lower end thereof, the telescoping rod being shaped so as to define a hook at a lower distal end thereof;
• a pointer coupled to an inner proximal end of the telescoping rod within the elongated body;
• and a spring interposed between the pointer and the lower end of the elongated body so as to resist an extension of the telescoping rod therefrom;
• and
• wherein the calibration means comprises tare indicating indicia printed upon an exterior of the elongated body;
• and a semi-cylindrical sleeve removably positioned concentrically about the elongated body of the weight indicating means, the semi-cylindrical sleeve being shaped so as to define a tare aperture directed therethrough which can be selectively aligned with the tare indicia printed upon an exterior of the elongated body, the semi-cylindrical sleeve further being shaped so as to define a gauge aperture extending therealong substantially corresponding to a shape of the elongated aperture directed through the elongated body;
• level indicia marked along the semi-cylindrical sleeve proximal to the gauge aperture directed therethrough so as to indicate a volume of liquid contained within the container.