Weighing assembly
AssigneeThames Side - Maywood Limited
InventorsStephen Burton, Graham Comley
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for use in combination with a load cell adapted to measure the weight of an object is disclosed. The mounting assembly has a fixed portion (10) that includes a base and a support, and a moveable platform (20) adapted to be supported by the support when in its installation (non-working) position. The platform (20) is further adapted to be raised from its non-working position to a working position by means of a lever, the platform being supported by the load cell in this working position. In a preferred embodiment, a load cell is used as the lever to raise the platform onto the load cell as it is secured to the mounting assembly.
Claims5
A method of installing a mounting assembly for a load cell, the assembly comprising:
- a fixed portion comprising a base and a support, and a movable platform adapted to be supported by said support when in its non-working position;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning said fixed portion and movable platform beneath an object to be weighed, such that said object is at least partially supported by said support;
- (b) positioning a load cell between said fixed portion and said movable platform;
- and subsequently;
- (c) using said load cell as a lever to raise said movable platform to a working position in which said object is supported by said movable platform and not by said support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.