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US 8,575,500 B1Granted
Hand-held electronic luggage scale device
OwnerEdward J. Genet, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A luggage scale device featuring a handle with scale housings attached to both ends. Hook component are disposed on the ends of each housing for attaching a piece of luggage. In each housing is a high tension spring attached to a weight sensor and a hook component. The weight sensors calculate a weight of an object hanging from the hook components. A microprocessor calculates a total weight by combining the values calculated by the weight sensors. A display disposed on the handle displays the total weight.
Claims6
A luggage scale device comprising:
- (a) a handle 110 having a first end 110a, a second end 110b, a top surface 110c, and a bottom surface 110d;
- (b) a first scale housing 120a pivotally attached to the first end 110a of the handle 110 via a first hinge component 118a, wherein a first weight sensor 150a is disposed in the first scale housing 120a, the first weight sensor 150a is adapted to calculate a weight of an object;
- (c) a second scale housing 120b pivotally attached to the second end 110b of the handle 110 via a second hinge component 118b, wherein a second weight sensor 150b is disposed in the second scale housing 120b, the second weight sensor 150b is adapted to calculate a weight of an object;
- (d) a first hook component 130a disposed on an end of a first scale component 120a and a second hook component 130b disposed on an end of a second scale component 120b, the hook components 130 each allow for attachment of an object;
- (e) a first high tension spring 140a disposed in the first scale housing 120a, a first end of the first high tension spring 140a being attached to the first hook component 130a and a second end of the first high tension spring 140a being attached to the first weight sensor 150a, the first weight sensor 150a is adapted to calculate a weight of an object hanging from the first hook component 130a;
- (f) a second high tension spring 140b disposed in the second scale housing 120b, a first end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second hook component 130b and a second end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second weight sensor 150b, the second weight sensor 150b is adapted to calculate a weight of an object hanging from the second hook component 130b;
- (g) a microprocessor operatively connected to both the first weight sensor and the second weight sensor 150b, the microprocessor is adapted to generate a first output command to the first weight sensor 150a to recall the weight of the object hanging from the first hook component 130a calculated by the first weight sensor 150a and a second output command to the second weight sensor 150b to recall the weight of the object hanging from the second hook component 130b calculated by the second weight sensor 150b whereupon the microprocessor calculates a total weight by combining the weight of the object hanging from the first hook component 130a and the weight of the object hanging from the second hook component 130b;
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- (h) a display 160 disposed on the handle 110, the display 160 is operatively connected to the microprocessor, the microprocessor is adapted to generate an output command to the display 160 to cause the display 160 to display the total weight calculated by the microprocessor;
- wherein the arrangement is such that the first hook component 130a is attached to the first end of the first high tension spring 140a, the second end of the first high tension spring 140a is attached to the first weight sensor 150a, the first weight sensor 150a is disposed inside the first scale housing 120a, and the first scale housing 120a is attached to the first end of the handle 110 via the first hinge component 118a;
- wherein the arrangement is such that the second hook component 130b is attached to the first end of the second high tension spring 140b, the second end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second weight sensor 150b, the second weight sensor 150b is disposed inside the second scale housing 120b, and the second scale housing 120b is attached to the second end of the handle 110 via the second hinge component 118b;
- wherein the first scale housing 120a and second scale housing 120b pivot toward and away from each other.
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A luggage scale device consisting of:
- (a) a handle 110 consisting of a first end 110a, a second end 110b, a top surface 110c, and a bottom surface 110d;
- (b) a first scale housing 120a pivotally attached to the first end 110a of the handle 110 via, a first hinge component 118a, wherein a first weight sensor 150a is disposed in the first scale housing 120a, the first weight sensor 150a is adapted to calculate a weight of an object;
- (c) a second scale housing 120b pivotally attached to the second end 110b of the handle 110 via a second hinge component 118b, wherein a second weight sensor 150b is disposed in the second scale housing 120b, the second weight sensor 150b is adapted to calculate a weight of an object;
- (d) a first hook component 130a disposed on an end of a first scale component 120a and a second hook component 130b disposed on an end of a second scale component 120b, the hook components 130 each allow for attachment of an object;
- (e) a first high tension spring 140a disposed in the first scale housing 120a, a first end of the first high tension spring 140a being attached to the first hook component 130a and a second end of the first high tension spring 140a being attached to the first weight sensor 150a, the first weight sensor 150a is adapted to calculate a weight of an object hanging from the first hook component 130a;
- (f) a second high tension spring 140b disposed in the second scale housing 120b, a first end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second hook component 130b and a second end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second weight sensor 150b, the second weight sensor 150b is adapted to calculate a weight of an object hanging from the second hook component 130b;
- (g) a microprocessor operatively connected to both the first weight sensor and the second weight sensor 150b, the microprocessor is adapted to generate a first output command to the first weight sensor 150a to recall the weight of the object hanging from the first hook component 130a calculated by the first weight sensor 150a and a second output command to the second weight sensor 150b to recall the weight of the object hanging from the second hook component 130b calculated by the second weight sensor 150b whereupon the microprocessor calculates a total weight by combining the weight of the object hanging from the first hook component 130a and the weight of the object hanging from the second hook component 130b;
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- (h) a display 160 disposed on the handle 110, the display 160 is operatively connected to the microprocessor, the microprocessor is adapted to generate an output command to the display 160 to cause the display 160 to display the total weight calculated by the microprocessor;
- wherein the arrangement is such that the first hook component 130a is attached to the first end of the first high tension spring 140a, the second end of the first high tension spring 140a is attached to the first weight sensor 150a, the first weight sensor 150a is disposed inside the first scale housing 120a, and the first scale housing 120a is attached to the first end of the handle 110 via the first hinge component 118a;
- wherein the arrangement is such that the second hook component 130b is attached to the first end of the second high tension spring 140b, the second end of the second high tension spring 140b is attached to the second weight sensor 150b, the second weight sensor 150b is disposed inside the second scale housing 120b, and the second scale housing 120b is attached to the second end of the handle 110 via the second hinge component 118b;
- wherein the first scale housing 120a and second scale housing 120b pivot toward and away from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.