Weighing scales – Structural installation
Patent
1993-06-02
1995-05-16
Miller, Jr., George H.
Weighing scales
Structural installation
177225, 177264, 73862391, 116DIG32, G01G 1952, G01G 300, G01L 500
Patent
active
054162793
ABSTRACT:
Force-releasable elements are used in association with imprinted numerical values of weight to provide a visual indication of the weight of the contents of a receptacle. The system is extremely easy to manufacture and highly affordable, thus enabling it to be used with disposable items such as trash bags. In one embodiment, the numerical weight values are arranged as bands about the girth of the bag, with the imprinted material being gathered in and covered with a force-releasable strip of material. Each imprinted band and its accompanying force-releasable element are associated with a different value of weight, so that when the receptacle is lifted, a user may ascertain an approximate value of the weight of the contents by referring to the indicia associated with released and un-released elements. In alternative embodiments, the force-releasable elements and indicia being positioned along a cord of a strap which may be tied onto the receptacle or provided with it.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3372581 (1968-03-01), Tell
patent: 5016479 (1991-05-01), Taback
patent: 5319162 (1994-06-01), Ness
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