EP0064341A2
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Commodity display for combined weighing scale and label printer
Assignee: Hobart Corp
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Filing: 1982-04-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-04-15
Abstract
Abstract combined weighing scale and label printer for weighing a packaged commodity (15) includes a scale (10), a keyboard (60), a display (70), a controller (40) and a label printer (30). Memory means (170) within the controller contains a commodity name and other relevant product information. The operator may interrogate the memory means by a keyboard entry at any time to obtain a human-readable verification of the commodity name prior to printing a label (80). Since the commodity name may be longer than the individual elements which comprise the display means, the commodity may be displayed in a rotating or running fashion from right to left.
Inventors
- 👤 George J. Berner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; G01G19/40; G01G19/413; G01G19/414; G01G19/4144; G01G23/00; G01G23/18; G01G23/36; G01G23/37; G01G23/3707; G01G23/38; G01G23/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
In a combined weighing scale and label printer for weighing a packaged commodity including means (30) for printing a label with information regarding the commodity, weight, unit price and total value of the commodity and delivering the printed label printed side down either for manual application to the package or directly to an automatic label applier for application to the package without operator intervention, and means (40) for computing the total value of the packaged and weighed commodity, and in response thereto, printing such total value along with the weight, unit price and commodity name on a label for application to said package, the improvement comprising a keyboard (60) for entering a code corresponding to the name of the packaged commodity, and visual display means(70)responsive to a keyboard entry of a commodity code for displaying a human-readable verification of the commodity name prior to printing a first label for said commodity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
In a combined weighing scale and label printer for weighing a packaged commodity including means (30) for printing a label with information regarding the commodity, weight, unit price and total value of the commodity and delivering the printed label printed side down either for manual application to the package or directly to an automatic label applier for application to the package without operator intervention, and means (40) for computing the total value of the packaged and weighed commodity, and in response thereto, printing such total value along with the weight, unit price and commodity name on a label for application to said package, the improvement comprising a keyboard (60) for entering a code corresponding to the name of the packaged commodity, and visual display means(70)responsive to a keyboard entry of a commodity code for displaying a human-readable verification of the commodity name prior to printing a first label for said commodity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combined weighing scale and label printer as claimed in claim 1, further including
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
memory means(170).containing information regarding the commodity name and other relevant information for a plurality of different commodities to be weighed and labeled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
memory means(170).containing information regarding the commodity name and other relevant information for a plurality of different commodities to be weighed and labeled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A combined weighing scale and label printer as claimed in claim 1 further including a totals file (180) for storing, with respect to each separate commodity, the number of items weighed, total weight and total value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A combined weighing scale and label printer as claimed in claim 1 ,2 or 3, wherein said visual display means(70)comprises a series of individual alphanumeric display elements associated in elongated horizontal arrangement, wherein selected information relating to the weight, unit price or total value are displayed on selected ones of said elements during a weighing operation, and wherein said same elements are also utilized to display the human-readable commodity information when called for by the operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A combined weighing scale and label printer as claimed in claim 4, wherein display of the commodity name utilizes all of said individual elements in rotating fashion from right to left in said elongated arrangement.
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