Portable stand-up type bathroom scale

Claim 1

. A PORTABLE BATHROOM SCALE COMPRISING A SUPPORTING BASE OF GENERALLY REACTANGULAR FORM, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR PLATFORM CONNECTED IN ASSEMBLED RELATION TO THE BASE BUT SUPPORTED ON AND MOVABLE DOWNWARDLY WITH RESPECT THERETO IN A WEIGHTING OPERATION, WHEN THE BASE AND PLATFORM ARE HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED FOR USE IN WEIGHING WITH THE BASE RESTING ON A FLOOR, SAID SCALE BEING CONSTRUCTED TO BE ADAPTED FOR USE ONLY IN HORIZONTAL POSITION RESTING ON A FLOOR AND TO PERMIT ITS BEING STOOD ON END ON THE FLOOR AND A HORIZONTAL AUXILIARY BASE PLATE OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR FORM WHOSE LONG DIMENSION IS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LENGTH AS THEN WIDTH OF SAID SCALE BASE AND PLATFORM, SAID PLATE BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS ON ITS ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION WITH THE BOTTOM OF SAID BASE ON ONE END, WHEREBY SAID SCALE IS SWINGABLE UPWARDLY FROM ITS HORIZONTAL OPERATIVE POSITION INTO UPRIGHT POSITION OVER SAID PLATE TO REST THEREON WHEN NOT IN USE, THE SCALE BEING SWINGABLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID PLATE TO REST ON THE FLOOR IN HORIZONTAL POSITION FOR USE.