Scale-washing machine combination

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING LAUNDRY OR THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION OF A BODY PORTION COMPRISING A WASH TUB HAVING A WALL PROVIDED WITH AN ACCESS OPENING FOR PLACING LAUNDRY THEREIN AND A SCALE STRUCTURE FOR WEIGHING SAID LAUNDRY, MEANS FOR COVERING SAID ACCESS OPENING, SAIDD SCALE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A WEIGHING MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH A BASE PORTION AND A WEIGHTING PLATFORM, SAID WEIGHING PLATFORM PROVIDED WITH DEPENDING VERTICAL ARMS, SAID WEIGHING MECHANISM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF BALANCING SECTIONS LOCATED BENEATH SAID PLATFORM, SAID DEPENDING ARMS AND SAID BALANCING SECTIONS COOPERATING TO RETAIN SAID PLATFORM IN A NORMALLY SUSPENDED POSITION ABOVE SAID BASE, SAID BALANCING SECTIONS MOVABLE TRANSVERSELY TO SAID BASE PORTION FOR URGING SAID PLATFORM TO MOVE TRANSVERSELY TOWARD SAID BADE UNTIL EQUILIBRIUM POSITION IS ATTAINED WHEN LAUNDRY IS PLACED UPON SAID PLATFORM..