US3240146A
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Controls for ham pumping
Assignee: JBS USA LLC
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Filing: 1962-11-20
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-11-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R Schreuder
- 👤 Roy G Hlavacek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:45
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B4/00; A23B4/26; A23B4/28; A23B4/285; G; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; G01G19/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
IN A SCALE APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PERCENTAGE OF THE WEIGHT OF A SCALED ITEM WHEREIN THE ITEM IS SUPPORTED ON A LOAD BEARING SURFACE AND A MEMBER CONNECTED THERETO IS MOVED A DISTANCE IN A GIVEN DIRECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WEIGHT OF SAID ITEM, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A LEVER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED FROM A PIVOT POINT ON SAID MEMBER; LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTED TO AN END OF SAID LEVER SPACED FROM SAID POINT, SAID LINKAGE MEANS INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ALSO BE MOVED BY SAID LOAD BEARING SURFACE AND BEING PROPORTIONED AND ARRANGED TO MOVE ANOTHER POINT ON SAID LEVER IN SAID GIVEN DIRECTION A SECOND DISTANCE GREATER THAN SAID GIVEN DISTANCE BY A KNOWN AMOUNT WHEREBY DISTANCES BETWEEN SAID MEMBER AND SAID LEVER, MEASURED FROM PREDETERMINED RESPECTIVE POINTS SPACED FROM SAID PIVOT POINT, REPRESENT PERCENTAGES OF THE WEIGHT OF THE ITEM ON THE SCALE; AND LOCKING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LEVER TO HOLD ONLY SAID LEVER IN POSITION AFTER BEING SO MOVED WHILE SAID MEMBER IS FREE TO MOVE FURTHER IN SAID GIVEN DIRECTION UPON THE ADDITION OF FURTHER WEIGHT TO SAID LOAD BEARING SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
IN A SCALE APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PERCENTAGE OF THE WEIGHT OF A SCALED ITEM WHEREIN THE ITEM IS SUPPORTED ON A LOAD BEARING SURFACE AND A MEMBER CONNECTED THERETO IS MOVED A DISTANCE IN A GIVEN DIRECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WEIGHT OF SAID ITEM, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A LEVER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED FROM A PIVOT POINT ON SAID MEMBER; LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTED TO AN END OF SAID LEVER SPACED FROM SAID POINT, SAID LINKAGE MEANS INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ALSO BE MOVED BY SAID LOAD BEARING SURFACE AND BEING PROPORTIONED AND ARRANGED TO MOVE ANOTHER POINT ON SAID LEVER IN SAID GIVEN DIRECTION A SECOND DISTANCE GREATER THAN SAID GIVEN DISTANCE BY A KNOWN AMOUNT WHEREBY DISTANCES BETWEEN SAID MEMBER AND SAID LEVER, MEASURED FROM PREDETERMINED RESPECTIVE POINTS SPACED FROM SAID PIVOT POINT, REPRESENT PERCENTAGES OF THE WEIGHT OF THE ITEM ON THE SCALE; AND LOCKING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LEVER TO HOLD ONLY SAID LEVER IN POSITION AFTER BEING SO MOVED WHILE SAID MEMBER IS FREE TO MOVE FURTHER IN SAID GIVEN DIRECTION UPON THE ADDITION OF FURTHER WEIGHT TO SAID LOAD BEARING SURFACE.
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