Fishing scale with retractable handle and built-in mechanical thermometer
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1. A digital scale comprising:
- a support body;
a suspending member provided on said support body to suspend an article to be weighed;
a load cell provided on said support body to detect and measure the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member;
a digital display unit provided on said support body to display said weight measurement; and
a tape measure provided on said support body, wherein said tape measure is extendable from and retractable into said support body;
wherein said support body includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and a pair of slots provided in said top surface, said digital scale further comprising a handle extending from said top surface of said support body, said handle comprising an elongated gripping portion having two ends and a leg extending substantially perpendicularly from each said end, and wherein said legs are slidable in said slots so that said handle is movable between retracted and extended positions.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a support body having a scale, a suspending member that suspends an article to be weighed by the scale, a display unit that displays the measured weight of the article, a retractable and extendable handle, a tape measure, and a temperature probe. The apparatus may be made of luminescent material.
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34 Claims
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1. A digital scale comprising:
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a support body;
a suspending member provided on said support body to suspend an article to be weighed;
a load cell provided on said support body to detect and measure the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member;
a digital display unit provided on said support body to display said weight measurement; and
a tape measure provided on said support body, wherein said tape measure is extendable from and retractable into said support body;
wherein said support body includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and a pair of slots provided in said top surface, said digital scale further comprising a handle extending from said top surface of said support body, said handle comprising an elongated gripping portion having two ends and a leg extending substantially perpendicularly from each said end, and wherein said legs are slidable in said slots so that said handle is movable between retracted and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 26, 27, 28, 32)
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2. A digital scale comprising:
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a support body;
a suspending member provided on said support body to suspend an article to be weighed;
a load cell provided on said support body to detect and measure the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member;
a digital display unit provided on said support body to display said weight measurement;
a tape measure provided on said support body, wherein said tape measure is extendable from and retractable into said support body; and
a temperature probe, said temperature probe including a graduated scale including indicia denoting units of temperature measurement;
wherein said temperature probe is hingedly mounted on said support body for pivotal movement between open and closed positions.
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6. A digital scale comprising:
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a support body;
a suspending member provided on said support body to suspend an article to be weighed;
a load cell provided on said support body to detect and measure the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member;
a digital display unit provided on said support body to display said weight measurement; and
a temperature probe provided on said support body;
wherein said support body includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and a pair of slots provided in said top surface, said digital scale further comprising a handle extending from said top surface of said support body, said handle comprising an elongated gripping portion having two ends and a leg extending substantially perpendicularly from each said end, and wherein said legs are slidable in said slots so that said handle is movable between retracted and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 29, 30, 31, 33)
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12. An apparatus comprising;
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a support body, said support body including a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
a suspending member extending from said bottom surface of said support body to suspend an article;
a weighing mechanism provided on said support body, wherein said weighing mechanism determines the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member;
a display unit to display said weight of an article suspended from said suspending member determined by said weighing mechanism;
a temperature probe provided on said support body;
a pair of slots provided in said top surface of said support body; and
a handle extending from said top surface of said support body, wherein said handle comprises an elongated gripping portion having two ends and a leg extending substantially perpendicularly from each said end, and wherein said legs are slidable in said slots so that said handle is movable between retracted and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 34)
a load cell to detect and measure the weight of an article suspended from said suspending member; - and
a digital display unit provided on said support body to display said weight measurement.
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17. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said apparatus includes luminescent material.
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18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said luminescent material comprises plastic having luminescent pigment therein.
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19. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said luminescent material comprises plastic having phosphorescent material therein.
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20. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said apparatus is waterproof.
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21. The apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a tape measure extendable from and retractable into said support member.
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22. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said temperature probe includes a graduated scale including indicia denoting units of temperature measurement.
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23. The apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a set clock function button to set, start and stop said digital display as a clock.
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24. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising a mode function button to switch said digital display between the display of time and of weight.
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25. The apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising a tare function button to perform a tare function to enable weighing of articles in a container.
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34. The apparatus according to claim 25, further including circuitry that electrically connects said load cell, said digital display unit and said function buttons.
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