A MOBILE HOSPITAL PATIENT SCALE

摘要

A mobile hospital patient bed scale is contemplated which lifts the entire b ed with patient in situ on a load platform (9) with a non-slip surface. The sca le minimizes both vertical and horizontal displacement. The platform (9) has lo ad cells (8) which deliver data to a memory and display device. The invention i s portable and partly foldable to aid in storage. It provides for recharging i f desired, and for use of an auxiliary power source if desired. The driving force (5) for lifting may be a hydraulic ram or an electrically powered scre w drive.