Infant length and weight measuring apparatus

摘要

A device for measuring the length and weight of an infant. The device includes a tray into which the infant is placed. The tray is located on a scale that is used to determine the infant's weight. A length measuring device is located adjacent the tray and includes a wand that extends into the tray and moves slidably along the length of the tray. An infant is placed within the tray so that the head of the infant is adjacent one end of the tray. The wand then slidably moves toward the infant until it contacts the sole of the infant's foot at which time a length measurement is taken. The length measuring device includes a breakaway switch and a rocker switch that stops the movement of the wand if it contacts the infant or another obstruction. The breakaway switch or rocker switch are triggered when the wand is rotated around an axis of rotation approximately perpendicular to the bottom of the tray or the wand is rotated upwardly from the bottom of the tray around an axis of rotation approximately parallel to the bottom of the tray.