Abstract: A liquid level indicator comprises an elongate member extending vertically through a liquid container, the weight of the member being sensed as a measure of the liquid level in the container. At least at one predetermined point of its length, the member is formed with a transverse portion having a lower surface extending substantially horizontally. Furthermore, the member is tubular, and the transverse portion is located within the tube but does not occupy the entire internal cross-sectional area thereof. To determine the absolute position of the liquid level, the indicator utilizes an instantaneous change of weight provided by the liquid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement in a load cell comprising a core of resilient material with strain gages mounted on either side of the core and connected to recording instruments or the like. The novel features are that the core consists of a composite, that the strain gages are attached to sheets for their stabilization prior to the mounting thereof on the core, the sheets being of a material bondable to said composite, and that surface layers are likewise of a material bondable to said composite of the core and disposed on the outer sides of the strain gages.