Wearable diet counter

• US 20030111005A1
• Filed: 12/19/2001
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Angelle Lord, Gregory Lord
• Original Assignee: Angelle Lord, Gregory Lord
• Inventors: Lord, Angelle, Lord, Gregory
• Application Number:
  US10/025,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20030111005A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 116/307
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/00 Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A wearable dietary-intake counter for counting and tracking dietary intake of foods.

Claims

1. A wearable counter comprising:

a. a first hoop;

b. a second hoop;

c. a pin with a first end and a second end, said pin attached at said first end to said first hoop, said pin attached at said second end to said second hoop; and

d. an indicator, said indicator displaceably mounted on said pin, such that said indicator may be displaced from said first end of said pin to said second end of said pin.

2. The wearable counter of claim 1, further comprising:

e. a brace with a first end and a second end, said brace attached to said first hoop at said first end, said brace attached to said second hoop at said second end, said brace positioned to reduce unintended displacement of said indicator along said pin.

3. The wearable counter of claim 1, wherein said indicators are provided in a quantity equal to the number of daily recommended servings of each food group.

4. In a method of controlling body weight by limiting dietary consumption, the improvement comprising:

a. providing an apparatus comprising a jewelry base mounting a diet consumption counter.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

b. recording diet consumption on said diet consumption counter.

6. In a method of controlling smoking by limiting smoking, the improvement comprising:

a. providing an apparatus comprising a jewelry base mounting a smoking consumption counter.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

b. recording smoking consumption on said smoking consumption counter.

8. In a method of administering a medication, the improvement comprising:

a. providing an apparatus comprising a jewelry base mounting a medication consumption counter.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

b. recording medication consumption on said medication consumption counter.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said apparatus further comprises a dietary consumption counter.

11. A wearable diet consumption counter comprising:

a. a jewelry base, mounting

b. a diet consumption counter.

12. The wearable counter of claim 11, wherein said diet consumption counter comprises a plurality of displaceable indicators.

13. The wearable counter of claim 11, wherein said jewelry base is a bracelet.

14. The wearable counter of claim 13, wherein said diet consumption counter comprises a plurality of displaceable indicators.

15. The wearable counter of claim 14, wherein said displacable indicators are provided in a quantity equal to the number of daily recommended servings of each food group.