Checking device for checking the food intake

• US 4,221,959 A
• Filed: 02/28/1978
• Issued: 09/09/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eva-Maria Sessler
• Original Assignee: Eva-Maria Sessler
• Inventors: Sessler, Eva-Maria
• Primary Examiner(s): Thesz, Joseph M.
• Application Number:
  US05/882,123
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 235/92 PE, 235/92 CP, 235/92 AC, 364/413, 364/705, 58/152 R, 283/2-3, 283/44, 283/65
• US Class Current: 377/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06C 3/00 Arrangements for table look-up, e.g. menstruation table
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/00 Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/00 Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram star maps G09B27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B97/02; for computing purposes G06G1/14, G09B1/16; display boards G09F

Abstract

An apparatus for checking food intake, which advises user of amount of a particular food or constituent thereof which may still be eaten during remainder of measuring period, including a counter and a register.

Claims

1. A checking device for checking food intake, comprising a housing;

an electronic counter disposed in the housing and including an electronic display visible outside of the housing for displaying data with respect to food or with respect to a predetermined constituent or property of food;

a register disposed in the housing;

said register being comprised of a plurality of stiff sheets;

a pivot support in said housing for said stiff sheets;

said housing being open at at least one side thereof for enabling said stiff sheets to be pivoted about said pivot support out of said housing through said opening therethrough;

each said stiff sheet being independently pivotally supported on said pivot axis;

each said stiff sheet being provided with data related to food or to a predetermined constituent or property of food.

2. The checking device of claim 1, wherein said counter communicates with a store located in said housing, for storing information;

said housing having a keyboard thereon and said keyboard communicating with said store for feeding into said store data derivable from said sheets.

3. The checking device of claim 2, further comprising additional calculator means being provided in said housing for enabling additional calculations beyond calculations relating to food intake to be performed.