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Oral weight control device

  • US 4,471,771 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1981
  • Issued: 09/18/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An oral weight control device for impeding the eating process and slowing down the rate of food consumption to thereby allow the body time to naturally register the sensation of being full prior to completion of a meal, said device comprising:

  • an upper support member adapted to be secured to the inside back of the user'"'"'s mouth;

    a sieve-like guard pivotally coupled in vertical orientation to the support member to allow the guard to raise and lower in response to movements of the user'"'"'s tongue, said guard having meshed openings therein of a selected size to impede the otherwise unobstructed passage of large food particles;

    said guard including means for positioning a bottom edge thereof at a part of the mouth forward of the support means and near the user'"'"'s tongue when the device is properly located within the mouth;

    said pivotal attachment providing means for displacement of the guard into a substantially nonblocking position in response to emergent food, thereby preventing possible choking from regurgitated food material.

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