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Meal minder device

  • US 4,975,682 A
  • Filed: 07/05/1988
  • Issued: 12/04/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A signalling device for reminding persons to follow certain eating habits when eating a meal comprising a main switch, a photo cell, an alarm, timers to divide the eating of a meal in accordance with time frame as predetermined by said timers and to sound said alarm when the operator does not follow the time frame, said photo cell being reactive to the placement or removal of a utensil thereover, said timers including one timer to time the time required by a person between each bite of a meal and to sound said alarm when the operator does not delay the predetermined time required by the program of the device between each bite of a meal, said timers further including a timer to time the required amount of time for taking each bite of a meal and to sound said alarm when the operator takes more than the predetermined amount of time allowed by the switch for taking a bite of a meal, said first mentioned timer being activated by said photo cell upon placement of the utensil and responding to the removal of the utensil from the photo cell to sound the alarm if the utensil is removed too soon after its placement, said second mentioned timer being activated by said photo cell upon removal of the utensil from the photo cell to start timing the time allowed by said timer for taking a bite and to sound said alarm if the operator takes too long to replace the utensil over the photo cell.

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