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Device for controlling eating and smoking habits

US5052410A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
10References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 1990
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F5/0006
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for reducing the craving for food and tobacco smoke including a flexible resilient member having a central portion with an intermediate portion inclined upwardly received between the lower lip and teeth and a pair of outwardly extending apertured side portions received between the user's cheeks and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. The central portion has a tab which may be flipped back and forth by the tongue.

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