US4775780A — Blood alcohol indicator

Claim 1

Independent Claim 267 words

A blood alcohol estimating device comprising: a support structure a plurality of alcohol pieces, each of said alcohol pieces comprised of solid matter and constructed so as to be identified as representing a quantity of alcohol consumed in different drinks and having a weight approximately proportional to the mass of alcohol in each of the drinks, at least one time piece representing a quantity of alcohol oxidized in a human body over a specific period of time and having a weight approximately proportional to the mass of said oxidized quantity of alcohol, a balance board supported by said support structure along a line on said balance board defining a center line, said center line defining two sides of said balance board, said balance board having a plurality of locating means for easy placement and removal of said alcohol pieces on one side and for easy placement and removal of said at least one time piece on the other side thereof, a scale means disposed on said support structure to indicate blood alcohol level or other measurement of intoxication and, a pointer means disposed on said balance board and cooperating with said scale means for indicating degrees of intoxication, said scale means, said alcohol pieces, said at least one time piece, said locating means and said pointer means being sized and arranged so that when selected ones of said alcohol and time pieces are placed at appropriate ones of said locating means, a person's approximate blood alcohol level or other measure of intoxidation can be read from said scale means based on the tilt of said balance board.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 267 words

A blood alcohol estimating device comprising: a support structure a plurality of alcohol pieces, each of said alcohol pieces comprised of solid matter and constructed so as to be identified as representing a quantity of alcohol consumed in different drinks and having a weight approximately proportional to the mass of alcohol in each of the drinks, at least one time piece representing a quantity of alcohol oxidized in a human body over a specific period of time and having a weight approximately proportional to the mass of said oxidized quantity of alcohol, a balance board supported by said support structure along a line on said balance board defining a center line, said center line defining two sides of said balance board, said balance board having a plurality of locating means for easy placement and removal of said alcohol pieces on one side and for easy placement and removal of said at least one time piece on the other side thereof, a scale means disposed on said support structure to indicate blood alcohol level or other measurement of intoxication and, a pointer means disposed on said balance board and cooperating with said scale means for indicating degrees of intoxication, said scale means, said alcohol pieces, said at least one time piece, said locating means and said pointer means being sized and arranged so that when selected ones of said alcohol and time pieces are placed at appropriate ones of said locating means, a person's approximate blood alcohol level or other measure of intoxidation can be read from said scale means based on the tilt of said balance board.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 78 words

A blood alcohol estimating device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said alcohol pieces comprise at least three sets of alcohol pieces, each set comprising a plurality of alcohol pieces wherein each of the alcohol pieces of each set is constructed so as to be identified as representing a quantity of alcohol contained in different alcoholic drinks and each alcohol piece has a weight approximately proportional to the mass of alcohol contained in each of the alcoholic drinks.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 21 words

A blood alcohol estimating device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said scale means is graduated in percent blood alcohol level.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 59 words

A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said locating means for placement of said alcohol pieces are arranged in rows, each row having means designating it as representing a person having a specific body weight, a row representing lighter persons being farthest from said center line and a row representing heaver persons being closest to said center line.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 57 words

A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said locating means for easy placement and removal of said at leat one time piece are arranged so that said at least one time piece can be placed in or on various ones of said locating means to indicate on said scale means alcohol oxidized during various time increments.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 31 words

A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the pointer means comprises a pointer arm having a length at least 1/3 the length of the longest dimension of the balance board.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 29 words

A device in accordance with claim 6 wherein said pointer means also comprises a tip piece made of a material substantially heaver than the rest of the pointer arm.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-10-04	1992-04-04	1992-10-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-10-04	1996-04-04	1996-10-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-10-04	2000-04-04	2000-10-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Blood alcohol indicator

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