Body position attitude indicator device

Claim 1

A device worn on a human torso for indicating torso bending at the waist by producing an audible signal, said device comprising in combination: (A) body attachment means comprising a band to encircle and maintain a cylindrical housing on the side of a human torso, such that the central axis of the cylindrical housing is perpendicular to the vertical axis of the torso; (B) a plate permanently fastened to said band to receive the cylindrical housing; and (C) the cylindrical housing rotatably attached to said plate by a centrally positioned rivet allowing rotation of said housing about the central axis of said housing relative to said plate, said housing containing an electrical circuit housing, power means comprising a battery to supply electrical current to an alert means, alert means to produce an audible signal, an activation switch to turn the device off and on, and an attitude responsive switch to open and close said electrical circuit, directly affixed to said housing, where said attitude responsive switch is positioned in the electrical circuit between said power means and said alert means, said attitude responsive switch allowing said current to reach said alert means to produce said signal only when torso bending at the waist occurs to alter the attitude of said housing, and where said attitude responsive switch is adjustable relative to said torso only by rotating said housing relative to said plate.

Claim 2

A device worn on a human torso for indicating torso bending at the waist by producing an audible signal, said device comprising in combination: (A) body attachment means comprising a band to encircle and maintain a cylindrical housing on the side of a human torso, such that the central axis of the cylindrical housing is perpendicular to the vertical axis of the torso; (B) a plate permanently fastened to said band to receive the cylindrical housing; and (C) the cylindrical housing rotatably attached to said plate by a centrally positioned rivet allowing rotation of said housing about the central axis of said housing relative to said plate, said housing containing an electrical circuit housing, power means comprising a battery to supply electrical current to an alert means, alert means to produce an audible signal, an activation switch to turn the device off and on, and an attitude responsive switch to open and close said electrical circuit, directly affixed to said housing, where said attitude responsive switch is positioned in the electrical circuit between said power means and said alert means, said attitude responsive switch allowing said current to reach said alert means to produce said signal only when torso bending at the waist occurs to alter the attitude of said housing, and where said attitude responsive switch is adjustable relative to said torso only by rotating said housing relative to said plate.