Posture position sensor

Claim 1

A posture position sensor for attachment to a user's article of clothing for alerting the user whenever an incorrect posture position is assumed, said sensor comprising: A) a housing; B) an electrical circuit, said electrical circuit having; i) an electronic timer capable of being set at predetermined time cycles; ii) alert means to alert the user of an incorrect posture; iii) power means located within said housing to provide current to said electrical circuit; iv) a switch assembly including; (a) a first conducting pendulum rotatably fastened to a support member disposed within said housing; (b) a first conducting terminal disposed on a second selectively-positionable conducting pendulum pivotally attached to said support member, said second pendulum having conducting clamping means for selectively positioning said second pendulum in predetermined positions; c) a second conducting terminal disposed on a third selectively-positionable conducting pendulum pivotally attached to said support member, said third pendulum having conducting clamping means for selectively positioning said third pendulum in predetermined positions; wherein when said switch assembly is open, causing said predetermined electronic timer cycle to begin, said first conducting pendulum is disengaged from said first or second conducting terminals, wherein when said switch assembly is closed, causing said predetermined timer cycle to restart, said first conducting pendulum is disengaged from said first or second conducting terminals, and wherein said switch assembly allows said alert means to produce a signal only when said switch assembly is open for period of time longer than said predetermined timer cycle; c) a first set button connected to said second conducting pendulum clamping means for manually selecting the position of said second conducting pendulum; and d) a second set button connected to said third conducting pendulum for manually selecting the position of said third conducting pendulum.