GB1577289A - Calorie totalizer - Google Patents
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- GB1577289A GB1577289A GB23385/78A GB2338578A GB1577289A GB 1577289 A GB1577289 A GB 1577289A GB 23385/78 A GB23385/78 A GB 23385/78A GB 2338578 A GB2338578 A GB 2338578A GB 1577289 A GB1577289 A GB 1577289A
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- G01G19/4146—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
Description
(54) CALORIE TOTALIZER
(71) I, EDUARD RIGHI, of Lindenstrasse 1, D-8380 Landau/Isar, Federal Re public of Germany, a citizen of the Federal
Republic of Germany, do hereby declare the invention, for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to a calorie totalizer.
Many people desire to be able to know and control the amount of calories contained in their daily nutritional intake. In order to determine the number of calories for specific articles of food, one has to use such food packaged in single preweighed portions or one has to use a scale and separate calorie tables.
An object of the present invention is to provide a calorie scale for which the calorie value of specific food and individually combined meals may be easily determined.
According to the invention, a calorie totalizer comprises a weighing mechanism upon which a foodstuff or drink may be placed, a displaceable display coupled with said weighing mechanism, the amount of displacement of said display being related to the weight of the weighed foodstuff, a calorie scale associated with said display for displaying a calorie amount related to said displacement, said calorie scale comprising means for calibrating said scale for each specific foodstuff or drink according to its respective calorie content.
The calibration values are preferably provided for various foods and beverages on a scale-sheet, and the respective calorie value is set on the scale so that the actual calorie count for a specific weight of a specific food can be determined. When an electrical or electronic weight indication is used, as an alternative, the individually indicated weights may be multiplied in one operation by a calorie factor for each individual food.
The calorie factor, for instance, may be read from a scaletape and a calculator can calculate the calorie value of the justweighed food. The weighing system may be analog or digital, although an analog weighing system is illustrated in this application.
A weight calibration also may be provided in addition to calorie calibration, so that a weight indication may also be obtained. Thus, the calorie scale may also be used as a conventional weight scale.
Once a food container or foodstuff has been weighed, the weight-and/or calorie indicator should be returned to zero, so that the calorie value of the next deposited foodstuff may be determined. The individually determined calorie values of the dishes consecutively deposited upon the weighing dish may be added by means of a calculator or even by head.
When an electrical or electronic weight or calorie indication is used, the individual calculated calorie values may be transferred directly to an adding device in which they are added to previously stored calorie values. The sum may also be indicated.
This may occur while the calorie indication for the last previously weighed foodstuff is cleared and the indicator is reset to zero.
In order to minimize service problems, it is desirable to transfer automatically the individually calculated calorie values to the adding device, after expiration of a timer span for reading the individual results. A simple display may be provided for a cumulative count, while a separate display may be provided to show the last determined calorie value.
The invention will be explained in detail by the aid of the attached drawing which is a top view of an embodiment of the calorie scale according to the present invention.
The calorie scale is housed in an integral compact body in which several related and coupled functions are also similarlv housed to provide an efficient, neat, reliable possibly portable and practical calorie calculator and accumulator. The calorie scale according to the invention is furnished with a balance pan 1 for a plate or other food or liquid container or other foodstuff. The pan 1 is coupled to a conventional weigh ing device (not shown) which is coupled to an indicating pointer 2 providing a visual display. The indicating pointer 2 is movable inside a window 3 across a scale 4.
Scale 4 directly displays calorie value of the foodstuff resting upon the weighing pan 1. Calorie content values for specific foods and drinks are printed upon a film 5, which may be rolled up or down between two rollers 6 and 7. By turning the milled knobs 8, 9 which are connected to these rollers, each respective calorie content value may be brought to the window 3.
The film 5 is about 750 to 1000 mm (30 to 40 inches) long and contains information about 250 to 300 materials. Rollers 6 and 7 may be provided with a reversible motor drive in order to bring desired foods and drinks quickly to the window 3.
A gram-scale is located along the upper edge of the window 3 adjacent the movable pointer 2, so that the user may read the pointer to determine the weight of the foodstuff.
The pointer 2 must return to its zero position after each measurement, so that the calorie value of each added foodstuff may be read, if calorie values of food and drinks are cumulatively determined, that is if they are not measured separately upon the weighing pan but added to another foodstuff which has already been measured.
This is because the calorie calibration for each food may be different and the actual determined calorie amount will also be different even if the pointer 2 moves the same amount. This reset function may be done by hand, since the pointer, as shown, is slidably mounted upon a wire-loop 10 which is moved by the weighing mechanism. According to another alternative embodiment, a counterweight may be used, to be moved manually to bring the pointer position back to zero. As yet another alternative, if a digital weighing mechanism is employed, digital techniques can be used to cancel the reading and effectively reset the scale to zero.
The calorie value of each dish or drink, which was placed upon the weighing pan 1 is read in the window 3 and is entered into a calculator 11, mounted to the calorie totalizer. The calculator 11 is furnished with an indicator or display 12, which can indicate the calorie value of a meal after the calorie value of each foodstuff has been entered. Calculator 11 may also display the last added calorie value. Further the calculator can be programmed to generate other calculated values.
A notepad 13 is also provided integral with the calorie scale in close proximity to the calcnlator.
WHAT I CLAIM JS:- 1. A calorie totalizer comprising a weighing mechanism upon which a foodstuff or drink may be placed, a displaceable display coupled with said weighing mechanism, the amount of displacement of said display being related to the weight of the weighed foodstuff, a calorie scale associated with said display for displaying a calorie amount related to said displacement, said calorie scale comprising means for calibrating said scale for each specific foodstuff or drink according to its respective calorie content.
2. A calorie totaliser as set forth in
Claim 1, wherein said calibrating means comprises a plurality of scaled calorie content values, each related to the calorie content of a specific foodstuff, said display comprising a movable pointer displaceable across said calorie scale through a displacement in proportion to the weight of said foodstuff, said pointer displaying the calorie content of the weighed foodstuff.
3. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 1 or Claim 2, further comprising calculator means integrally housed within said totalizer, said calculator means being arranged for cumulatively totalizing the calories for each weighed foodstuff.
4. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 1, further comprising calculator means integrally housed within said totalizer, said calculator means being adapted to store respective calorie factors related to specific foodstuffs and being directly coupled to said weighing mechanism to automatically display the calorie content of a measured foodstuff.
5. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, further comprising a weight scale located on said totalizer, said weight scale being located proximal to said calorie scale such that said pointer simultaneously displays the weight and calorie content of the measured foodstuff.
6. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, wherein said plurality of scaled calorie content values are stored on a film, said film being movable to present different such scaled calorie content values, said pointer being movable across a window, said film being movable through said window.
7. A calorie totalizer as set forth in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising means for resetting the display of said measured calorie content in order to determine the calorie content of the next measured foodstuff, while the prior measured foodstuff remains on said weighing mechanism.
8. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, further comprising a movable wire located across said calorie scale coupled to said weighing mechanism, said pointer being movable with said wire to display the calorie content, said pointer being slidably
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Claims (11)
1. A calorie totalizer comprising a weighing mechanism upon which a foodstuff or drink may be placed, a displaceable display coupled with said weighing mechanism, the amount of displacement of said display being related to the weight of the weighed foodstuff, a calorie scale associated with said display for displaying a calorie amount related to said displacement, said calorie scale comprising means for calibrating said scale for each specific foodstuff or drink according to its respective calorie content.
2. A calorie totaliser as set forth in
Claim 1, wherein said calibrating means comprises a plurality of scaled calorie content values, each related to the calorie content of a specific foodstuff, said display comprising a movable pointer displaceable across said calorie scale through a displacement in proportion to the weight of said foodstuff, said pointer displaying the calorie content of the weighed foodstuff.
3. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 1 or Claim 2, further comprising calculator means integrally housed within said totalizer, said calculator means being arranged for cumulatively totalizing the calories for each weighed foodstuff.
4. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 1, further comprising calculator means integrally housed within said totalizer, said calculator means being adapted to store respective calorie factors related to specific foodstuffs and being directly coupled to said weighing mechanism to automatically display the calorie content of a measured foodstuff.
5. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, further comprising a weight scale located on said totalizer, said weight scale being located proximal to said calorie scale such that said pointer simultaneously displays the weight and calorie content of the measured foodstuff.
6. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, wherein said plurality of scaled calorie content values are stored on a film, said film being movable to present different such scaled calorie content values, said pointer being movable across a window, said film being movable through said window.
7. A calorie totalizer as set forth in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising means for resetting the display of said measured calorie content in order to determine the calorie content of the next measured foodstuff, while the prior measured foodstuff remains on said weighing mechanism.
8. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 2, further comprising a movable wire located across said calorie scale coupled to said weighing mechanism, said pointer being movable with said wire to display the calorie content, said pointer being slidably
mounted on said wire such that it may be reset to zero so that the next sequential calorie content may be determined while the prior measured foodstuff remains on said weighing mechanism.
9. A calorie totalizer as set forth in
Claim 3, wherein said calculator comprises means for displaying the calorie content of each measured foodstuff and the total calorie content for a plurality of measured foodstuffs.
10. A calorie totalizer as set forth in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a notepad provided integrally with said totalizer.
11. A calorie totalizer constructed, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing. ~
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| DE19772724148 DE2724148A1 (en) | 1977-05-27 | 1977-05-27 | CALORIES SCALE |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2133166A (en) * | 1982-11-11 | 1984-07-18 | Palmer Jack | Diet control aid |
| GB2265466A (en) * | 1991-09-11 | 1993-09-29 | Hanson Ind Ltd | A weighing scale |
| NL1027536C2 (en) * | 2004-11-17 | 2006-05-18 | Droppert Ind Automatisering | Coaster includes weighing device and integral circuit for generating optical signal when glass or bottle is empty |
| EP1811879A2 (en) * | 2004-10-22 | 2007-08-01 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system having sensory stimulating, sensing and/or data processing components |
| US11678753B2 (en) | 2019-10-06 | 2023-06-20 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system including a dining plate having sensing component, and information and entertainment display |
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| CH623929A5 (en) * | 1978-11-09 | 1981-06-30 | Paul Terraillon |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2133166A (en) * | 1982-11-11 | 1984-07-18 | Palmer Jack | Diet control aid |
| GB2265466A (en) * | 1991-09-11 | 1993-09-29 | Hanson Ind Ltd | A weighing scale |
| EP1811879A2 (en) * | 2004-10-22 | 2007-08-01 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system having sensory stimulating, sensing and/or data processing components |
| US11375853B2 (en) | 2004-10-22 | 2022-07-05 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system having visual-stimulating, sensing, heating, and wireless-communication components |
| US11903527B2 (en) | 2004-10-22 | 2024-02-20 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system having visual-stimulating, sensing, and wireless-communication components, and method of using with a plurality of dining plates |
| NL1027536C2 (en) * | 2004-11-17 | 2006-05-18 | Droppert Ind Automatisering | Coaster includes weighing device and integral circuit for generating optical signal when glass or bottle is empty |
| US11678753B2 (en) | 2019-10-06 | 2023-06-20 | James F. Kramer | Foodware system including a dining plate having sensing component, and information and entertainment display |
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| IT1108976B (en) | 1985-12-16 |
| DE2724148A1 (en) | 1978-12-07 |
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| PS | Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949] | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |