WRISTBAND INCLUDING A MERCURY SWITCH
TO INDUCE AN ELECTRIC SHOCK
Eliot N. Symmes, Seattle, Wash.
Filed Sept. 23, 1974
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved means to assist a person in breaking an undesirable habit.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved means to assist a person in breaking an undesirable habit which may be used under a variety of different circumstances.
In accordance with the present invention, a wrist band is adapted to be worn by a person desiring to overcome an undesirable habit, such as smoking. The wrist band includes a normally open mercury switch which closes when the person raises his arm. An electrical circuit including a source of power may be included in a case adapted to be clipped on the belt or clothing of the person. The mercury switch is connected to the source of power so that when it is closed by the person lifting his arm, as by moving a cigarette to his lips, a shock is induced in the person.
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