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The following patent was issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office on June 29, 2004.

Apparatus and Method for Spit and Bite Protection from Dangerous Persons

patent#: US 6755197

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posted on 7/28/2005, patent issued on 6/29/2004

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Take this fortunate/unfortunate invention (depends which side of the shield you're on). It's brainchild of inventor Bruce Chapman, president of Handle With Care Behavior Management System, Inc.. Chapman worked for eleven years on the locked psychiatric unit of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Luckily, one day he had the sense to get the heck out of there and become an inventor.

Apparatus and Method for Spit and Bite Protection from Dangerous Persons

Comments on Apparatus and Method for Spit and Bite Protection from Dangerous Persons

Mike Garrett | Jul 31, 2005 2:02 AM
Umm..guys this is a standard caustis/acid chemical face shield of the flip down variety, but the "inventor has cleverly turned it upside down. Now instead of being firmly anchored by a sturdy, comfortable headband, it straps around the wearer/victim's throat, unless it pivots on that square bolt that seems to protrude from this poor sap's neck. The inventor didn't even bother to change the shape of the shield. There doesn't seem to be adequate ventilation either, maybe that speeds up the subduing of unruly patients? About as practical as Maxwell Smart's Cone of Silence, but not as funny. Kinda creepy in fact

Tampa Tom | Jul 29, 2005 1:48 PM
Looks like Clarice Starling from Silence of the Lambs coulda used a similar device on one of Dr. Lechter's cellmates... I wonder how it would have fit on a belt?

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