Patent ID: 9721554
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A63B,A63H,G10K

Claim:
1. A method for officiating a sporting event comprising: using a signaling system having a signaling device, a securing mechanism for securely holding the signaling device and an engagement mechanism for magnetically securing the signaling device to the securing mechanism, the securing mechanism comprising; gripping the securing mechanism using a pair of adjacent fingers; directing the signaling device to the mouth while gripping the securing mechanism using the pair of adjacent fingers; gripping the signaling device using the mouth; moving the securing mechanism away from the mouth in a substantially horizontal direction while gripping the signaling device using the mouth to separate the signaling device from the securing mechanism wherein the moving of the securing mechanism away from the mouth in a substantially horizontal direction comprises sliding the second planar engagement surface along the first planar engagement surface to disengage the securing mechanism from the signaling device; and activating the signaling device using the mouth.