Patent ID: 8072316
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing a silent signal to a waiter/waitress that one of service is required and service is not required, said apparatus comprising: (a) a base member having a first predetermined shape and formed of a first predetermined material; (b) a signaling member engageable with said base member, wherein said signaling member is substantially spherical and formed of a second predetermined material; (c) a connecting means for engaging said signaling means to curved projections of said base member; (d) a knurled knob disposed at one end of said connecting means for aiding in rotating said signaling means; (e) wherein one half of said substantially spherical signaling member is colored green and is rotated so as to be positioned with said green color on top as a signal to a waiter/waitress that service is required; and (f) wherein another half of said substantially spherical signaling member is colored red and is rotated so as to be positioned with said red color on top as a signal to a waiter/waitress that service is not required.