Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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MAS~AG~ P~PP~TU~, ESPECIA~?t FOR ~O~METIC ~h~IA~ SA~:~
~PECX~CA~ION
~y pr~ nt inven~ion r~ e~ ~o æl m~ag~ ~ppax~tll3~
5 e pe~ 11y ~o~ csc?sme~c ~ci~l ~a~age ~nd, mor~ partiou~rly,
to an ~ppar~tu~ o~ thl~ ~ype ~lng ~ grip or h~ndle ln wh~oh
a vi)~ration or e¢~entri~ d~ a3 provided whioh pr~er~bly i~L
controllable and aoope~a~e~ with a repla~e~ble or ren~ov~ble
massage h~ad and w~iah al~:s m~y incslud¢ ~rl electric h~ing
10 d~3vic:~, al~o pr@~ra~y con~rollable.
~çk~round o~ th~ In~r~n~ciQn
~ c-r variou~ typ~s o~ muscular tr~ai~ment and to invigo~
~he body and to i~npxc~ve ~he tone o$ body ti~u~o hand-held
massa~e d~vic~e~ h~e be~n p~o~ided hereto~re whi~h~ axe
15 t;:apable of o~aillating in a vari~ble frequenc:y r~n~ w1th
~a~ri~b~e ~trok~ and can have ~n~erchan~eable o~ replaaQable
h~ads of ~ Variety o~ shape~.
Suah mas ag~ head~ can in~ïude doubly curved ~oon-~baped
~trua~ure~ ~r $urfaae ma~g~ o~ ball or ~;tud-typs he~a~ :Eor
30 ~o~n~ ~na~ ge or deep mas~ag~. Many ~f ~hesR m~0~e d~v1ce~;;
a~ in~nd~d for u~e in ~auna ~ilit ~ to loo~en or r~ væ
tigh~ mu~ s and oan includ~ a 'chermAl tr~at~nent vr qf~ac:~.
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DE- 0~ 27 ~9 ~83, ~or ~x~mple, dE3~:ri3:~e~ a vi~r~ n
ma:~age ~;n~ whl5::~ p~ deG a h~ting de~ls::~3 dlr~c:tly in ~chq
ma~a~ head. Th~ vibration driv~ ~E; w~11 a~ ~h~ hea'clng un~
in ~h~ h~ad ~an ~ contr~lled. A uni~orRI heat di~tr~butlon
i~, h~e~ ul~ to a~ with ~ig3 d~vice an~ a
d~awbac~k oP ~is ~ys~em iæ that e~ah 0~ a nu~aber o~
in~r~hangeabl~ mas~age head~ m~s~ ~a ~ovlâ~d wi~a resp~c:ti~e
h~ating uni~. Thi~ appll~6 ~ w~ll for ~h~ ma~eage d~ se~
Q~ l~.S, Pa~nt. 851~51C and 4~427,00~.
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the prin~ipal 0~3~ eçt ~ the pre~ent inYen'c~on ~o
pr~vid~ an improv~d mas~a~e deYiqe wh~Lch i~ ~ap~ble c~iE body
and ~acial ma~sa~, e~p~lally ~or co~meti a puxpo~e~ u~
loo~ening ~nd oombin~d ~ibxational and 'ch~rmal th~raE)y, which
15 wil 1 ove~oome dr~wback~ o~ the pr~or ~r'c; in~ur~ a uni~o~
h~a~ di~tributiGn and i~ ple to op~ate ~nd ~::ontrol.
Arlo~h~r obj~ot of th~ intr~ntion i~ to provide a low oo~
mas~ag~ d~vi~e which also ~an gue.r~nt~¢ he~d
int:~rc~an~eability and uni~orm di~r~bution o~ he~t to th~
~0 head portiorl~ con'c~o'cing the body.
Su~nmary_of the ~m~en1~aon
q~hs~e obje~ts and o~h~r~ which will beaom~ ~pparea~t
~or~ina~ter are attainQ~, in a~cordancQ w~th the inv~ntion ~y
providing a ~sage devic~ in whiah ~h~ m~ag~ hsad i~
25 a2~re~op~d o~ a t~ lly aondua~iv~ m~ter~al and ha~ a ~h~n)c
whi~h on~age~ within t,hQ g~ip or handl~ and the~ ~o
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op~r~t:LYely -omlac~ o ~he vibr~tlon or e~:cent~i~ d~V~. In
th~ grip nr h~ndle a he~tin~ d~v~aQ i~ pro7rid.~d wh~ch i~
~ux~ 0~ed with ~he shank ox ~old~r ~or the ~h~nk which ~
al~o ~ompo~ed oiE ~ h~ghl~ he~ ~orldu~ti-~3 mat~ri~ uah a~a
5 ~u~c:o-c:~ro~lu~ pl~ted ~r~ n~ 1~ re~ ~rom any elec:triaal
uni~ w~ thin the he~d or ~haft and h~ s the h~ad ~nl~ by
Qondu:::tion fr~m the ~e~ gen~atins~ ~o~r~e~ w~thin the handl6!.
Th~ hea~in~ of the h~ad i~ ~hu~ e~eate~ ~n part ~y ~h~
h~ater wl~ah ~ ar~ ~e cvntr41~able ~nd i~ ~spe~ ly provi~ed
10 ~or thi~ purpc~e, ana by ~hc he,~t ~enerated by the ~le~t~i~
dri~re whi~h ~uf~e~ th~ u~ual el~tromagrl~tic h~t lo~s~3~
w~ h norm~lly oannc~t be u~d but, in the pr~nt inven~ n,
are aon~ucted to th~ h~ad by the ~han~
~inc~ the h~a~ing ~evlce i8 provid~d exclu~l~ely -~n the
~5 grip ~ l~he m~age h~Ad~ ~an be ~bric: ated ~t l~wer co~t ~nd
can be readily ql~a~ed in a li~uid so~vent or ~cxubblng~
w~ tnou~ any dan~er sf e1eG~ia~1 ~hort ci~ uitinç~ .
~ ec:au~ ~h~ he~tlrlg uni~ is loc:ated ~xolu~iv~ly irl lth~
~andle an~ l~ran~mit~ heat to ~h~ ~hanX within the handl~, t~e
20 heat delivered to thQ he~d i~ ~upplisa exc:lusi~ly ~
c:onduc:ted heat and thu~ n ~e di~tribut~d uni~ox~y t:ver the
~nti~e! maæsage head.
'rh~ hea~ ~e~erated by ~he dri~fe can be t~an~m~t~d by
hea~ conduc:tiv~ brldge~ he ~ha~t o~ aft holder~ Th~
25 aon~rol system aan provlde hçat ln~enæit~ reg~latlon ln
addition to the ~tandard xes~ula~ion o~ the ~troka fm~
vibr~on frequencle~ o~ th~ dri~.re.
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Acac~rdi~g ~o a fea~ure Or t~h~ inYention ~he ~h~ has~
r~b~ wl~hin Jshe ~h~nk an~. ~n whlah a h~at g~ex~ng
~:emi~:ondue~tor hea~lng un~t er~gage8 wi~h~n the! han~e., ~h~
c:ircuit for enexgizing ~he hea~-ge~nerat~ng ur~ c~n ~ ~;o
5 ~IUE~ ~ha~ upon ~ainang a prede~erm~ned temp~rature ~t
the heil~ the h~g~t ~upply '~;her~tG c~n ~e ~ npsrarg,ly r~lu~ d
un~l a çlxadierlt o~ heat ~;ran~er ~o the 3hank o~ ~h~ h~ad
~all~: below a ~artic:ula~ lev~l and ~ignal~3 the need ~or
gr~ er heat outpu~.
A~ or~ing ~o another featur~ o~ the lnventiont ~ hold~r
in ~he ho~ ns~ ~n ~h~ ~orm o~ a glee~ r~¢eiving tho free ~r~d
o~ the ~hank i~3 pr~vi~,ed to tr~n~f~x th~ hQat to ~h4 ~han~
The hol~er can be ~orm~ wi~h at lea~t one ? nw~rdly ~x~nding
longi~udin~l rib ~ixinç; ~he ~;hank and thus th~ h~ad a~ain~
15 rota~ion in th~ hou~ln~ pr~vidiny a meana ~or t~n~ in~
vibratory t~r o~cillAting movement to the ~han~c ~nd th~ head,
and ~orming hea~ trar,~ r ar~e f~r promotin~ ~h~ tr~n~or o~
h~at to the ~hank, Th~ ~ib c~n b~3 p~ovid~d wi~h or aan ~orm
th~ hoating devic~. The hold~ c~n have a ~tar sh~ped cro~
ao sect~on i~ d~sir~d ~nd ~he shank c~n have a c:ompl~mRn~y
oonfi~u~ ion. ~he holder can al~ hava a ~ligh~y oon~c:Al
inwar~l~r tap~3ring ~p~ning or p~ e and the ~hank a~n hav~ a
ao~nplemerltary ~hap~ enablàn~ i~ to wedge in~o and ~y ~nugly
held in the ~leev~. If ~he ~hank le l~ked in th~ hol~er with
251 A ~:~rtain ant~unt o~ pre~:r~ss, l~r~e he~ ~on~ct aroa~ ~r~
px~vid~d ~Qtween them ~o ~ch~t heat tran~fer loa~ ia h~l~ to a
minimum,
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~ h~ ~ha~t or sh~nk o~ ~;h~3 h~d ca~n ~ proY:~d~d Wl~h
p~rman~en~ ~nagne~ ~hich oan c~opf~ri~Atf3 with ~ ~e~d ~wlk~h ln ~h~
h~a~er en~r~fizlng csl rcui~ ~o ~ha~ ~h~ h~a~r c~an ~ y
~nergi~ when ~ ahank i~ in~ ed ~n~ l;h~ h~a~ u~
5 wh~n ~he ~iassag~ d i~ e~oved ~nd thus heat ~cx~n~x t5~ th~
h~3ad i~ no ~onger po~;siblo. ~h~ c:irauic can b0 ~ p~ovid~l
~t~ up~n a~ ning a given 6et poin~ ~emperatu~e it will
shu~ dt~wn 'che hea~e~ and. preY~n~ o~erh43~ting. In gener~1, the
;~rolllt can ~o ~3el~-r~gul atlng by r~d~c~ng the aurr~rlt æupply
lO c~r in~rmit~en~ly or s::ompl~tely ~h~ttir~g down ~h~ hea~er~ A
l~im~talli~ o~ NTC~ o~ monitoring of th6~ ~yst~ n
provid~d .
I~ ha~ been round t~ b~ ~dv~ntages~u~s to ~ he ~as~
h~a~l and shank ~f di~fer~n~ materlal~ with di~fersnt h~at
lS &ondu~ti~tie~ and heat ~to~ge aap~ itie~, e, y . }~ra~e ~r ~h~
h~ad ~nd c:opp~r ~c)r th~ ~hank. In ~hiEi mann~r, the h~at o,an
be dellv~d rap~dly t:o the he~d. and ~tored m~s~ ~P~at~rely
l;-y the h~ad.
al~o ad~antageou~3 to f orm the head and t~e ~hank
20 part~ of a hollow body wl~h aan be filled by a noncorro~;i
d or a liqu~d whioh prot~c:t a~a~n~t corro~ion. In a
conare~s~ ex~mE~lR, the h~a~ 1~ provided as an ellipso~tl who~
longl~udinal or ~a~or axi~ is inaliJ~ed t4 the axl~ o~ th~
sh~nk and in~r~cts the latter b~yond th~ e~d o~ the ~hank.
25 ~hl~ inc~lin~d or~nta~i~n og ~h~ h~ad allow~ mas~age t,r~ he
~3ntire ~at~e oP the he~d.
~ t 1B adv~nta~eou~, ~nor~ver, to ~or~n the ~han~ in tw~
~art~, on~ o~ which is sc~lid arld is r6~ce!lv~d with~n the hantll~
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whil~ th~ oth~r pax~ i~ h~llow or tlabul~ an~ ~qx~,en~ ~ th~
~:olid p~rt tc~ ~he he~d~ Th~ ~wo part~ maqy b6~ ¢orln~ by
~crew ~on~eo~ion which ~Ln alo~e ~che hollow c~r ~c~bul~r pE;Irt ~c~
retain arly li~ on~ain¢~ the~n.
~peai~ieally 'che devl~e o~ the inv~ntlon compr~
a hollow ~lor~ga~ handle ~c3rming a grip:
al~ ric drive ~n the handle;
a ~n~o~age head h~Ying ~ han3c extending into the hanc~le
~nd oper~tively coupled in th~ h~n~l~e with the~ e~ ri~ dri~e~
~or ~mpi~rting a ma~aging moYemen~ tc3 thl3 h~d 7 th~ h~ a~
the 6hank beln~ cs:;mpose~d of a heat cond~ tiv~ e~la~L ~Eor
c:onduation s:~ hea~ ~rom th~ h~ndle to t]l~ ~ead;
mean~ on ~he h~dl~ ong~ging tho ~h~nk; ~nd
a h~atq~r in th~ handl~ the~n~lly ~or~ ively coup~led
wi~ th~ ~h~nk ~or tran~mitting h~t th2~uto.
ThQ al~ e and other ob~ Q~, f ea~ure~: an~ adv~ntag~
my inven~ion will bec~me more readily ~paren~ ~rom the
~llowing d~scriptic~n, ~e~eren¢e bein~ made to thæ
acoompanyin~ hi~hly diag~an~mati~ dxawing ~ra wh~ah:
FIGo 1 i~q a di~ mmatic ¢~0~3B ~eal:iQnal 'Vil3W ~rough a
mas3a~e devic~ a~c~o~ding to th~ inv~n'clon, the int~rrlal w~ring
b~ing unlllugtr~ted $or ~la~ity;
~IG. ~ imil~ View o~ ~ v~iant:
P"I~:. 21~ i~ a detail~d ~ec:ti~ll thro~gh the ~h~nk-rec~:lving
ve showing ~h~ end O~e tX~ ~hank ~n ~leva~lon7
~IG. 3 $~ an el~v~ onal v1~ th~ ç~;
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an elevat~ on~l view of ~ns:~th~r ~a~ Q ~e~d
whiah aan be e~x~hanged for th~ h~ o~ ~X~ 1 and ~; ~n~
FXG. 5 1~ a ~id~ el~v~ or~ w ~ ~he h~ o~ ~X~" 4 .
SE~ia ~p~
Th~ ma~ag~ ~vi~e~ of FIC~. 1 and ~ ~0~4pri~0 ~ ~na~ag~
he~d 1 with ~ ~3hank 2 re~ abl~ ln a holl~w elon~ted ~p ~3r
hou~n~ ~.
~n ~h~ embod~m~nt o~ ~IGo 1~ tl~le ~harlk ~ t
relea~a)~le ~r~ th~ handl~ 3~
sr~e ~hank ~ ln ~o~h em~odi~en~ pro~ d wl~h a ~s~r3c 4
whi~h c:an be ri~idly a~ixed to ~ four ~de~ end ~ ~h~ ~hank
~wo and wh~ah ex~elld~ ov~r ~n e~oen~ric 5 and l8 oc~up~es~
ther~to by a b~ll b~aring.
~e ~cc~ntri~ ~ i drlven by an ~l~ctrio motor~
~h~ ro~a~lan of the oc~entrlc 5 ~au~es 080ill~ 0~ oi~ th~
for~ 4 via tb~ b~:ll bearlng and ~hu~ vibrat~ or o~llate~
th~ ad 1, imp~rting ~ mas~gin~ moYemen~ reto.
~f cou~se, a mul~i~x~al m~em~nt, ~r ~xampl~, a wo~bliny
mov~ment nan be impar~ed by i"cl inin~ the shank axiy or the
~0 mo~ox ~1Xi5 and ~he m4tion ~ran~mitting ~y~t~m~
The h~a~ unit ~or ~he head compris~ ~ h~ating d~vioe 7
Wh~ ch c~n in~lude a ~mic~nduoti~re h~dt ~n~rator 8 whio~ ~an
b~ poa~d in ~ XI~ 8 of~ th~ ~hank 2. ~emp~atur~ ~ntrol
~r r~gu~ati~n i~ eoted v~a a potent~ometer ~
~5 ~witc:h 10 ~eeds t:h~ ele~rtc mot~ 6 whi~h o~n h~ve a nuw~r
o~ l3p~ ep~ and 'cha h~atin~ devicn 7 ~1ther ~ olntly c~r
nd~pendently .
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A~ no~eLq~ ~h~ wlring ha~; nr~ be~n f~hown ~ FIG$. 1 21n~ 2~
~n F~ h~ ~hank 2' i~ nolt p~nan~n~ly cc~nne~ed wi~h
t~e. h~n~le ~ I but i~ r~elY~d in a holl~31e~ 11 in ~he P~
ve ~ Th~ ~leevQ 11 ~n have an ~X1A1 ri~ ea~l~in~ ~h~
hea~ing ~ev~ e 7~ ~ee FI~. 2A a~ wel73. ~he ~hanl: 21 h~
~rc:c,ve fo~m ~ittingly rec:eiving the ~omplemenl~ b 12 80
th~t ~he ~h~nk 2 i8 ~ec:ure~ ~ain~t ~o~tiorl re1~ti~ to the
handlQ 3 ~ an~ ;o in~ure~ good he~t tr2lns~æer to ~h~ nk,
Th~ ev~ 11 aan )~ mc~urlted in a r~b~r ~1¢ev~a to hol~
1~ the h~ad and ~hank in p~a~e in ~he h~ndlin~3 ~hi~ enal~1~n~ th~
~ran~er of tlle ma~;~age ~ovomen~ thereto. Alt~arn~t1YeIy or,
in addi~ion, ~ ~prirlg ri~g ox ~ b~11 d~tent c~n ~ provi~d
~or ~an~a~em~nt in ~n annu1ar groov~ o~ ~h~ ~han}~
Potentio~eter~ 9~ ~n~ ~upplied ~t7itch 1~ ~r~ h~e provided by
ana10gy ~o FIG, 1.
In ~he~e two ~odl~an~s, he~t brid~e~ 15 and 15' ~e
provide~ to condu~tively trelns~er th~ heat: los~as o~ mott3rs 6
arld ~ ' to the shaft~ ox shan~c~ Z, 2 ' .
F~ S . 4 an~ 5 ~bow ~ r~plaoe~bl~ ma~sage head 1~ which 1~:
in¢lln~d to ~he ~xi~ of ~he ~hank î7. Ths ~hank 17 1~ ~ormed
in two pa~ts, 0n~3 part 1~ be threaded into the l~ ul~ p~rt
18' ~o ~lo~ the interi4~ o~ th~ part whlch aan cuntain a
liquis~ . The part 18 ' and the h~ad 1~ ' c:an b~ hollow for ~hi~
purpo~e. Par~cs 18 i~ d an~ the p~rt ~!CeiY~ ln th~
hasldl~ o~ FIG~ ~ 1 to 3 .
~ e he~d h2~ a 40nc:ave ~ace 19 with ~ ~hallow curvatu~a
ar~d a ~tron~l~ aurv~d con~e~c rear ~aCQ 20. 'rh~3 r0ar ~c~ ~0
h~3 a xib ~ ture 21 oppo~its~ the r~ n at w21~h th~ ~a~t
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or ~hank 17 i8 ~ffix~d ~:h~reto. ~he conoav3 ~aoe lg ~llow~
mas~ n~ o~ xound~ p~oc~ e~ c~ th~ body e~pe ~ lly th~ he~i~d
wil~h ~ ional Q~a~ n~ ;rh~ U~U~
in~enalve ~a~ag~ at~en'c and ~he ~ir~;t ~lb ~ ~an 3~ a"
5 appro~imately ~oni~ h~ tha~ a jo~n~ or loc:al
ma~3a~ n b~ ~pplisd.
In ~XG. 2 I h~e ~ihown at ~0 ~ r2ed ~witc:h whl~h i~
c:onneoted in o~ rcui~ wi~h ~he pot:enic)m~ter ~ ' and ~ h~in~
unit 7~ and 1~ alc~ed by a perm3.nen~: ~nagnet ~1 ~n tha ~hank a~
10 wh~n th~ l~,t~3r i~ ;ç~t~ so ~chat h~lng i8 only ~eatlve
whon A ~hank and hea~ ar~ ~n pl~o~.
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