Massage devices and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A hand-held massage device for manipulation by a user to massage a portion of a body of a person comprising, in combination:
- a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid, a fluid located in said hollow chamber, said fluid being one of a warming fluid and a cooling fluid, so that said housing selectively produces one of warming of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is warmed by the user and cooling of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is cooled by the user.
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Abstract
Improved massage devices are disclosed. The massage devices comprise a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid. The housing comprises a first member, an opposite second member and a plurality of lobes. Each one of the plurality of lobes has a hollow portion. Each one of the plurality of lobes is coupled to the first member and the opposite second member. A portion of the first member defines a plurality of protuberances. An inner portion of the first member and an inner portion of the second member define a gap located between the first member and the second member. The hollow chamber is defined by the gap and the contiguous hollow portion of each one of the plurality of lobes. The fluid contained in the housing of the massage devices is heated or cooled to produce enhanced massaging relief for a body of a person.
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22 Claims
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1. A hand-held massage device for manipulation by a user to massage a portion of a body of a person comprising, in combination:
- a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid, a fluid located in said hollow chamber, said fluid being one of a warming fluid and a cooling fluid, so that said housing selectively produces one of warming of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is warmed by the user and cooling of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is cooled by the user.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A massage device for manipulation by a user to massage a portion of a body of a person comprising, in combination:
- a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid, a fluid located in said hollow chamber, said fluid being one of a warming fluid and a cooling fluid, so that said housing selectively produces one of warming of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is warmed by the user and cooling of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is cooled by the user.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for manipulating a hand-held massage device by a user massaging a portion of a body of a person comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid;
providing a fluid located in said hollow chamber, said fluid being one of a warming fluid and a cooling fluid; and
said housing selectively producing one of warming of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is warmed by the user and cooling of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is cooled by the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for manipulating a massage device by a user massaging a portion of a body of a person comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing having a hollow chamber for containing a fluid;
providing a fluid located in said hollow chamber, said fluid being one of a warming fluid and a cooling fluid; and
said housing selectively producing one of warming of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is warmed by the user and cooling of the portion of the body of the person when the massage device contacts the body of the person after said fluid of the massage device is cooled by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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