THERAPEUTIC ROLLER

• US 20070129654A1
• Filed: 10/13/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Anderson
• Original Assignee: James Anderson
• Inventors: Anderson, James
• Application Number:
  US11/549,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20070129654A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/119
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0035 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0214 cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0257 by a heat accumulator, e.g. a sand or liquid reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/169 Physical characteristics of the surface, e.g. material, relief, texture or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/065 Hands
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/12 Feet

Abstract

A therapeutic roller can be used to apply a therapeutic message to a person'"'"'s extremity, such as the hand or foot. In particular, a therapeutic roller device comprises an inner tube member, a textured tube member, and a mechanism for removably securing the textured tube member to the inner tube member so that the textured tube member can be easily removed and replaced with a new or different textured tube member. In particular, the textured tube member has elastic properties to facilitate removal and installation of the textured tube. In addition, the therapeutic roller can be used to provide thermal treatment to a patient.

Claims

1. A therapeutic roller device comprising:

an inner tube member;

a textured tube member; and

a mechanism for removably securing the textured tube member to the inner tube member.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the inner tube member includes an interior cavity accessible by a user.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the mechanism includes a keyed joint between the inner tube member and the textured tube member.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the keyed joint is a tongue-and-groove joint.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the mechanism includes an end cap.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the textured tube member is made from an elastomeric material.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the textured tube member is filled with a thermal-retentive material.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the textured tube member includes a plurality of textured rings arranged in a sequence.

9. A therapeutic roller device comprising:

an inner structural tube member for supporting the weight of a user;

a textured elastomeric tube member;

a mechanism for removably securing the textured elastomeric tube member to the inner structural tube member, the mechanism comprising;

a longitudinal joint to annularly fix the textured tube member relative to the inner tube member; and

an opposing pair of end caps to longitudinally fix the textured tube member relative to the inner tube member.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein the inner tube member includes an interior cavity accessible by a user through at least one end cap.

11. The device of claim 9 wherein the longitudinal joint includes a tongue-and-groove joint.

12. The device of claim 9 wherein the textured elastomeric tube member is filled with a thermal-retentive material.

13. A method of fabricating a therapeutic roller device, comprising:

fabricating an inner tube member;

fabricating a textured tube member; and

removably securing the textured tube member to the inner tube member.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the inner tube member includes an interior cavity accessible by a user.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein removably securing comprising fabricating a keyed joint between the inner tube member and the textured tube member.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the keyed joint is a tongue-and-groove joint.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the removably securing includes coupling an end cap to the inner tube member.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the textured tube member is fabricated from an elastomeric material.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the textured tube member includes a plurality of textured rings arranged in a sequence.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising filling the textured tube member with a thermal-retentive material.