ROLLING MUSCLE MASSAGER
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1. A massage device for use by hand or on a supporting surface, comprising:
- a spindle having an axle portion and first and second handle portions formed on opposing ends of the spindle;
a roller rotatably mounted on the spindle to rotate about the axle portion; and
first and second handgrips mounted on the first and second ends of the spindle, each handgrip including a proximal end having a diameter greater than a diameter of the roller to retain the roller over the axle portion of the spindle and to support the roller for rotatable movement on the supporting surface.
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Abstract
A portable rolling massager is provided that includes a spindle, a roller rotatably mounted on the spindle, and a covering for the roller that features a comfortable surface when applied to the skin and pressure is applied to muscles underlying the skin. Heating and cooling of the cover provides other therapeutic benefits. Storage in the spindle accommodates weights, flashlights, key storage, music devices, and the like. Hand grips having distal ends are designed to provide the ability to massage trigger points that develop in the muscles.
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1. A massage device for use by hand or on a supporting surface, comprising:
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a spindle having an axle portion and first and second handle portions formed on opposing ends of the spindle; a roller rotatably mounted on the spindle to rotate about the axle portion; and first and second handgrips mounted on the first and second ends of the spindle, each handgrip including a proximal end having a diameter greater than a diameter of the roller to retain the roller over the axle portion of the spindle and to support the roller for rotatable movement on the supporting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lightweight, portable multipurpose rolling massager device for use by hand or on a supporting surface, comprising:
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an elongate plastic support member having opposing distal ends and a bearing surface; a massage member rotatably mounted on the elongate support member to rotate about the support member, the massage member comprising a plastic bearing that has an internal surface adapted to bear against the bearing surface of the support member; and at least one handgrip, each at least one handgrip having a longitudinal axial bore sized and shaped to be slidably received over the distal end of the support member and formed of pliable material to facilitate gripping, each handgrip having a proximal flange sized to support the massage member above the supporting surface and a distal flange that defines a substantially flat end face, the distal flange and end face formed to be bendable to facilitate massage with the end face and flange. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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