MASSAGING MULTIPLE ROLLER-BALL APPLICATOR FOR TOPICAL OILS APPLICATION

• US 20130289457A1
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Young Living Essential Oils LC
• Original Assignee: Yl Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Young, D. Gary, Le, Son Q., Schreuder, Marc F., Woolley, Cole L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,205,020 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/160
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0078 power-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/02 adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat or drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0064 with freely rotating spheres
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0071 with balls or rollers having built-in vibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/003 Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003

Abstract

Exemplary massaging applicator devices for applying topical oils to an individual, such as a person or creature, and methods of applying topical oils are disclosed. Some embodiments of an exemplary massaging applicator device may include a body; a vibration assembly disposed within the body; at least one container configured to hold topical oil; and at least one roller-ball foot coupled to the body, wherein the container is in fluid communication with the at least one roller-ball foot such that the at least one roller-ball foot is configured to apply the topical oil. The topical oil may comprise an essential oil.

Claims

1. A device for applying topical oils to an individual, the device comprising:

a body;

a vibration assembly disposed within the body;

at least one container configured to hold topical oil; and

at least one roller-ball foot coupled to the body, wherein the container is in fluid communication with the at least one roller-ball foot such that the at least one roller-ball foot is configured to apply the topical oil.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the topical oil comprises an essential oil.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one roller-ball foot includes a retaining ring formed from metal.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the metal of the retaining ring comprises aluminum.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one roller-ball foot comprises at least two roller-ball feet.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one roller-ball foot comprises three roller-ball feet.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the vibration assembly is configured to massage an individual contacting the at least one roller-ball foot.

8. The device of claim 1, the fluid communication between the container and the roller-ball foot is selectively closeable.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the roller-ball is formed from metal or glass.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the roller-ball includes surface features.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the topical oil container is formed from glass.

12. A method of applying topical oil to an individual, the method comprising:

placing topical oil in at least one container;

coupling the at least one container to at least one roller-ball foot having a roller-ball;

placing the roller-ball of the at least one roller-ball foot against the skin of an individual;

applying massaging vibrations through the roller-ball to the individual; and

moving the at least one roller-ball foot such that the roller-ball rotates within the at least one roller-ball foot and delivers oil to the skin of the individual.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein,

the at least one container is at least two containers, and

the at least one roller-ball foot is at least two roller-ball feet.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the at least two roller-ball feet is coupled to one of the at least two containers.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the topical oil in each of the at least two containers is an essential oil.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the essential oil in one of the at least two containers is different from the essential oil another of the at least two containers.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one roller-ball foot includes a roller-ball housing, and wherein the roller-ball is held in the roller-ball housing with the retention cap.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one topical oil container is formed from glass.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the topical oil comprises a citrus essential oil.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the topical oil comprises a frankincense essential oil.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising turning off the massaging vibrations.