VIBRATING MASSAGE ROLLER

• US 20160158096A1
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health E Vibrations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Health E Vibrations, LLC
• Inventors: Godfrey, Brian P., Warner, Vince
• Granted Patent: US 10,449,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0014 cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0071 with balls or rollers having built-in vibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2023/0281 multiple masses driven by the same motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses

Abstract

A vibratory massage roller is provided for therapeutic massage, intimate massage, physical therapy, yoga, physical conditioning, and general well-being. The massage roller and method for balancing the massage roller, increasing the overall utility and therapeutic value so as to more efficiently massage a subject through resort to a vibrational roller having a tubular casing containing a motor housed in the center of the tubular casing, a central axle projecting from the motor, a plurality of eccentric propellers, positioned at different points along the central axle, the tubular casing vibrationally linked to the axle by the plurality of eccentric propellers via a plurality of housing supports and an optional surface casing extending over a length of the vibratory roller.

Claims

1. A massage roller comprising:

a motor;

a first axle projecting from said motor;

a first plurality of propellers each having an eccentric weight and positioned at different points along said first axle;

a tubular casing with a plurality of housing supports, said tubular casing having a length and containing said motor and vibrationally linked to said first axle by said first plurality of propellers via said plurality of housing supports; and

a power supply for said motor.

2. The massage roller of claim 1 further comprising a second axle extending from said motor in opposition to said first axle;

and

a second plurality of eccentric propellers, positioned at different points along said second axle.

3. The massage roller of claim 2 wherein said first axle and said first plurality of eccentric propellers are weight balanced relative to said second axle and said second plurality of eccentric propellers.

4. The massage roller of claim 1 wherein said power supply for said motor is a battery pack including a plurality of discrete batteries.

5. The massage roller of claim 4 wherein said battery pack is split along the length of said tubular casing.

6. The massage roller of claim 1 wherein said tubular casing consists of two identical halves.

7. The massage roller of claim 1 further comprising a display screen located at a distal end for displaying a vibrational amplitude output.

8. The massage roller of claim 1 wherein one of said plurality of propellers has at least two blades.

9. The massage roller of claim 8 wherein the eccentric weight is curved and extends between two of the at least two blades.

10. The massage roller of claim 8 wherein the at least three blades have a blade pitch of between 0 and 70 degrees.

11. A massage roller comprising:

a motor;

a first axle projecting from said motor;

a first plurality of eccentric weights, said first plurality of eccentric weights positioned at different points along said first axle;

a tubular casing having a length and containing said motor and vibrationally linked to said first axle by said first plurality of eccentric weights; and

a battery pack electrically coupled to a motor having a plurality of batteries split along the length of said tubular casing.

12. The massage roller of claim 11 wherein said battery pack is an even number of batteries.

13. The massage roller of claim 12 wherein said battery pack has two groups.

14. The massage roller of claim 11 wherein said first plurality of eccentric weights are each mounted to a propeller.

18. The massage roller of claim 11 further comprising a second axle extending from said motor in opposition to said first axle and a second plurality of eccentric weights positioned at different points along said second axle.

19. The massage roller of claim 18 wherein said first axle and said first plurality of eccentric weights weight are balanced relative to said second axle and said second plurality of eccentric weights.

20. The massage roller of claim 11 wherein said tubular casing consists of two identical halves.

21. The massage roller of claim 11 further comprising a display screen located at a distal end for displaying a vibrational amplitude output.

15. The massage roller of 14 wherein said propeller has at least two blades.

16. The massage roller of claim 15 wherein the eccentric weight is curved and extends between two of the at least two blades.

17. The massage roller of claim 15 wherein the at least two blades have a blade pitch of between 0 and 70 degrees.