VIBRATORY MASSAGING DEVICE

• US 3,580,245 A
• Filed: 02/03/1969
• Issued: 05/25/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Onnie R. Dill
• Original Assignee: Onnie R. Dill
• Inventors: Dill, Onnie R.
• Application Number:
  US04/796,077
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• US Class Current: 601/57
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0138 incorporated in furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses

Abstract

Massaging apparatus which is capable of more effectively distributed vibratory motion, the apparatus consisting of a frame constructed of expanded metal and having a vibratory element securely affixed thereto, with a resilient padding overlaying the frame structure and with a decorative outer cover removably disposed thereover.

Claims

1. A vibratory massage device, comprising:

first means for generating small amplitude oscillatory motion;

frame means having said first means securely affixed thereto, said frame means being formed from rigid, expanded metal means of rectangular shape having one end rolled and securely rejoined across said rigid metal means such that it forms a base frame and a headframe; and

padding means covering said metal frame means.

2. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 1 whiCh is further characterized in that:

said first means for generating oscillatory motion is securely affixed within said headframe portion of said frame means.

3. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said frame means comprises:

an expanse of expanded metal of the open diamond pattern.

4. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 3 wherein said expanded metal is further characterized in that:

said expanded metal is approximately 18 guage steel having diamond openings which measure approximately 1 inch in the long dimension.

5. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said padding means comprises:

a first expanse of padding means which is cemented to the entire one side of said frame means; and

a second expanse of padding means which is cemented to the other side of said frame means to coact with said first expanse of padding means thereby to cover said frame means.

6. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said frame means comprises:

an expanse of expanded metal of the open diamond pattern.

7. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 1 which is further characterized in that:

said frame means is formed from an expanse of expanded metal of the open diamond pattern having one end rolled and securely rejoined across said frame means such that it forms a flat base frame and a rolled headframe; and

said first means for generating oscillatory motion is securely affixed within the center of said rolled headframe.

8. A vibratory massage device as set forth in claim 7 which is further characterized to include:

outer cover means disposed in removable, form-fitting relationship about said entire frame means and padding means.