Hand roller massage device

• US 3,970,078 A
• Filed: 03/10/1975
• Issued: 07/20/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles G. Rogers Jr
• Original Assignee: Charles G. Rogers Jr
• Inventors: Rogers, Charles G. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trapp, Lawrence W.
• Application Number:
  US05/556,725
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 128/57, 128/24.3, 128/67, 128/69, 128/24.4, 128/60
• US Class Current: 601/125
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0035 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2207/00 Anti-cellulite devices

Abstract

This device is a massage roller having a broad rim with tapering sides in which are located alternate series of curved ridges and of rectangular based pyramids and pyramid peaks. A plane resting on two adjacent pyramid peaks would be somewhat spaced from the intermediate curved ridge. A roller handle frame is shaped somewhat like a capital letter D lying on its flat side. The curved upper side has four finger fitting recesses on its under side, providing a hand fitting handle. The bottom flat side provides an elongate chassis having an axle at each end extending on opposite sides, there thus being four rollers supported by the frame. Lightening grooves are provided along opposite sides of each elongate portion including the chassis, the curved handle and the connecting stanchions at each end between the handle and the chassis. The entire frame and rollers may be of rigid molded plastic for light weight, but also may be entirely of a suitable metal or other material. The handle is of a convenient size to be grasped by one hand to roll the massage rollers over fleshy and fat or "cellulite" areas of a human body to knead and manipulate the flesh and fat and thus break down the gel-like lumps of cellulite and dissipate them through normal body circulatory functions. In addition, it massages, tones and strengthens the body as it is rolled thereover, and is also used for this function alone.

Claims

1. A massage roller means (10) comprising a wheel-like roller member (10) having a somewhat broad peripheral rim (12), said rim (12) having alternate spaced-apart transverse projecting ridges (16) curved in peripheral cross-section, and intermediate rectangular base pyramid shaped ridges (18) extending outwardly therebetween, in combination with a handle frame (36) having a journal means (30, 32) on which said massage roller means (10) is journaled, said pyramid ridges (18) having their peaks (20) extending beyond a plane tangent to the two adjacent curved ridges (16).

2. A massage roller means comprising a wheel-like roller member (10) having a somewhat broad peripheral rim (12), said rim (12) having alternate spaced-apart transverse projecting ridges (16) curved in peripheral cross-section, and intermediate rectangular base pyramid shaped ridges (18) extending outwardly therebetween said rim (12) tapering from its opposite edges (14) toward said pyramid peaks (20), in combination with a handle frame (36) having a journal means (30, 32) on which said massage roller means (10) is journaled.

3. A massage roller means comprising a wheel-like roller member (10) having a somewhat broad peripheral rim (12), said rim (12) having alternate spaced-apart transverse projecting ridges (16) curved in peripheral cross-section, and intermediate rectangular base pyramid shaped ridges (18) extending outwardly therebetween, in combination with a handle frame (36) having a a journal means (30, 32) on which said massage roller means (10) is journaled, said handle frame (36) having a chassis (34), said journal means comprising axle means (30, 32) on said chassis (34), said handle frame (36) being shaped somewhat like a capital letter D lying on its flat side, said flat side providing said chassis (34).

4. The combination of claim 3, said chassis (34) being elongate, said axle means (30, 32) extending from opposite sides of both ends of said elongate chassis (34), there being a massage roller means (10) journaled on each said axle means (30, 32), said D like handle frame (36) providing a top curved handle portion (42) extending away from said elongate flat side chassis portion (34) and also providing stanchion portions (40) connecting the ends of said chassis portion (34) to the ends of said handle portion (36).

5. The combination of claim 3, said handle (42) having finger receiving recesses (22) on its underside.

6. The combination of claim 3, said handle frame (36) having longitudinal lightening grooves (46) extending along opposite sides of its elongate portions.

7. The combination of claim 4, both said roller means (30, 32) and said handle frame (36) being of ridged molded plastic.

8. The combination of claim 3, said axle means (32) being integrally molded with said chassis (34).

9. The combination of claim 3, said axle means (32) being integrally molded with and extending from both ends of said chassis (34), said chassis being elongate.

10. The combination of claim 3, said axle means (30, 32) extending transversely to and secured to each end of said chassis (34), said chassis being elongate.

11. The combination of claim 10, said axle means (30) being of metal.