Massage device

• US 4,559,929 A
• Filed: 05/21/1984
• Issued: 12/24/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Raymond Gaugush
• Original Assignee: Hyman Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Hseu, Victor C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coughenour, Clyde I.
• Application Number:
  US06/612,727
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 128/25 R, 128/25 B, 128/33-36, 128/31, 128/39, 128/41, 128/44-46, 128/48, 128/49, 128/51, 128/52, 128/56, 128/57, 128/67, 188/32, 74/89.17, 74/89.18, 74/40, 74/51, 74/422, 366/111, 272/73, 272/134, 272/900, 5/60-65, 5/108, 5/109, 5/423, 5/449, 5/463, 5/433, 5/462, 5/464, 5/469, 269/328, 269/325, 269/60, 269/69, 297/337, 297/338, 297/345, 297/346, 297/423, 297/429, 297/374, 297/375, 297/377, 297/452
• US Class Current: 601/57
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2023/0272 multiple masses each rotated by an individual motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/915 with vibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/18344 Unbalanced weights

Abstract

A massage device in the form of a resilient pillow having a cavity therein with at least two spaced vibrator units disposed within the cavity which when activated create a vibratory massaging effect throughout the pillow.

Claims

1. A massage pillow comprising a pillow member of resilient foam material, said pillow member having a cavity therein and having an access passage on one side thereof in communication with said cavity;

a retaining frame disposed within said cavity, said retaining frame including a planar upper surface and a pair of spaced outer recessed cradles and an intermediate recessed cradle therebetween, said cradles being recessed to different depths with respect to said upper surface;

a pair of vibrator motors mounted in said outer recesses, said motors having drive shafts lying parallel to said upper surface of said retaining frame, and weighted fly wheels eccentrically mounted directly on said drive shafts, the axis of rotation of the drive shaft of one vibrator motor being normal to the axis of rotation of the drive shaft of the other vibrator motor and disposed in different planes relative to the plane of said upper surface of said retaining frame;

a battery pack disposed in said intermediate recessed cradle of said retaining frame between said vibrators;

a switch disposed on said retaining frame adjacent said battery pack;

a flat switch actuating plate disposed within said cavity on one side of said pillow to abut said first switch and actuate the same when said pillow is compressed, and an electrical circuit connecting said battery and switch.

2. A pillow in accordance with claim 1 in which a second switch is provided comprising a variable resistance member to adjust the speed of rotation of said motors, said electrical circuit connecting said battery and both said switches in series and said vibrator motors in parallel therewith.