Massage device
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1. A massage device comprising:
- a massage head unit having a body portion and an enlarged plate carried by the body portion for contacting parts of a user'"'"'s body being massaged, a massage belt for contacting further parts of a user'"'"'s body being massaged, whereby the massage belt cooperates with the enlarged plate to substantially surround and embrace a user'"'"'s body being massaged, reciprocating means carried by the body portion for moving the massage belt in a reciprocating motion, such that the user is massaged, a drive unit including a drive mechanism for producing a reciprocating drive motion and a flexible drive link located between and connected to the drive mechanism and the reciprocating means for transmitting the reciprocating drive motion from the drive mechanism to the belt, such that the user'"'"'s body is massaged thereby.
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Abstract
A massage device having a drive unit and a massage unit connected by a flexible drive link such as a sheathed cable. The drive unit generates reciprocating motion which is transmitted to the massage unit via the drive link. The reciprocating motion may be produced by a reversible motor.
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23 Claims
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1. A massage device comprising:
- a massage head unit having a body portion and an enlarged plate carried by the body portion for contacting parts of a user'"'"'s body being massaged, a massage belt for contacting further parts of a user'"'"'s body being massaged, whereby the massage belt cooperates with the enlarged plate to substantially surround and embrace a user'"'"'s body being massaged, reciprocating means carried by the body portion for moving the massage belt in a reciprocating motion, such that the user is massaged, a drive unit including a drive mechanism for producing a reciprocating drive motion and a flexible drive link located between and connected to the drive mechanism and the reciprocating means for transmitting the reciprocating drive motion from the drive mechanism to the belt, such that the user'"'"'s body is massaged thereby.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A massage device to alternatingly apply pressure and release pressure about a part of a user'"'"'s body, the device comprising:
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a releasable massage belt adapted to be worn about a part of a user'"'"'s body; a massage head unit connected to the massage belt; a flexible drive cable connected to the massage head unit; and a drive unit having therein means to actuate the flexible drive cable in a reciprocating movement such that said reciprocating movement is transmitted to the massage head unit to tighten and release the massage belt thereby applying pressure and releasing pressure about the part of the user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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