Massage device good for eyes

• US 5,099,829 A
• Filed: 04/25/1990
• Issued: 03/31/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: An-Chuan Wu
• Original Assignee: An-Chuan Wu
• Inventors: Wu, An-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HANLON, BRIAN EMMETT
• Application Number:
  US07/514,234
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 128/32, 128/35, 128/36, 128/41, 128/45, 128/46, 128/51, 128/52, 128/62 R, 128/25 A, 128/76.5, 128/380, 128/793
• US Class Current: 601/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5005 for controlling frequency distribution, modulation or interference of a driving signal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/002 Using electric currents electrotherapy A61N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/32 alternating or intermittent currents applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling A61N1/40; microwave apparatus A61N5/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/907 Acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 601/15 Head, face, neck, scalp
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 601/16 Genital area

Abstract

Disclosed is a massage device good for eyes, specifically a massage mask which has the effects of low frequency therapy and of stimulating the acupuncture points relating to the eyes. The mask is provided with a plurality of conductive projections conformable with the relative facial configurations at the related positions about the eyes and a low frequency wave generator which is provided with means for adjusting its current intensity and/or frequency and means for timing interruption.

Claims

1. A massage device which utilizes low frequency electrical current in conductive material to stimulate the eyes comprising:

an eyes mask consisting of a doublelayer construction with a plurality of through holes, at the end of each of the bands extending from the sides of the mark is provided a hook and loop band for fastening the mask on the user'"'"'s head;

two symmetric sets of conductive projections are provided connected together by conductive strips, each set comprising an ellipsoidal projection, two flat elliptical projections, three flat circular projections distributed around the mask portion to be covered on the corresponding eye, each conductive projection may be integrally formed from metal impregnated conductive rubber to constitute a base portion and a projection portion; and

disposing each set of the projections in a half of the mask so that the base portion of each of the projections is enclosed in the doublelayer construction and the projection portion of each of the projections is exposed from the construction and connecting the sets of projections with a low frequency generator by a conductive wire so that low frequency current through the projections can be utilized to massage and stimulate the corresponding acupuncture points;

the distribution of the projections on the mask is arranged so that in each of the two sets an ellipsoidal projection will engage the user along a line extending from a point at the medial end of the eyebrow, to a point on the margin of the orbit and 0.1 inch above the corner of the inner canthus, alongside the medial border of the eyeball;

a first flat circular projection will engage the user one inch above the middle of the eyebrow, in the depression on the superciliary arch;

a second flat circular projection will engage the user at the lateral end of the eyebrow;

a third flat circular projection will engage the user approximately one inch lateral from the end of the eyebrow in front of the temple;

a first flat ellipticle projection will engage the user along a line extending from a point in the depression about one inch lateral to the external canthus to a point about 0.1 inch lateral to the external canthus, and

a second flat elliptical projection will engage the user along a line extending from a point between the eyeball and the inferior border of the orbit with the eyes looking straight ahead to a point in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.

2. An massage device according to claim 1, wherein the low frequency generator may be provided with a timing interruption switch so that the generator can be switched off at a predetermined time.