Electric massager

• US 5,311,860 A
• Filed: 03/13/1992
• Issued: 05/17/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daniels SRL
• Original Assignee: Daniels SRL
• Inventors: Doria, Alessandro
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HANLON, BRIAN EMMETT
• Application Number:
  US07/838,273
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 128/32, 128/34, 128/35, 128/36, 128/41, 128/44, 128/56, 128/57, 128/59-62 R, 128/55
• US Class Current: 601/103
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0085 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0064 with freely rotating spheres
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1669 moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor

Abstract

An electric massager includes two spaced apart massaging heads provided with a plurality of vibrating finger protrusions and a plurality of vibrating bal protrusions, respectively, such that each of the plurality of protrusions are coplanar and such that the plurality of finger protrusions and the plurality of ball protrusions are vibrated by two respective motors which are either jointly or individually operable.

Claims

1. A hand held body massager comprising:

a main body portion;

a first and second massaging heads provided in connection with said main body portion, said first and second massaging heads being spaced apart from each other;

a plurality of finger protrusions operably mounted on said first massaging head and a plurality of ball protrusions operably mounted on said second massaging head, said plurality of finger and ball protrusions all essentially lying in the same plane; and

motor means for jointly and separably operating said first and second massaging heads.

2. The massager according to claim 1, wherein the said main body comprises a bridge portion between said first and second massaging heads, the bridge portion constituting a handle for holding the massager.

3. The massager according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of finger protrusions are solidly mounted on a single plate, said plate being movable within said first massaging head.

4. The massager according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of ball protrusions are elastically mounted on a single plate, said plate being movable within said second massaging head.

5. The massager according to claim 4, wherein said second massaging head further includes a plurality of finger protrusions solidly mounted on an end portion of said main body portion and free of movement relative to said second massaging head.

6. The massager according to claim 1, wherein said first and second massaging heads are integrally connected to said main body portion.

7. The massager according to claim 1, wherein said means for jointly and separably operating includes first and second independent motors for said first and second massaging heads respectively, said first and second motors being independently or simultaneously operable to put the plurality of finger and ball protrusions into vibration.

8. The massager according to claim 7, further including a selector switch, connected to said means for jointly and separably operating said first and second massaging heads, for activating at least one of said first and second motors.