Rollable massaging device

• US 6,129,687 A
• Filed: 08/21/1997
• Issued: 10/10/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Powell, Joseph H. Munning
• Original Assignee: David Powell, Joseph H. Munning
• Inventors: Powell, David, Munning, Joseph H.
• Primary Examiner(s): DeMille, Danton D.
• Application Number:
  US08/916,111
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• Field of Search: 601/15, 601/19, 601/22, 601/27, 601/28, 601/118, 601/119, 601/120, 601/121, 601/122, 601/123, 601/125, 601/128, 601/131, 601/135, 601/137, 220/577, 220/4.07, 220/4.24, 220/4.27, 220/666
• US Class Current: 601/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/02 adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat or drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0214 cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0242 by a fluid circulating in the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0257 by a heat accumulator, e.g. a sand or liquid reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0264 using heat exchanger, e.g. between fresh and used fluids

Abstract

A rollable massaging device that simultaneously provides both hot and cold therapy is disclosed. The massaging device includes a first cylindrical container defining a first opening and a first longitudinal axis therethrough, and a second cylindrical container defining a second opening and a second longitudinal axis therethrough. The device includes a coupling that releasably and resealably engages said first and second opening. The first container is preferably filled with a hot liquid and the second container is preferably filled with a cold liquid, which are separated by a wall defined by the coupling. The outer surface of each container define any of a number of various surface profiles for massage therapy, such as a plurality of protusions, dimples, ridges, or ribs. In one alternative embodiment, the walls of the first and second containers may be adjustable in length to conform to the size of area to be massaged. In another embodiment, the first and second container also define first and second bottoms opposite the first and second openings to which the containers may be joined.

Claims

1. A rollable massaging device comprising:

a first cylindrical container defining a first longitudinal axis therethrough and a length;

a second cylindrical container defining a second longitudinal axis therethrough and a length;

means for joining said first cylindrical container to said second cylindrical container with said first longitudinal axis being substantially coextensive with said second longitudinal axis; and

wherein at least one of said first and second cylindrical containers defines an accordion-like structure along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis of said container, said accordion-like structure allowing at least one of said first and second containers to be adjustable in length along a corresponding one of said first and second longitudinal axes.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said first cylindrical container includes a first opening at one end thereof and said second cylindrical container includes a second opening at one end thereof.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein said means for joining includes a coupling configured to resealably engage said first opening and to resealably engage said second opening.

4. The device according to claim 2, further including a first cap for resealably engaging said first opening and a second cap for resealably engaging said second opening.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein at least one of said caps threadedly engages said corresponding container.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said first cylindrical container defines a first outer surface and said second cylindrical container defines a second outer surface, wherein at least one of said first and second outer surfaces defines a number of protuberances thereon.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the outer surface of at least one of said first and second cylindrical containers defines a number of dimples.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein the outer surface of at least one of said first and second cylindrical containers defines a number of ribs extending parallel to a corresponding one of said first and second longitudinal axes.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein the outer surface of at least one of said first and second cylindrical containers defines a number of ridges extending perpendicular to a corresponding one of said first and second longitudinal axes.