Adjustable vibrating head massaging device

• US 6,179,794 B1
• Filed: 11/19/1998
• Issued: 01/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jon Burras
• Original Assignee: Jon Burras
• Inventors: Burras, Jon
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine R.
• Application Number:
  US09/195,974
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 601/46, 601/47, 601/79, 601/89, 601/67, 601/68, 601/69, 601/70, 601/71, 601/81, 601/84, 601/143, 601/97, 601/95, 601/101, 601/103, 601/107, 601/111, 601/138, D24/200, D24/215, 128/857, 602/74
• US Class Current: 601/79
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1607 Holding means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1676 Pivoting
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/02 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses

Abstract

A massaging head gear system is provided including a headband with a substantially inverted U-shaped configuration. Also included is a pair of massaging assemblies coupled to ends of the headband. Next provided is a vibrating mechanism for vibrating the massaging assemblies and the headband.

Claims

1. A massaging head gear system comprising, in combination:

an inverted U-shaped headband including a central housing having an arcuate bottom face, an arcuate top face, a pair of elongated side faces and a pair of short end faces defining an interior space, a pair of slots formed in the end faces of the central housing adjacent to the bottom face thereof, the headband further including a sleeve with a length greater than that of the central housing with a pair of ends extending from the pair of slots;

a pair of laterally-spaced massaging assemblies each including an arcuate adjustment piece, the adjustment piece having a first end slidably positioned in an open end of the sleeve of the headband, a slider bracket being mounted to a second end of the adjustment piece, a generally planar rectangular slider bar mounted on the slider bracket between opposite open ends of the slider bracket with a top edge and a bottom edge, each of the massaging assembles comprising a pair of laterally-spaced pads depending from spaced locations on the slider bar for positioning a first one of the pair of pads in a location in front of an ear of the wearer and a second one of the pair of pads in a location behind the ear of the wearer with the ear positioned in between the pads, the slider bar being slidably mounted on the slider bracket for permitting movement of the slider bar and the pads mounted thereon along an axis oriented perpendicular to a plane in which the headband lies, each slider bar having a central extent with a reduced width for constraining sliding motion of the slider bar in the slider bracket, each pad having a planar outer face, a planar inner face with a plurality of soft nibs extending therefrom in perpendicular relationship with the inner face for extending between hairs on the head of wearer, and a periphery formed between the inner and outer faces, the periphery being defined by a pair of parallel linear side edges and a pair of semicircular end edges, wherein a first one of the end edges of each pad is hollow for receiving one of the ends of the slider bar, each of the pads being pivotally mounted on the slider bar in a manner such that the pad pivots in a plane that includes the slider bar; and

a vibrating mechanism situated in the central housing of the headband and mounted on the sleeve for vibrating the headband and massaging assemblies upon the actuation thereof, the vibrating mechanism including a dial mounted on an upper apex of the top face of the central housing of the headband for adjusting an extent to which the vibrating mechanism vibrates.

2. A massaging head gear system comprising:

a headband with a substantially inverted U-shaped configuration, the headband having opposite ends;

a pair of laterally-spaced massaging assemblies coupled to the ends of the headband, a slider bracket being mounted to each of the ends of the headband, a slider bar being mounted on the slider bracket between opposite open ends of the slider bracket, each of the massaging assembles comprising a pair of laterally-spaced pads depending from spaced locations on the slider bar for positioning a first one of the pair of pads in a location in front of an ear of the wearer and a second one of the pair of pads in a location behind the ear of the wearer with the ear positioned in between the pads, the slider bar being slidably mounted on the slider bracket for permitting movement of the slider bar and the pads mounted thereon along an axis oriented perpendicular to a plane in which the headband lies, each pad having an outer face and an inner face with a periphery formed between the inner and outer faces, each of the pads being pivotally mounted on the slider bar in a manner such that the pad pivots in a plane that includes the slider bar; and

a vibrating mechanism for vibrating the massaging assemblies.

3. A massaging head gear system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the vibrating mechanism is positioned on the headband and has an adjuster for allowing a user to adjust an extent to which the vibrating mechanism vibrates.

4. A massaging head gear system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the massaging assemblies include pads with nibs extending from the inner face of the pads in perpendicular relationship with the inner face for extending between hairs on the head of wearer.

5. A massaging head gear system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the massaging assemblies are adapted to be moved along an arcuate path defined by the headband.

6. A massaging head gear system comprising:

an inverted U-shaped headband including a sleeve with a pair of ends;

a pair of laterally-spaced massaging assemblies each including an arcuate adjustment piece, the adjustment piece having a first end slidably positioned in an open end of the sleeve of the headband, a slider bracket being mounted to a second end of the adjustment piece, a slider bar mounted on the slider bracket between opposite open ends of the slider bracket with a top edge and a bottom edge, each of the massaging assembles comprising a pair of laterally-spaced pads depending from spaced locations on the slider bar for positioning a first one of the pair of pads in a location in front of an ear of the wearer and a second one of the pair of pads in a location behind the ear of the wearer with the ear positioned in between the pads, the slider bar being slidably mounted on the slider bracket for permitting movement of the slider bar and the pads mounted thereon along an axis oriented perpendicular to a plane in which the headband lies, each slider bar having a central extent with a reduced width for constraining sliding motion of the slider bar in the slider bracket, each pad having a planar outer face, a planar inner face with a plurality of soft nibs extending therefrom in perpendicular relationship with the inner face for extending between hairs on the head of wearer, and a periphery formed between the inner and outer faces, the periphery being defined by a pair of parallel linear side edges and a pair of semicircular end edges, wherein a first one of the end edges of each pad is hollow for receiving one of the ends of the slider bar, each of the pads being pivotally mounted on the slider bar in a manner such that the pad pivots in a plane that includes the slider bar; and

a vibrating mechanism mounted on the headband for vibrating massaging assemblies upon the actuation of the vibrating mechanism, the vibrating mechanism including a control mounted on the headband for adjusting an extent to which the vibrating mechanism vibrates.