Vibrator

• US 6,723,060 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2002
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Edward W. Miller
• Original Assignee: Edward W. Miller
• Inventors: Miller, Edward W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thanh, Quang D
• Application Number:
  US10/072,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20030149381A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 601/6, 601/17, 601/46, 601/48, 601/72-74, 601/80, 601/81, 601/89, 601/93-95, 601/97, 601/101, 601/103, 601/107, 601/108, 601/110, 601/111, 601/112-114, 606/237-239, 814/63, 814/64
• US Class Current: 601/101
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0214 cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/025 by direct air flow on the patient's body
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive

Abstract

A therapeutic vibrator comprising a motor contained in a housing, a diaphragm mounted on said housing, and a reciprocating arm connecting the motor to the diaphragm. The housing is fitted with at least one one-way air valve, and at least one air hole so that in operation, the changing volume in the housing effects the pumping of air across the motor and any circuitry to provide cooling. To improve efficiency, a divider plate with at least one air hole is disposed proximate the reciprocating arm to limit the volume of the pumping chamber.

Claims

1. A therapeutic vibrator tool comprising:

a motor contained in a case,

said case comprised of a grip portion and a housing portion,

a diaphragm mounted on said housing portion,

a reciprocating arm with a first end and a second end,

said first end attached to said motor, said second end attached to said diaphragm, an impact head mounted on said reciprocating arm external to said housing portion,

said case fitted with an at least one one-way air valve, and an at least one air exit port, said at least one one-way air valve and said at least one air exit port being disposed to permit a net transit of air to be pumped through said housing portion.

2. The vibrator of claim 1, further comprising:

a divider plate disposed proximate said reciprocating arm,

disposed in said divider plate an at least one air hole.

3. A therapeutic vibrator tool comprising:

a case comprised of a grip and a housing,

said grip having an exit port,

said housing having a top, bottom and four sides,

said housing bottom being conjoined with said grip,

disposed within said case is a motor with a drive shaft,

a cam is affixed to said drive shaft, a reciprocating arm is affixed to said cam,

disposed in said housing top is an opening removably fitted with a sealing cap, said sealing cap containing a one-way air valve

disposed on one side of said housing is an opening fitted with a diaphragm, said diaphragm having an inside and an outside,

said reciprocating arm is affixed to the inside of said diaphragm, affixed to the outside of said diaphragm is an impact head.

4. The vibrator tool of claim 3 further comprising:

a divider plate disposed at the conjunction of said housing and said grip,

said divider plate containing an at least one hole.