Process for making a massage device departing from an electric toothbrush

• US 7,186,226 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2003
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Graham Woolley
• Original Assignee: Graham Woolley
• Inventors: Woolley, Graham
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown; Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US10/503,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 601/46, 601137-142
• US Class Current: 601/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/34 driven by electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 13/00 Gum massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 19/30 Devices for external stimulation of the genitals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 19/34 For clitoral stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/02 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/087 Genitals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 hand-held

Abstract

There is provided a process for making a massage device comprising taking the body and motor of an electric toothbrush and a brush head therefor; and adapting the bristle head of said brush head to produce a massage head that is substantially smooth and devoid of bristles.

Claims

1. A process for making a massage device comprising

(a) taking the body and motor of an electric toothbrush and a brush head therefor, said brush head comprising a bristle head;

and

(b) adapting said bristle head to produce a massage head that is substantially smooth and devoid of bristles,

wherein the bristles of the bristle head are trimmed or pulled out and a resin applied to the remaining bristle head to form the substantially smooth massage head.

2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the resin is an epoxy resin.

3. The process according to claim 2, wherein the epoxy resin is a UV setting epoxy resin.

4. A process for making a massage device comprising

(a) taking the body and motor of an electric toothbrush and a brush head therefor, said brush head comprising a bristle head;

and

(b) adapting said bristle head to produce a massage head that is substantially smooth and devoid of bristles,

wherein the bristles of the bristle head are trimmed or pulled out and a smooth massage head fixture applied to the remaining bristle head to form the substantially smooth massage head.

5. The process according to claim 4, wherein the smooth massage head fixture is adhesively fixed to the remaining bristle head.

6. The process according to claim 4, wherein the smooth massage head fixture is shaped to engage with the remaining bristle head.

7. The process according to claim 6, wherein the massage head fixture is provided with a collar for engagement with the remaining bristle head.

8. The process according to claim 6, wherein once engaged, the massage head fixture and the remaining bristle head are permanently fixed by means of a bonding or welding operation.

9. The process according to claim 7, wherein once engaged, the massage head fixture and the remaining bristle head are permanently fixed by means of a bonding or welding operation.

10. A process for making a massage device comprising

(a) taking the body and motor of an electric toothbrush and a brush head therefor, said brush head comprising a bristle head;

and

(b) adapting said bristle head to produce a massage head that is substantially smooth and devoid of bristles,

wherein the bristles of the bristle head are trimmed and the remaining bristle head is smoothed by a mechanical smoothing process to form the substantially smooth massage head.

11. A process for making a massage device comprising

(a) taking the body and motor of an electric toothbrush and a brush head therefor, said brush head comprising a bristle head;

and

(b) adapting said bristle head to produce a massage head that is substantially smooth and devoid of bristles,

wherein the bristles are pulled out of the bristle head and optionally, the remaining bristle head is smoothed by a mechanical smoothing process to form the substantially smooth massage head.