Massage device and removeable mounting system

• US 9,649,246 B1
• Filed: 04/03/2012
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ron Johnson Engineering, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ron Johnson Engineering, Inc.
• Inventors: Johnson, Ronald B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Miller, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US13/438,775
• Time in Patent Office: 1,869 Days
• Field of Search: 248 49, 248 75, 2481761, 248671, 248678, 24834601, 24834603, 482104
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0042 Balls or spheres
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/005 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0119 Support for the device
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0123 on a door
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0192 Specific means for adjusting dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1253 driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1284 using own weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1695 Enhanced pressure effect, e.g. substantially sharp projections, needles or pyramids
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/10 Telescoping systems for vertically adjustable chairs A47C3/20; telescopic steering columns B62D1/18; for scaffolding E04G25/04; telescopic masts, poles or the like E04H12/182; telescopic door or window holders E05C17/30; telescope props for mining E21D15/14 - E21D15/46; stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon F16M11/26

Abstract

A massage device mounting system may include two mounting elements, each with a slot for receiving a removable massage bar with a cylindrical shaft and two opposing bar ends mounted within the slots. A massage device is pivotally coupled to the cylindrical shaft and includes a bore through the central axis of the massage device. A massage device mounting system may also include an adjustable support for mounting the massage device within a doorway or for supporting the massage device adjacent to a surface, such as a wall or a floor.

Claims

1. A massage device mounting system, comprising:

two mounting elements, each comprising a slot;

a massage bar comprising a cylindrical shaft and two opposing bar ends with a handle disposed about each opposing bar end, each handle mounted within a different one of the slots of the two mounting elements;

at least one massage apparatus pivotally coupled to the cylindrical shaft and comprising a bore hole through a central axis of the massage apparatus, the bore hole housing at least a portion of the cylindrical shaft; and

wherein the massage apparatus further comprises an array consisting essentially of at least thirty massage fingers and no more than thirty-two massage fingers arranged on a body such that a center axis of each of the at least thirty massage fingers aligns with a different one of thirty-two vertex axes that extend from a body center point formed by an intersection corresponding to each vertex axis to a different one of thirty-two vertices of a theoretical pentakis dodecahedron having a center point corresponding to the body center point;

wherein the two mounting elements are separate elements adjoined with one another only by the massage bar, and

wherein the two mounting elements comprise two surface mounts each comprising a base end, a side wall, and a top end opposite the base end, and the slot comprises a reentrant curved slot on the top end of each surface mount, wherein each handle is mounted within the curved slot of one of the two surface mounts, and wherein the slot on the top end of each surface mount extends from the sidewall of the respective surface mount.

2. The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a telescoping mounting system coupled to the two mounting elements, the telescoping mounting system comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein a positional distance between the first end and the second end is adjustable by telescoping the mounting system between an extended position and a retracted position.

3. The mounting system of claim 2, the telescoping mounting system further comprising:

the first end coupled to an outer frame member and the second end extending directionally from the first end towards the second end;

a male screw coupled to the first end and housed within an outer frame member; and

an inner frame member at least partially within the outer frame member and coupled to the second end and the male screw, the inner frame member comprising a female threaded end that couples to the male screw,

wherein a length of the telescoping doorway mount is changed to fit within a doorway when the inner frame member is rotated along the male screw.

4. The mounting system of claim 3, wherein the slots of the two mounting elements each comprise a curved notch and one or more flexibly biased elements that hold the massage bar within the curved notch.

5. The mounting system of claim 4, wherein the first end of the doorway mount comprises a rectangular base and two walls extending from the rectangular base towards the second side, wherein the outer frame member and the male screw are between the walls and coupled to the walls.

6. The mounting system of claim 2, the telescoping mounting system further comprising a ratcheted interface between the first end and the second end.

7. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of each of the two mounting elements comprises a flexible bias such that the curved slot flexes as the handle is inserted into the curved slot.

8. The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising at least one rib in each of the curved slots and at least one groove on each of the handles, the at least one rib configured to fit within the at least one groove.

9. The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising at least one screw hole that extends through the base end of each of the two surface mounts.

10. The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising an aperture on the base end of each surface mount, the aperture sized to hold one of the two handles.

11. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one massage apparatus comprises two massage apparatuses and the massage bar further comprises:

a flange bearing on each side of each bore hole;

a first and second sleeve disposed about the cylindrical shaft such that the two massage apparatuses are between the first and second sleeves;

a third sleeve disposed about the cylindrical shaft between the two massage apparatuses; and

two handles coupled to the shaft on opposing ends of the shaft, the two handles positioned such that the two massage apparatuses are between the two handles on the shaft.

12. A system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use, comprising:

a massage bar comprising a cylindrical shaft inserted through a hole on the massage apparatus such that the massage apparatus rotates about the cylindrical shaft;

two handles disposed about opposite ends of the cylindrical shaft,

two mounting elements each holding one of the two handles disposed at opposite ends of the massage bar;

at least one massage apparatus pivotally coupled to the cylindrical shaft and comprising a bore hole through a central axis of the massage apparatus, the bore hole housing at least a portion of the cylindrical shaft; and

wherein the massage apparatus further comprises an array consisting essentially of at least thirty massage fingers and no more than thirty-two massage fingers arranged on a body such that a center axis of each of the at least thirty massage fingers aligns with a different one of thirty-two vertex axes that extend from a body center point formed by an intersection corresponding to each vertex axis to one of thirty-two vertices of a theoretical pentakis dodecahedron having a center point corresponding to the body center point;

wherein the two mounting elements comprise two surface mounts each comprising a base end, a side wall, and a top end opposite the base end, wherein each of the two handles is mounted within a reentrant curved slot on the top end of one of the two surface mounts, and wherein the reentrant curved slot on the top end of each surface mount extends from the side wall of the respective surface mount, and

wherein the two mounting elements are separate elements adjoined with one another only by the massage bar.

13. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 12, the massage bar further comprising:

two flange bearings that stabilize rotation of the massage apparatus about the cylindrical shaft and are disposed at least partially within opposite ends of the bore hole; and

two hollow sleeves, each hollow sleeve abutting a respective one of the two flange bearings and disposed about the cylindrical shaft.

14. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 12, further comprising a telescoping doorway mount coupled to the two mounting elements, the telescoping doorway mount comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein a positional distance between the first end and the second end is adjustable by telescoping the doorway mount between an extended position and a retracted position.

15. The mounting system of claim 14, the telescoping doorway mount further comprising a ratcheted interface between the first end and the second end.

16. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 14, the telescoping doorway mount comprising:

an outer frame member distal to the first end of the doorway mount;

a male screw coupled to the first end and extending toward the second end of the telescoping doorway mount; and

an inner frame member at least partially within the outer frame member and distal the second end of the doorway mount, the inner frame member comprising a female threaded end that couples to the male screw,

wherein a length of the telescoping doorway mount is changed to fit within a doorway when the inner frame member is rotated along the male screw.

17. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 16, wherein the two mounting elements each comprise a curved notch and one or more biased elements that hold the massage bar within the curved notch.

18. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 12, further comprising at least one rib in each of the curved slots and at least one groove on each of the handles, the at least one rib configured to fit within the at least one groove.

19. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 12, further comprising at least one screw hole that extends through the base end of each of the two surface mounts.

20. The system for mounting a massage apparatus for pivotal use of claim 12, further comprising an aperture on the base end of each surface mount, the aperture sized to hold one of the two handles.