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Massaging tool and method for lower-eyelids and zygomatic skin

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-10-13
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Granted: 1985-11-26
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Expires: 2003-10-13
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed are massaging tools and method for reducing accumulated subcutanaceous fat of the lower-eyelids and adjacent zygomatic skin areas. The skin massaging tool has at least one consecutive plurality of individually rotatable members for rollably traversing across the lower-eyelids and zygomatic skin areas and a manually wieldable handle portion for causing reciprocating rolling of the tool along the skin areas. A generally concave array of rotatable members ensures complete massaging of the lower-eyelids as the tool is reciprocated upwardly theretoward from the zygomatic area. The tool has the further capability to reciprocatably rollably traverse in the right-left directions along the same skin areas.

Inventors

  • 👤 Margaret J. Nielsen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 16:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H15/00; A61H15/0092

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
Massaging tool for treating the lower-eyelid and adjacent zygomatic skin areas and during such usage being adapted to reciprocatably rollably traverse along said skin areas in both the general up-down and the general right-left areal directions, said massaging tool comprising: A. a frame member including a handle extending along a longitudinal-axis and a primary and a secondary mounting means for rotatable members, said frame member comprising two removably connected unitary sub-parts, each sub-part providing substantially one-half of a generally concave shaft primary mounting means extending abruptly to said longitudinal-axis, and each sub-part also providing substantially one-half of a said handle that also includes a said secondary mounting means having a plurality of short-axles respectively consecutively spaced along said longitudinal-axis; B. a plurality of rotatable members individually revolvably surrounding said concave shaft primary mounting means; and C. a rotatable member revolvably surrounding each of said short-axles of the secondary mounting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
Massaging tool for treating the lower-eyelid and adjacent zygomatic skin areas and during such usage being adapted to reciprocatably rollably traverse along said skin areas in both the general up-down and the general right-left areal directions, said massaging tool comprising: A. a frame member including a handle extending along a longitudinal-axis and a primary and a secondary mounting means for rotatable members, said frame member comprising two removably connected unitary sub-parts, each sub-part providing substantially one-half of a generally concave shaft primary mounting means extending abruptly to said longitudinal-axis, and each sub-part also providing substantially one-half of a said handle that also includes a said secondary mounting means having a plurality of short-axles respectively consecutively spaced along said longitudinal-axis; B. a plurality of rotatable members individually revolvably surrounding said concave shaft primary mounting means; and C. a rotatable member revolvably surrounding each of said short-axles of the secondary mounting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 219 words
Massaging tool for treating the lower-eyelid and adjacent zygomatic skin areas and during such usage being adapted to reciprocatably rollably traverse along said skin areas in both the general up-down and the general right-left areal directions, said massaging tool comprising: A. a frame member including: i. a relatively rearwardly positioned and manually wieldable handle portion extending along a longitudinal-axis, and ii. mounting means adapted to revolvably support a consecutive plurality of individually rotatable spherical members, said mounting means consisting wholly of a single non-linear elongate ball-bearings casing located forwardly of said handle portion and extending generally alongside a primary-axis abruptly intersecting said longitudinal-axis, said ball-bearings casing mounting means having a first-end and a second-end and being generally rearwardly concave between said two ends; and B. a generally rearwardly concave single row of rotatable spherical members respectively revolvably supported by said ball-bearings casing mounting means and in a condition wherein said rotatable spherical members are individually rotatable and partially protrude from said casing, whereby as the user manipulates the handle portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, the said rotatable spherical members reciprocatably rollably traverse in up-down directions along said skin areas, and whereby as the user manipulates the handle portion parallel to the primary-axis, the said rotatable spherical members reciprocatably rollably traverse in the right-left directions along said skin areas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 219 words
Massaging tool for treating the lower-eyelid and adjacent zygomatic skin areas and during such usage being adapted to reciprocatably rollably traverse along said skin areas in both the general up-down and the general right-left areal directions, said massaging tool comprising: A. a frame member including: i. a relatively rearwardly positioned and manually wieldable handle portion extending along a longitudinal-axis, and ii. mounting means adapted to revolvably support a consecutive plurality of individually rotatable spherical members, said mounting means consisting wholly of a single non-linear elongate ball-bearings casing located forwardly of said handle portion and extending generally alongside a primary-axis abruptly intersecting said longitudinal-axis, said ball-bearings casing mounting means having a first-end and a second-end and being generally rearwardly concave between said two ends; and B. a generally rearwardly concave single row of rotatable spherical members respectively revolvably supported by said ball-bearings casing mounting means and in a condition wherein said rotatable spherical members are individually rotatable and partially protrude from said casing, whereby as the user manipulates the handle portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, the said rotatable spherical members reciprocatably rollably traverse in up-down directions along said skin areas, and whereby as the user manipulates the handle portion parallel to the primary-axis, the said rotatable spherical members reciprocatably rollably traverse in the right-left directions along said skin areas.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-11-25 1989-05-27 1989-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-11-25 1993-05-27 1993-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-11-25 1997-05-27 1997-11-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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