US4577625A
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Rotating ball massager
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-15
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Granted: 1986-03-25
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Expires: 2002-11-15
Abstract
Abstract An improved rotating ball massager that allows an individual to manually massage oneself or another person. The massager is configured in the form of a flexible mitten. The mitten has attached around its side edges a side strip having a plurality of slots, cut along its length, into which is inserted a cross-joint. To the vertical tube section of each cross-joint set is attached a rotating circular bead assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of rotatable knurled beads that extend across the width of the mitten. When the mitten is moved back-and-forth under pressure of the hand against a skin surface, the rotating beads impart a soothing affect to tired and aching muscles. The massager can also be used in combination with an electric vibrator and/or a heating element. These additional implements further add to the relief of aches and the therapeutic effects provided by the massager.
Inventors
- 👤 Aladar Lohati
- 👤 Gizella Lohati
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H15/00; A61H15/0092; A41; A41D; A41D19/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
316 words
An improved rotating ball massager comprising: (a) a flexible hand enclosure (b) a side strip of flexible material wrapped and attached around the side edges of said hand enclosure with said strip having a plurality of slots cut perpendicular to the length of the enclosure where the slots provide an opening into the side surface of said hand enclosure, (c) means for attaching said side strip to the side of said flexible hand enclosure, (d) a cross-joint comprised of a horizontal rod and a vertical tube having an upper and lower opening where the vertical tube is centrally attached at 90-degrees to the side of the horizontal rod, and where the horizontal rod is slipped into the slot and held within the side strip by the pressure of the side strip against the side edges of said hand enclosure, and where the upper and lower openings of said cross-joint extend slightly above and below said side strip, (e) means for attaching the vertical tube to the side of the horizontal rod on said cross-joint, (f) a rotating circular bead assembly comprising: (1) a plurality of circular knurled beads each having a central bore therethrough, (2) a bead retaining rod having a horizontal center section with a contiguous downwardly angled vertical section on each end, with said rod having a diameter that allows the knurled beads to be easily inserted and rotated about the horizontal center section and where the length and diameter of the vertical section is sized to fit into and be captively held within the upper and lower openings of the vertical tube on said cross joint, and where the length of the vertical section is also selected to allow the beads to easily rotate against the surface of said enclosure, and (g) means for captively holding the vertical sections of the bead retaining rod within the respective vertical tube openings on said cross-joint.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
316 words
An improved rotating ball massager comprising: (a) a flexible hand enclosure (b) a side strip of flexible material wrapped and attached around the side edges of said hand enclosure with said strip having a plurality of slots cut perpendicular to the length of the enclosure where the slots provide an opening into the side surface of said hand enclosure, (c) means for attaching said side strip to the side of said flexible hand enclosure, (d) a cross-joint comprised of a horizontal rod and a vertical tube having an upper and lower opening where the vertical tube is centrally attached at 90-degrees to the side of the horizontal rod, and where the horizontal rod is slipped into the slot and held within the side strip by the pressure of the side strip against the side edges of said hand enclosure, and where the upper and lower openings of said cross-joint extend slightly above and below said side strip, (e) means for attaching the vertical tube to the side of the horizontal rod on said cross-joint, (f) a rotating circular bead assembly comprising: (1) a plurality of circular knurled beads each having a central bore therethrough, (2) a bead retaining rod having a horizontal center section with a contiguous downwardly angled vertical section on each end, with said rod having a diameter that allows the knurled beads to be easily inserted and rotated about the horizontal center section and where the length and diameter of the vertical section is sized to fit into and be captively held within the upper and lower openings of the vertical tube on said cross joint, and where the length of the vertical section is also selected to allow the beads to easily rotate against the surface of said enclosure, and (g) means for captively holding the vertical sections of the bead retaining rod within the respective vertical tube openings on said cross-joint.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improved rotating ball massager as specified in claim 1 wherein the means for attaching said side strip to said flexible hand enclosure is accomplished by an adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The improved rotating ball massager as specified in claim 1 wherein the means to attach said side strip to said flexible hand enclosure is accomplished by a plurality of blind stitches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved rotating ball massager as specified in claim 1 wherein the means to attach the vertical tube to the side of the horizontal rod on said cross-joint is accomplished by a soldering process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The improved rotating ball massager as specified in claim 1 wherein the means to captively hold the vertical sections of said rotating circular bead assembly to the vertical tube on said cross-joint is by crimping the two members together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved rotating ball massager as specified in claim 1 wherein the means for captively holding the vertical section of said bead retaining rod vertical tube on said cross-joint is by a soldering process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The improved rotating ball massager as as specified in claim 1 wherein a set of rotating circular bead assemblies is attached to only the lower opening of said cross-joint vertical tube.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-03-24 | 1989-09-23 | 1990-03-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-03-24 | 1993-09-23 | 1994-03-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-03-24 | 1997-09-23 | 1998-03-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |