Massage implement

Claim 1

A massage implement comprising: a first and a second elongated generally cylindrical handle, each having a proximal end and a distal end; said distal end having a semi-spherical tip to provide a pressure surface for application of massaging pressure to selected areas of the body; each of said handles including a portion of uniform diameter between said proximal end and said tip, the outer surface of said handle portion having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally extending flutes to provide a gripping surface on said handle both during the rolling application of said rollers to the body and during said application of massaging pressure to selected areas of the body with said tip; an elongated cylindrical shaft having a first end and a second end and secured at said first end co-axially to said proximal end of said first handle and extending co-axially therefrom and connected at said second end to said proximal end of said second handle; and a plurality of generally cylindrical rollers rotatably mounted on said shaft, each said rollers having a plurality of first grooves extending along the surface of said roller parallel to the axis thereof, and a plurality of second grooves extending around the circumference of said roller for defining a plurality of pressure pads, each having a generally rectangular pressure surface extending radially outward from the outer surface of said roller and disposed in a plurality of circumferential rows around said roller.