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Body massage apparatus with demountable vibrator
Assignee: NIPPON REHABILI MEDICAL CORP
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Filing: 1985-10-21
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Granted: 1987-10-06
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Expires: 2005-10-21
Abstract
Abstract A body massage apparatus for propagating vibrations of a vibrator to a selected part of the human body through a pad member. The body massage apparatus generally includes a case in which a motor is mounted for producing vibrations. The attaching components, are secured to the case for attaching a selected pad member thereto, and they comprise a dial rotatably mounted in the case, and directly accessible to the user, for engagement with the pad member.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryugo Terauchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H23/00; A61H23/02; A61H23/0254; A61H23/0263; A61H2023/0272; A61H2201/00; A61H2201/12; A61H2201/1207; A61H2201/1215; A61H2201/16; A61H2201/1602; A61H2201/1604; A61H2201/1607; A61H2201/165; A61H2205/00; A61H2205/02; A61H2205/08; A61H2205/082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A massage apparatus for propagating vibrations to a part of a user's body, comprising: vibrator means for producing vibrations; means for propagating said vibrations to selected parts of the user's body, said propagating means being releasably secured to said vibrator means; attachment means at least partially interposed between said vibrator means and said propagating means, for securing it releasably to said vibrator means; and said attachment means including manually operable means directly accessible to the user for engagement with said propagating means when rotated about its axis in a predetermined direction relative to said propagating means, and for disengagement therefrom when rotated in the opposite direction, said vibrations propagation means includes a pad member adapted to fit over selected parts of the user's body and said manually operable means includes a generally disc-shape member, and an externally-threaded bar depending downwardly axially therefrom, for threadably engaging said pad member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A massage apparatus for propagating vibrations to a part of a user's body, comprising: vibrator means for producing vibrations; means for propagating said vibrations to selected parts of the user's body, said propagating means being releasably secured to said vibrator means; attachment means at least partially interposed between said vibrator means and said propagating means, for securing it releasably to said vibrator means; and said attachment means including manually operable means directly accessible to the user for engagement with said propagating means when rotated about its axis in a predetermined direction relative to said propagating means, and for disengagement therefrom when rotated in the opposite direction, said vibrations propagation means includes a pad member adapted to fit over selected parts of the user's body and said manually operable means includes a generally disc-shape member, and an externally-threaded bar depending downwardly axially therefrom, for threadably engaging said pad member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein: said vibrator means includes a motor, having a weight mounted eccentrically on a rotary shaft thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein: said vibrations propagation means includes a support plate member interposed between said vibrator means and said manually operable means for supporting fixedly said vibrator means atop said manually operable means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein: said propagating means includes a lower case means removably secured to said pad member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 4, further comprising: an upper case means releasably secured to said lower case means, for housing said vibrator means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein: said lower case means includes a recess for receiving partialy said disc-shaped member, and means for journaling said threaded bar for rotation about its axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 1, further including: means mounting said disc-shaped member atop said lower case means, for causing said lower case means to be interposed between said disc-shaped member and said pad member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein: said lower case means includes means for journaling said threaded bar for rotation about its axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein: said journaling means includes a hole, for receiving partially said threaded bar.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein: said attaching means includes a rigid backing member interposed between said lower case means and said pad member; and said rigid backing member is fixedly attached to said pad member, and includes a female internally threaded part for at least partially receiving said threaded bar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 10, further comprising: means for preventing axial rotation of said lower case means during use.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A massage apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein: said means for preventing includes said lower case means, said lower case means including a protuberance at the bottom peripheral edge thereof; and said backing member includes a corresponding stepped portion along its upper surface, for receiving said protuberance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
A body massager for propagating vibrations of a vibrator to a part of the human body through a pad member, comprising: a case; motor means mounted within said case, for producing vibrations; attaching means secured to said case, for removably attaching a selected pad member to said case; a dial rotatably mounted in said case, said dial having an externally-threaded bar extending from said case for attachment to said selected pad member; two sides defining openings through which said dial partly projects; and a bottom portion defining a hole through which said externally-threaded bar extends.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
A body massager for propagating vibrations of a vibrator to a part of the human body through a pad member, comprising: a case; motor means mounted within said case, for producing vibrations; attaching means secured to said case, for removably attaching a selected pad member to said case; a dial rotatably mounted in said case, said dial having an externally-threaded bar extending from said case for attachment to said selected pad member; two sides defining openings through which said dial partly projects; and a bottom portion defining a hole through which said externally-threaded bar extends.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A massager as recited in claim 13, further comprising: a weight mounted eccentrically on a rotary shaft of the motor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A massager as recited in claim 13, further comprising: a pad member shaped and dimensioned to conform to a portion of a human head.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A massager as recited in claim 13, further comprising; a pad member shaped and dimensioned to conform to a human breast.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A massager as recited in claim 13, further comprising: a pad member having a seat member, the seat member having a tapped hole for receiving the externally-threaded bar.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-10-05 | 1991-04-06 | 1991-10-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-10-05 | 1995-04-06 | 1995-10-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-10-05 | 1999-04-06 | 1999-10-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |