Portable percussive massage device

A percussive massage device comprising:

• a housing that defines a housing interior and a housing axis, wherein the housing defines a thickness, a width and a height,
• a battery,
• a motor positioned in the housing, wherein the motor includes a rotatable motor shaft that defines a motor axis,
• a counterweight that rotates about the motor axis,
• a switch for activating the motor, and
• a reciprocating shaft operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein the reciprocating shaft includes a distal end that defines a reciprocation axis, wherein the motor axis is perpendicular to the reciprocation axis and extends through the battery, wherein the reciprocation axis defines a thickness reciprocation plane that extends transversely through the thickness of the housing and divides the housing into first and second side portions, wherein the entire motor is positioned on a first side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the first side portion and the entire battery is positioned is positioned on a second side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the second side portion, wherein the first side portion is symmetrical to the second side portion except for any openings or ports defined in the housing, and wherein the reciprocation axis and the housing axis are co-axial.

A method of using a percussive massage device that includes a housing that defines a housing interior, a battery, a motor having a rotatable motor shaft that defines a motor axis positioned in the housing, a counterweight that rotates about the motor axis, a switch for activating the motor, and a reciprocating shaft operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• grasping the housing with a first hand having a palm, wherein the reciprocating shaft includes a distal end that defines a reciprocation axis, wherein the reciprocation axis defines a thickness reciprocation plane that extends transversely through the thickness of the housing and divides the housing into first and second side portions, wherein the entire motor is positioned on a first side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the first side portion and the entire battery is positioned on a second side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the second side portion, wherein the motor axis extends perpendicular to the thickness reciprocation plane and extends through the battery, and wherein the first side portion is symmetrical to the second side portion except for any openings or ports defined in the housing,
• positioning the first hand such that the reciprocation axis extends through the palm, and
• massaging a first body part with a massage attachment removably connected to the distal end of the reciprocating shaft.