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US 10,959,908 B2Granted
Versatile and ergonomic percussion massage appliance
AssigneePado, Inc.
InventorsSteven Lee, Alejandro Garfio, Travis Frye
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Abstract
A percussive massage appliance has a general Y-shape, with first and second handle portions being suitable for being held by first and second hands, respectively, of a user, with the percussive massage head reciprocating along an axis that lies in a major arc defined by the two handle portions. One use for the device is so that a user can grip the device with both hands while delivering a percussive massage to his own lower back muscles. The device has a rotation mechanism such that the user can rotate the reciprocation axis through an arc of about 120 degrees relative to the handles, and an extension handle mates with one of the handle portions, providing great versatility to the user.
Claims24
A percussive electric massage appliance comprising:
- a body, the body comprising:
- a central portion;
- a first handle extending away from the central portion along a first axis, the first handle being suitable for grasping by a first hand of an operator;
- and
- a second handle extending away from the central portion along a second axis such that the first handle and the second handle form an obtuse angle thus defining a minor arc and a major arc between the first handle and the second handle, the second handle being suitable for grasping by a second hand of the operator while the operator is also grasping the first handle in the operator's first hand;
- an electric drive motor assembly disposed at least partially within the body, the electric drive motor assembly including at least an electric drive motor;
- an output shaft extending from the central portion of the body within the major arc between the first handle and the second handle, the output shaft being operatively coupled to the electric drive motor to produce linear reciprocating motion at a distal end of the output shaft;
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- a rotation mechanism that enables the output shaft to rotate relative to the first handle and the second handle, such that the percussive massage appliance can be used to deliver a percussive massage while the output shaft is positioned at a user-selectable angle relative to the first handle and the second handle;
- wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect at a point within the rotation mechanism;
- wherein the output shaft defines a reciprocation axis;
- wherein the rotation mechanism is configured to enable the output shaft to rotate so that, in a first position, the reciprocation axis extends within the first handle and parallel to the first axis;
- and
- wherein the rotation mechanism is further configured to enable the output shaft to rotate so that, in a second position, the reciprocation axis extends within the second handle and parallel to the second axis.
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A percussive electric massage appliance comprising:
- a central portion;
- a reciprocating member extending from the central portion;
- a percussive massage head affixed to a distal end of the reciprocating member;
- an electric motor operatively connected to and driving the reciprocating member such that the reciprocating member reciprocates, motion of the reciprocating member defining a reciprocation axis;
- a first handle connected to and extending away from the central portion along a first axis and a second handle connected to and extending away from the central portion along a second axis, such that the first handle, the second handle, and the reciprocation axis define a Y-shape;
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- a hinge to which the reciprocating member is mounted such that the reciprocation axis relative to the first handle and the second handle can be varied;
- wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect at a point within the hinge;
- wherein the first handle and the second handle define an obtuse angle therebetween;
- and
- wherein the user can hold the percussive massage appliance with both hands while self-administering a percussive massage via reciprocating action of the percussive massage head.
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A percussive electric massage appliance comprising:
- a body, the body comprising:
- a central portion;
- a first handle extending away from the central portion along a first axis, the first handle being suitable for grasping by a first hand of an operator;
- and
- a second handle extending away from the central portion along a second axis that forms an obtuse angle with the first axis, the second handle being suitable for grasping by a second hand of the operator while the operator is also grasping the first handle in the operator's first hand;
- an electric drive motor assembly disposed at least partially within the body, the electric drive motor assembly including at least an electric drive motor;
- an output shaft extending from the central portion of the body within an arc between the first handle and the second handle, the output shaft being operatively coupled to the electric drive motor to produce linear reciprocating motion at a distal end of the output shaft, said linear reciprocating motion defining a reciprocation axis;
- a rotation mechanism that enables the output shaft to rotate relative to the first handle and the second handle;
- and an extension handle that releasably engages the first handle, the extension handle being suitable for a user to hold the percussive massage appliance by the extension handle while using the percussive massage appliance to deliver a percussive massage to himself;
- wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect at a point within the rotation mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.