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US 11,590,050 B2Granted
Self-massage device
OwnerBong Hang Shininventor
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Abstract
A massage device comprising a base portion having a first main surface, a plurality of support elements arranged in an array pattern about a first main surface of the base portion and extending through the first main surface thereof, and a massage member supportable by any one of the plurality of support elements, wherein the massage device is configured such that a user can rotate the massage member about an end portion of the massage member supported by the desired support element so as to exert a force on the user's body, thereby effecting a massaging of a portion of the user's body.
Claims17
A massage device, comprising:
- a base portion having a first main surface;
- a plurality of support elements coupled with the base portion or integral with the base portion;
- and
- a massage member comprising at least one massage element coupled or integrally formed therewith;
- wherein:
- the plurality of support elements are arranged in a grid pattern about the first main surface of the base portion;
- an end portion of the massage member is configured to be removably supported by any of the plurality of support elements so that the end portion of the massage member is free to rotate in a plurality of angular directions relative to the support element that the end portion of the massage member is supported by;
- and
- the device is configured such that a user can rotate the massage member in the plurality of angular directions relative to the support element that the end portion of the massage member is supported by to force the massage member against a portion of the user's body to massage a portion of the user's body with the device.
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A massage device, comprising:
- a seat having a support portion having a first main surface and comprising a plurality of support elements, each support element having an opening that extends through the first main surface of the support portion;
- and
- a massage member comprising one or more massage elements positioned about a length of the massage member;
- wherein:
- the plurality of support elements are arranged in an array about the first main surface of the support portion;
- an end portion of the massage member is configured to be removably supported by any of the plurality of support elements so that the end portion of the massage member is free to rotate in a plurality of angular directions relative to the support element that the end portion of the massage member is supported by;
- and
- the massage device is configured such that a user can rotate the massage member about an end portion of the massage member supported by the desired support element so as to force the massage member against a surface of the user's body, thereby effecting a massaging of a portion of the user's body.
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A method of massaging one's own body with a massage device, comprising:
- positioning a base portion so that a first surface of the base portion is in a vertical orientation;
- inserting a first end portion of a substantially rigid massage member into a first support element of a plurality of support elements formed in the base portion, each support element being configured to support an end portion of the massage member;
- rotating the massage member about the first end portion of the massage member and the first support element by moving a distal portion of the massage member in any direction normal to a longitudinal axis of the massage member, thereby forcing a portion of the massage member against a first portion of the user's body so that at least a portion of the massage member exerts a force on the first portion of the user's body to effect a massaging of the first portion of the user's body;
- removing the first end portion of the massage member from the first support element;
- inserting the first end portion of the massage member into a second support element of the plurality of support elements formed in the base portion;
- rotating the massage member about the first end portion of the massage member and the second support element by moving a distal portion of the massage member in any direction normal to the longitudinal axis of the massage member, thereby forcing a portion of the massage member against a second portion of the user's body so that at least a portion of the massage member exerts a force on the second portion of the user's body to effect a massaging of the second portion of the user's body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.