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US 2003/0120189 A1Published application
Massage devices and methods
OwnerJosephine Chineainventor
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Abstract
The invention provides acupressure and messaging devices in the form of beads strung on a flexible cord sized and configured to be fitted about the human hand. The invention further relates to acupressure and massage methods which employ the device of the invention.
Claims20
A method of massaging muscles of the body, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one flexible massaging device comprised of a closed length of rotatable beads strung together, wherein the device is sized and configured to be fitted about a user's hand;
- (b) placing the device around the user's hand such that a substantial number of beads is located on the palm-side of the hand;
- (c) placing the device in contact with the muscles of a subject;
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- (d) pressing and moving the device against and across the muscles to apply pressure to the desired area of the body.
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A massage device comprising a closed loop of flexible material on which beads are strung, wherein the closed loop is sized and configured to fit about a user's hand.
A massage device comprising,
- (a) a flexible cord having a first end and a second end;
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- (b) a connector at each end of the cord, the connectors of the first end and the second end being adapted for releasably joining the two ends so that the cord has a closed loop configuration when the ends are joined,
- wherein rotatable beads are strung on the cord, and the cord is sized and configured to fit about a user's hand when the cord is in the closed loop configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.