Massage device
OwnerMelvin R. Kennedy, Jose Longoria +2inventors
InventorsMelvin R. Kennedy, Jose Longoria, Robert G. Robbins, Steve Chininis
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Abstract
A massage device for creating a massaging action using at least one oscillating device. The massage device may be formed from a handle and a head pivotably coupled to the handle. The head may include a first chamber for containing the oscillating device and a second chamber for containing an impeller for driving the oscillating device. The oscillating device may be fluid driven. The massaging device may also include one or more controls in the handle for controlling the action of the massage device.
Claims64
A massage device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a head pivotably coupled to the handle, the head having at least one chamber and at least one massage head adapted to contact a skin surface of a user;
- at least one impeller positioned in the at least one chamber and capable of rotating relative to the head;
- at least one fluid conduit having at least one outlet positioned proximate to the impeller for contacting a fluid with the at least one impeller, wherein the fluid causes the impeller to rotate;
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- at least one oscillation device disposed in the head and coupled to the impeller for moving the head in an oscillatory motion relative to the handle, wherein the at least one oscillation device is substantially shielded from contact by the fluid emitted from the at least one fluid conduit.
A massage device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a head pivotably coupled to the handle, the head having at least one chamber and at least one massage head adapted to contact a skin surface of a user;
- at least one water driven drive means for rotating at least one oscillation means;
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- the least one oscillation means for moving the head in an oscillatory motion relative to the handle and for imparting an oscillatory force to the at least one massage head for contacting a user, wherein the at least one oscillation means is disposed in the head and is substantially shielded from contact by a fluid emitted to drive the at least one water driven drive means.
A method of generating a massaging action, comprising:
- passing a fluid into a massage device to contact at least one impeller, wherein the massage device includes a head pivotably coupled to the handle, the head having at least one chamber and at least one massage head adapted to contact a skin surface of a user;
- rotating the at least one impeller positioned in the head, which in turn rotates at least one oscillation device disposed in the head and coupled to the impeller for moving the head in an oscillatory motion relative to the handle, wherein the at least one oscillation device is substantially shielded from contact by the fluid emitted from the at least one fluid conduit;
- oscillating the head and the at least one massage head coupled to the head relative to the handle;
- contacting the at least one oscillating massage head with a skin surface of a user;
- exhausting at least a portion of the fluid from the massage device proximate to the at least one massage head;
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- enabling the fluid exhausted from the massage device to contact the skin surface of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.