Massage apparatus and method of use
Assignee3Rd Wheel Productions Pty Ltd
InventorPaul NASH
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to massage apparatus and a method of its use for massage of the human body, the massage apparatus including a frame supporting opposingly-located first and second massage tools mounted thereon to define between them a massage gap, wherein a body portion is receivable for massaging, and gap-adjusting means, whereby the gap is adjustable while the apparatus is in use, for the massage tools in use to exert therapeutically effective force substantially continuously on a massage-receiving body portion received in the gap. The massage tools are interchangeable with massage tools of other shapes designed to provide different therapeutic effects. The frame is open- and closeable by operating the gap adjusting means to accommodate limbs of different sizes.
Claims37
Massage apparatus comprising:
- a. An openable and closeable frame supporting opposingly-located first and second massage tools mounted thereon to define between them a massage gap, wherein a body portion is receivable for massaging, and
- b. Gap adjusting means whereby the gap is adjustable while the apparatus is in use, for said tools in use to exert therapeutically effective force substantially continuously on a massage-receiving body portion received in the gap.
Massage apparatus comprising:
- a. First and second detachably connectable subassemblies bearing respective first and second massage tools, the first massage tool being for supporting a body portion to be massaged against the second tool, the second tool being adapted for providing a predetermined massage effect to a massage-receiving human body portion, and
- b. Connector means operable to:
- i. connect the subassemblies together to define a closed frame,
- ii. establish between the tools an adjustable gap, into which the body portion is receivable, and
- iii. adjust the gap while massage therapy is being applied to the body portion.
A method of therapeutic massage comprising the steps of:
- a. providing massage-giving apparatus comprising:
- i. First and second detachably connectable subassemblies bearing respective first and second massage tools, each being capable of imparting a different respective massage effect to a body part of a massage recipient requiring massage;
- ii. Connection means for connecting the subassemblies to form a frame and define a gap between the tools;
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- iii. Adjustment means operable, during use of the apparatus, to adjust the gap to maintain therapeutically effective force exerted against the body part,
- b. Operating the connection means to connect the subassemblies together to form said frame;
- c. Causing placement of the body part to be massaged in the gap, and
- d. Operating the adjustment means to adjust the gap until the tools apply a desired therapeutic pressure to the body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.