Massage hoop
OwnerGennady Ozeryanskyinventor
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Abstract
A rigid hoop having a circumference and weight suitable for rotation about a person's waist by a hula-type motion of the person includes a multiplicity of protrusions fitted about and radially extending inwardly from the inside outer surface of the hoop so that the protrusions successively engage the waist as the hoop is rotated. The protrusions have a height, measured from the inside outer surface of the hoop, of from 3 to about 30 millimeters and are shaped and spaced so as to create a multiplicity of distinct depressions as they engage the waist. The protrusions may be spaced in groups, carried on a special insert, inflatable or configured, so as to maximize skin penetration in a therapeutic manner.
Claims13
A massage hoop which comprises:
- A. a rigid hoop member having a circumference suitable for rotation about a person's waist by a hula-type motion of the person, said hoop member having an inside outer surface facing the waist;
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- B. a multiplicity of protrusions fitted about and radially extending inwardly from the inside outer surface so that the protrusions successively engage the waist as the massage hoop is rotated, said protrusions having a height, measured from the inside outer surface of the hoop member, of from 3 to about 30 millimeters and having a spacing between a protrusion and a next nearest protrusion sufficient to create a multiplicity of distinct depressions in the waist as said protrusions engage the waist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.