Device and method for providing a massage
OwnerMatthew L. Murdock, Mark H. Neidichinventors
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Abstract
A handheld massage device has a body including a handle portion and a head portion forming a socket in which a roller ball is removably received. The user can provide increased pressure and can better control a motion during a massage by way of the device. A rolling aspect of the roller ball provides a distinctive massage, especially when a ball of a predetermined size, material, and/or other physical characteristics is used in the device. The massage device may include a set of roller balls, and the method may include selecting a roller ball from the set based on one or more desired characteristic and/or associated therapeutic property to impart a particular healing or other benefit to the subject person.
Claims6
A massage tool comprising:
- a handle;
- a head supported on the handle;
- a socket comprising an interior surface in the head;
- and
- a retaining mechanism comprising:
- an annular or penannular groove in the interior surface;
- and
- an annular or penannular resilient snap ring supported in the groove in a relaxed state;
- wherein:
- the head comprises a back side and a front side;
- the interior surface comprises a portion that forms a first opening that opens outwardly through the front side in a direction opposite to the back side;
- and
- the massage tool further comprising a friction reducing pad connected to the backside on the interior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.