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US 7,510,537 B2Granted
Personal vibrator with replaceable motor having the appearance of a battery
OwnerEthan Frederic Imboden, Philipe Sage +1inventors
InventorsEthan Frederic Imboden, Philipe Sage, Roland Jeffrey Wyatt
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Abstract
A vibrating massager includes a housing (10), a power source (14) supported by the housing and a replaceable motor (12). The housing (10) and motor (12) are configured so that the motor may be readily replaced by a human operator without the need to replace the housing, power source, or other components. The motor (12) may be sized and configured to substitute for a conventional battery in a multi-battery device. When positioned in place of a battery in a supporting device, the motor operates to impart a vibrating motion to the supporting device.
Claims23
A vibrating device, comprising:
- an outer housing configured to be cylindrical in shape and to approximate the size and shape of a selected battery, the housing having a cylindrical shape and extending between a first end and a second end;
- a vibrating motor assembly including a motor positioned in a motor housing, an output shaft connected to the motor and extending out of the motor housing, and an eccentrically positioned offset weight affixed to the output shaft, the vibrating motor assembly being fully contained within the outer housing;
- positive and negative electrical contacts positioned respectively on the first and second ends of the outer housing in approximation of the size and position of the positive and negative electrical contacts on the selected battery;
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- the positive and negative electrical contacts connected to the motor so as to provide power to the motor;
- whereby when the vibrating motor device is positioned in a battery-operated device an electrical contact of the motor housing receives power from the selected battery to impart a vibratory motion to the battery-operated device.
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A vibrating device, comprising:
- a seamless cylindrical housing having a cylindrical interior accessible through an end cap, the interior sized to support at least two cylindrical batteries of a selected configuration;
- a battery of the selected configuration positioned in the housing;
- a removable vibrating motor assembly configured in the general size and shape of the selected battery configuration positioned in the housing abutting the battery, the vibrating motor assembly including a vibrating motor and a pair of electrical contacts, each of the electrical contacts positioned on a corresponding one of the outer ends of the vibrating motor assembly;
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- an electrical contact on the removable vibrating motor assembly operable to engage a contact on the battery to supply power from the battery to the vibrating motor and impart a vibrating motion to the vibrating device.
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A personal vibrator, comprising:
- a cylindrical housing of a bio-compatible material including an electrically conductive cylindrical interior accessible through an end cap of the housing, the interior sized to support at least two batteries each of a selected configuration;
- a battery of the selected configuration positioned in the housing;
- a removable vibrating motor assembly configured in the general size and shape of the selected battery configuration positioned in the housing adjoining the battery, the vibrating motor assembly including a vibrating motor and a pair of electrical contacts, the electrical contacts positioned on a corresponding one of the ends of the vibrating motor assembly in the selected battery configuration for supplying power from the battery to the vibrating motor;
- the removable vibrating motor assembly positioned in the interior of the housing in the position of a second battery with a first of the pair of electrical contacts abutting the battery and a second of the pair of electrical contacts abutting the housing whereby to provide power to the vibrating motor;
- the removable vibrating motor assembly operable to impart a vibrating motion to the personal vibrator when power from the battery is applied to be vibrating motor through the electrical contacts;
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- the housing including at least one water-resistant seal operative to secure both the battery and the removable vibrating motor assembly within the housing whereby the personal vibrator is water-resistant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.