Massage device utilizing an unanchored magnet for primary force generation
AssigneeSoundStarts, Inc.
InventorMark A. Boys
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Abstract
A therapeutic system for massage comprises a massage device having an activation cell comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket, and a connection interface to connect the coil to a source of varying voltage and current, and a power source of varying voltage for connecting to the connection interface to drive the activation cell.
Claims27
A massage device comprising:
- an activation cell comprising a hollow pocket surrounded by a rigid wall, the pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, and a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket;
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- a source providing an audio signal of music or voice, or both, to the coil;
- wherein the audio signal causes the permanent magnet to vibrate, translating force to the rigid wall, which acts both as a massage vibrator and as a speaker membrane, the voice or music in concert with the vibration.
A therapeutic system comprising:
- a massage device comprising an activation cell comprising a hollow pocket surrounded by a rigid wall, the pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid,
- a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, and a coil of electrically conductive material in proximity to the pocket;
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- a source providing an audio signal of music or voice, or both, to the coil;
- wherein the audio signal causes the permanent magnet to vibrate, translating force to the rigid wall, which acts both as a massage vibrator and as a speaker membrane, the voice or music in concert with the vibration.
A method for practicing vibratory massage, comprising steps of:
- (a) providing an activation cell in a device having outer surfaces applicable to a human body, the cell comprising a hollow pocket surrounded by a rigid wall, the pocket at least partially filled with a ferromagnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, and a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket;
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- (b) driving the coil by an audio signal source, wherein the audio signal causes the permanent magnet to vibrate, translating force to the rigid wall, which acts both as a massage vibrator and as a speaker membrane, the voice or music in concert with the vibration.
A massage device comprising:
- two or more activation cells each comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, and a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket;
- a connection interface connecting the coil to a power source of varying voltage;
- and circuitry and selection elements driving the activation cells independently.
A therapeutic system comprising:
- a massage device comprising two or more activation cells each comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, and a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket;
- a connection interface connecting the coil to a power source of varying voltage;
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- circuitry and selection elements driving the activation cells independently.
A method for practicing vibratory massage, comprising steps of:
- (a) providing two or more activation cells in a device having outer surfaces applicable to a human body, the cells each comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferromagnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket, and a connection interface to connect the coils to a source of varying voltage;
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- (b) driving the coils independently by circuitry and selection elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.