Therapeutic device
OwnerRebecca Wilson Macsovitsinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic device includes an elastomeric outer shell configured as a human hand and defining an interior area, the outer shell having a finger end opposite a wrist end. The device includes a pocket in the interior area, the pocket being defined by an inner wall. An endplate is coupled to the outer shell and coupled to the inner wall to define a closed area between the outer shell and pocket, the endplate having an opening for allowing access to the pocket. A fill material is positioned in the closed area. The device includes a vibrating unit removably positioned in the pocket through the endplate opening, the vibrating unit having a lock complementary to a catch to couple the vibrating unit to the endplate, the vibrating unit having a vibrating motor in electrical communication with a power source and a switch.
Claims6
A therapeutic device, comprising:
- an outer shell configured as a human hand and defining an interior area, said outer shell having a finger end opposite a wrist end;
- a pocket in said interior area, said pocket being defined by at least one inner wall;
- a rigid endplate coupled to said outer shell at said wrist end and coupled to said at least one inner wall to define a closed area between said outer shell and said pocket, said endplate having an opening for allowing access to said pocket, said endplate defining a catch adjacent said opening;
- fill material in said closed area;
- an enhancing unit removably positioned in said pocket through said endplate opening to provide at least one of an audible, visual, or tactile effect;
- said enhancing unit having a lock complementary to said catch to selectively couple said enhancing unit to said endplate;
- wherein:
- said catch is a recess;
- said lock includes a spring tab having:
- a protrusion complementary to said recess to selectively couple said enhancing unit to said endplate through interaction between said protrusion and said recess;
- and
- a grip portion accessible when said protrusion interacts with said recess to selectively separate said protrusion from said recess;
- and
- said spring tab is biased to cause said protrusion to interact with said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.