Warm air massager

Details Warm air massager Warm air massager

2007-07-03

2007-07-03

Thanh, Quang D. (Department: 3771)

Surgery: kinesitherapy

Kinesitherapy

With light, thermal, magnetic, or electrical application

C601S072000, C601S080000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10916961

ABSTRACT:
A warm air massager for heating and massaging a body part includes a massage node which includes openings for directing streams of heated air to the body part being massaged. The body part is massaged by the reciprocating motion of the massage node produced by an internal massage motor. The massage motor may rotate to cause an eccentric connector to impart reciprocating motion to a shaft coupled to the massage node. The massage motor may be located within the housing, within the massage node, or there may be multiple massage motors located in each of the housing and the massage node. Intake ambient air enters the massage housing by means of a fan which withdraws ambient air from outside, directs the ambient air through a heater element and directs streams of the heated air through the massage node to the body part being massaged. Each of the fan, the heater element and the massage motor or motors may include multiple settings. The fan and massage motor are preferably separately controlled.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1534444 (1925-04-01), Feldheym
patent: 1782005 (1930-11-01), Grison
patent: 1844247 (1932-02-01), Freemon
patent: 1951776 (1934-03-01), Shelton
patent: 1955863 (1934-04-01), Schmidt
patent: 2097455 (1937-11-01), Fisher
patent: 2154428 (1939-04-01), Andres
patent: 2582617 (1952-01-01), August
patent: 3370583 (1968-02-01), Teranishi
patent: 3413973 (1968-12-01), Teranishi
patent: 3467080 (1969-09-01), McNair
patent: 3481326 (1969-12-01), Schamblin
patent: 3489138 (1970-01-01), Lifschitz
patent: 3503395 (1970-03-01), Meyer
patent: 4196343 (1980-04-01), Han
patent: 4566442 (1986-01-01), Mabuchi et al.
patent: 4596565 (1986-06-01), Ruderian
patent: 4597757 (1986-07-01), Ruderian
patent: 4722326 (1988-02-01), Ruderian
patent: 4763657 (1988-08-01), Chen et al.
patent: 4958628 (1990-09-01), Iwamoto et al.
patent: 5101809 (1992-04-01), Draffer
patent: 5159922 (1992-11-01), Mabuchu
patent: 5526578 (1996-06-01), Iyer
patent: 5716332 (1998-02-01), Noble
patent: 5925002 (1999-07-01), Wollman
patent: 6183427 (2001-02-01), Ishii
patent: 6786878 (2004-09-01), Dehli
patent: 19 39 936 (1971-02-01), None
patent: WO 86/04809 (1986-08-01), None
patent: WO 92/14435 (1992-09-01), None
International Search Report dated Oct. 4, 2002 for International Application No. PCT/US01/40949.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Warm air massager does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Warm air massager, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Warm air massager will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3740536