Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – With light – thermal – magnetic – or electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
1998-06-26
2001-02-27
Crow, Stephen R. (Department: 3764)
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
With light, thermal, magnetic, or electrical application
C601S070000, C601S079000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06193678
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to massaging devices and more particularly to a massaging system that includes a vest unit including a hook and pile covered interior surface and at least one user-adjustable, massaging and heat unit compression band attached to an exterior of the vest unit; at least one heating pad unit including a heating pad connecting jack, hook and pile fastener strips on a first exterior surface of the heating pad exterior that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit, and a vibration unit hook and pile fastener attaching section provided on a second exterior surface that is the same hook and pile material as the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; at least one vibration unit having a vibration unit connecting jack and hook and pile fastener strips on the exterior thereof that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; a vehicle cigarette lighter power adapter with an adapter control unit connecting jack; a battery pack with a battery pack control unit connecting jack; an AC/DC converter unit with a converter unit control unit jack; and a control unit including a control circuit housed within a control housing and in electrical connection with a control unit power input plug connectable to the adapter control unit connecting jack, the battery pack control unit connecting jack, and the converter unit control unit jack; a serial mode selector switch, a continuous mode selector switch, a back-and-forth mode selector switch, a vibration speed variable position control switch, a heating pad on/off switch, a heating pad heat intensity variable position heat control switch, and a wiring harness including a cable in connection between the control circuit and at least one vibration unit connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the vibration unit connecting jack and at least one heating pad connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the heating pad connecting jack.
BACKGROUND ART
Most people have spots or locations on the body that benefit most from massaging and the application of heat. Although individuals have these spots it is often difficult to have massaging vibrations and/or heat applied to these spots with conventional massaging devices and heating pads. It would be a benefit, therefore, to have a massaging system that included a mechanism for allowing a user to position vibrating and heating units onto the body at user selected locations and to hold the vibrating and heating units in place. It would be a further benefit if the vibrating units and heating units could be repositioned as required for more than one user.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a massaging system that includes a mechanism for positioning and holding vibrating and heating units onto the body at user selected locations.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a massaging system that includes user positionable vibrating and heating units that are repositionable as needed.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a massaging system that includes a vest unit including a hook and pile covered interior surface and at least one user-adjustable, massaging and heat unit compression band attached to an exterior of the vest unit; at least one heating pad unit including a heating pad connecting jack, hook and pile fastener strips on a first exterior surface of the heating pad exterior that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit, and a vibration unit hook and pile fastener attaching section provided on a second exterior surface that is the same hook and pile material as the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; at least one vibration unit having a vibration unit connecting jack and hook and pile fastener strips on the exterior thereof that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; a vehicle cigarette lighter power adapter with an adapter control unit connecting jack; a battery pack with a battery pack control unit connecting jack; an AC/DC converter unit with a converter unit control unit jack; and a control unit including a control circuit housed within a control housing and in electrical connection with a control unit power input plug connectable to the adapter control unit connecting jack, the battery pack control unit connecting jack, and the converter unit control unit jack; a serial mode selector switch, a continuous mode selector switch, a back-and-forth mode selector switch, a vibration speed variable position control switch, a heating pad on/off switch, a heating pad heat intensity variable position heat control switch, and a wiring harness including a cable in connection between the control circuit and at least one vibration unit connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the vibration unit connecting jack and at least one heating pad connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the heating pad connecting jack.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a massaging system that accomplishes some or all of the above objects in combination.
Accordingly, a massaging system is provided. The massaging system includes a vest unit including a hook and pile covered interior surface and at least one user-adjustable, massaging and heat unit compression band attached to an exterior of the vest unit; at least one heating pad unit including a heating pad connecting jack, hook and pile fastener strips on a first exterior surface of the heating pad exterior that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit, and a vibration unit hook and pile fastener attaching section provided on a second exterior surface that is the same hook and pile material as the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; at least one vibration unit having a vibration unit connecting jack and hook and pile fastener strips on the exterior thereof that are companionate with the hook and pile covered interior surface of the vest unit; a vehicle cigarette lighter power adapter with an adapter control unit connecting jack; a battery pack with a battery pack control unit connecting jack; an AC/DC converter unit with a converter unit control unit jack; and a control unit including a control circuit housed within a control housing and in electrical connection with a control unit power input plug connectable to the adapter control unit connecting jack, the battery pack control unit connecting jack, and the converter unit control unit jack; a serial mode selector switch, a continuous mode selector switch, a back-and-forth mode selector switch, a vibration speed variable position control switch, a heating pad on/off switch, a heating pad heat intensity variable position heat control switch, and a wiring harness including a cable in connection between the control circuit and at least one vibration unit connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the vibration unit connecting jack and at least one heating pad connecting plug that is electrically and mechanically connectable to the heating pad connecting jack. The user-adjustable, massaging and heat unit compression band is preferably constructed from an elastomeric material.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Crow Stephen R.
Pothier Denise
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