Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Device with applicator having specific movement
Patent
1998-03-19
2000-05-02
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Device with applicator having specific movement
601118, 601127, 601133, 601134, D24212, D24215, A61A 1500
Patent
active
060567090
ABSTRACT:
A portable massage device for providing effects of finger pressing massage and kneading massage (like fingers of a person repeatedly gripping and separating from each other) by kneading members including a driving mechanism 2 which is disposed on one of a pair of fixed plates 11 of a frame 1, a driven rotary shaft 3 which is rotatably held on the frame and driven to rotate by the driving member 2, driven rotary plates 4 which are disposed on the center part of the driven rotary shaft 3 and driven to rotate by the driving member 2, cam parts 41 which have a convex and concave surface 42 formed on one end, kneading members 5 which are disposed on shaft 3 and slide freely thereon, and have cam receiving parts 51 to contact the cam parts 41 of the driven rotary plates 4 for moving the kneading members toward and away from each other on the shaft 3, and a power spring member 6 which is disposed on the two kneading members 6 to make the motions of the kneading members 5 repeat continuously.
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Drawings from U.S. Serial No. 09/079 577, Filed May 15, 1998 Attorney Ref: Protec Fuji Case 53 (5 sheets).
Apley Richard J.
Kabushiki Kaisha Protec Fuji
Nguyen Tam
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