Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Device with applicator having specific movement
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-12
2001-10-23
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3764)
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Device with applicator having specific movement
C601S169000, C601S159000, C601S155000, C601S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06306110
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a hand held body massager, more particularly to a massager that is powered with water from a supply source such as a shower head.
2. Description of Prior Art
Other massagers in the art are similar, but lacking in some capacity are listed below.
The U.S. patents issued to Henkin et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,638), Watkins, (U.S. Pat. No. 4,926,510), Diamond (U.S. Pat. No. 4,635,619), Agosti (U.S. Pat. No. 2,646,039) and Grosse (U.S. Pat. No. 1,780,876) all disclose massage units that use membranes with water impacting the membranes to form the massaging effect. The U.S. Patent issued to Griner (U.S. Pat. No. 1,005,024) discloses a water powered massager that is powered by water. However, the Griner device employs an applicator that turns in a circular motion as the massaging unit instead of a pulsating action.
While the above stated devices are a fair representation of the current prior art, there remains room for improvement as defined by the currently claimed invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An objective of the present invention is to provide a massager that can be powered by the water.
Another objecting of the present invention is to provide a massager that can be attached to a conventional shower head assembly.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a massager that is easy to use, convenient and inexpensive.
Still yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a massage unit that pulsates and is movable.
And another objective of the present invention is to provide a massager that can have pads of various materials such as cloth, sponge, loofah and nylon mesh attached for a more pleasurable massage.
The objectives of the present invention will be satisfied by the water powered massager that has a diviter valve connected to a shower head that diverts water into a hose having an inlet channel and an outlet channel and is connected to a body. The water flows from the diviter valve, through the inlet channel and into the body. Within the body is a propeller inside a propeller cavity. As water is introduced into the propeller cavity from the inlet channel, it turns the propeller and then exits the propeller cavity back into the hose in the outlet channel. The water travels through the outlet channel back to the diviter valve and out to the nozzle of the shower head. A flex plate is attached to the body and vibrates as a result of the water inside the propeller cavity. As the propeller turns due to the force of the water, it rotates a central pin which in turn rotates a rotating disk. The rotating disk is adjacent to and in communication with a pulsating disk. As the rotating disk rotates, it causes the pulsating disk to pulsate. A flex plate is connected to the pulsating disk and as the pulsates disk pulsates, it causes the flex plate to pulsate also. The pulsating action of the flex plate can be used to massage a person's body.
Also, the aforementioned objectives will be accomplished as well as other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description. The description of the present invention discloses, in conjunction with the drawings which illustrate by way of example, the principles and objects of the invention.
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Brown Michael A.
Hardaway/Mann IP Group
Koo Benjamin K.
Towler, III Oscar A.
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