Massager

Abstract

A massager includes a massager housing having a first massage member and a second massage member, the first massage member and the second massage member being rotatable during operation of the massager, the massager housing being removably connected to a handle or a strap, where the massager housing has a connector housing portion connected to the massager housing portion, and wherein the connector housing portion has a connection member extending from the cartridge portion, and wherein the massager is configured to vibrate during operation.

Description

Background Art 1. Field of the Disclosure

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a massager. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a shiatsu massager that is removably connected to a handle or a strap. 2. Description of Related Technology

[0002] Massagers are usually configured to be used on a limited area of ​​the user's body. If the user wants to massage an area outside the area for which a particular massager is configured, the user must purchase more than one massager, which not only increases the cost, but also requires more storage space.

[0003] Therefore, the present disclosure identifies a need that remains for an apparatus that can overcome, mitigate and / or alleviate one or more of the above-noted and other deleterious effects of existing apparatuses. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a massager, which includes a massager housing having a first massage member and a second massage member. The first massage member and the second massage member are rotatable during operation of the massager. The massager housing is removably connected to a handle or a strap.

[0005] Those skilled in the art will appreciate and understand the above-described and other features and advantages of the present disclosure from the following detailed description, drawings and appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a massager according to the present disclosure.

[0007] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A front perspective view of a massager of , the massager being modified to have a smaller size.

[0008] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A rear perspective view of a massager of the type shown, with the massager connected to a handle assembly.

[0009] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A front perspective view of a handle assembly, the handle assembly and Figure 1 The massager is disconnected.

[0010] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A front perspective view of a handle assembly having an attachment portion partially separated from a grip portion.

[0011] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 Right side view.

[0012] Figure 7 yes Figure 3 Partial rear view.

[0013] Figure 8 yes Figure 3 Front view of.

[0014] Fig. 9 yes Figure 1 A front perspective view of a massager connected to a belt assembly.

[0015] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 A partial rear view stereogram of the .

[0016] Fig.11 yes Fig. 9 Side view of.

[0017] Fig.12 yes Figure 1 A side perspective view of a massager connected to Fig. 9 The user is grasping the belt assembly so that the massager is located between the user and the wall, thereby massaging the user's back.

[0018] Fig.13 is an example of a connector for connecting a strap to a connector member of a belt assembly.

[0019] Fig.14 yes Figure 1 A front perspective view of a massager connected to two belt assemblies.

[0020] Fig.15 yes Figure 1 A front stereoscopic view of a massager with the massager disconnected from the cloth cover.

[0021] Fig.16 is a front perspective view of an example cloth cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] With reference to the accompanying drawings, in particular Figure 1 , an exemplary embodiment of a massager according to the present disclosure is shown and generally indicated by the reference numeral 10. Advantageously, the massager 10 is a shiatsu massager that is removably connected to a handle or strap.

[0023] refer to Figure 1 The massager 10 has a massager housing 12. Figure 2, massager 10 can be modified into massager 10a, which is the same as massager 10, but has a smaller size. Massager housing 12 has a connector housing portion 14 connected to massager housing portion 16. Connector housing portion 14 has a first box portion 18. Connector housing portion 14 has a connecting member 20 extending from box portion 18. Massager housing portion 16 has a second box portion 22. Massager housing portion 16 has a raised platform 23 extending from second box portion 22. Massage members 24, 26 extend through raised platform 23. Massage member 24 has a disc portion 28, which has a first protrusion 30 and a second protrusion 32. The first protrusion 30 has a cylindrical side wall 33 with a hemispherical top portion 34. The second protrusion 32 has a cylindrical portion 36 and two protrusions 38, 40 extending from the cylindrical portion 36. The massage member 26 has a disk-shaped portion 42 having a first protrusion 44 and a second protrusion 46. The first protrusion 44 has a cylindrical sidewall 48 with a hemispherical top portion 50. The second protrusion 46 has a cylindrical body portion 52 and two protrusions 54, 56 extending from the cylindrical body portion 52. A support plate 58 is fixed between the connector housing portion 14 and the massager housing portion 16. Figure 7 As shown, massager 10 may have a width W of 110 millimeters ("mm").

[0024] refer to Figure 3 , support plate 58 has a panel portion 60. Buttons 62, 64 extend through panel portion 60. Connector housing portion 14 and massager housing portion 16 may house: a controller, such as a microcontroller unit and a printed circuit board that controls the operation of massager 10, such that buttons 62, 64 control, activate and deactivate two motors (one each for massage member 24 and massage member 26); and a battery (e.g., a lithium-ion battery) that powers both motors when massager 10 is activated and that is rechargeable via USB.

[0025] Still refer to Figure 3 , the massager 10 is removably connected to a handle assembly 300. The handle assembly 300 has an attachment member 302 and a grip member 304. Figure 4 As shown, the attachment member 302 forms a hole 306 on a first end and has an opening 308 ( Figure 5 ). The attachment member 302 has a button 309 above the opening 308. Figure 3 As shown, the connection member 20 of the massager 10 passes through the hole 306 to removably connect the massager 10 to the handle assembly 300 by friction fit or snap fit. Figure 3 The position shown is rotated 90 degrees and aligned with Figure 3The connecting member 20 can be connected to the attachment member 302 in the same manner as shown. Figure 3 The position shown is rotated 180 degrees and aligned with Figure 3 The same method as shown is again connected to the attachment member 302. The connecting member 20 can be connected from Figure 3 The position shown is rotated 270 degrees and aligned with Figure 3 The same manner as shown is connected to the attachment member 302.

[0026] like Figure 5 As shown, the gripping member 304 has a free end 310 at a first end and a connector member 312 extending from a second end opposite to the first end. Figures 6 to 8 , the connector member 312 of the gripping member 304 is positioned in the opening 308 of the attachment member 302 to removably connect the attachment member 302 to the gripping member 304 by a friction fit or a snap fit. Pressing the button 309 allows the attachment member 302 to move away from the gripping member 304, thereby disconnecting the attachment member 302 from the gripping member 304, or pressing the button 309 causes the attachment member 302 to move away from the gripping member 304, thereby disconnecting the attachment member 302 from the gripping member 304. The attachment member 302 can be made of a rigid material, such as a hard plastic. The gripping member 304 can be made of a flexible material, such as rubber, or a flexible material covering a rigid material. The flexible material of the gripping member 304 reduces vibrations transmitted to the handle assembly 300 during operation of the massager 10 and increases comfort when holding the handle assembly 300. The attachment member 302 disconnected from the gripping member 304 saves space and allows for small packaging. Reference Figure 6 , handle assembly 300 may have a length L of 430 mm, and the combination of massager 10 and handle assembly 300 may have a depth D of 90 mm.

[0027] refer to Fig. 9 and Fig.10 , massager 10 is removably connected to a strap assembly 900. Strap assembly 900 has a strap 902 and a connector 904. Strap 902 is connected to loop 906 at a first end and to connector 904 at a second end opposite to the first end. Fig.10 As shown, connector 904 forms a hole 908 through frame member 910. Connecting member 20 of massager 10 passes through hole 908 of frame member 910 to removably connect massager 10 to strap assembly 900 by friction fit or snap fit. Connecting member 20 can be removed from Fig. 9 The position shown is rotated 90 degrees and aligned with Fig. 9 The same manner as shown is connected to the connector 904. The connecting member 20 can be connected from Fig. 9 The position shown is rotated 180 degrees and aligned with Fig. 9The same manner as shown is connected to the connector 904. The connecting member 20 can be connected from Fig. 9 Rotate 270 degrees and follow the same Fig. 9 The same manner is shown again connected to connector 904. Strap 902 may be polyurethane.

[0028] refer to Figure 3 , in use, the user presses button 64 to activate the massager 10. For example, by pressing button 64, the controller of the massager 10 provides power to activate the motors, thereby rotating the massage members 24 and the massage members 26 in the same or opposite directions. For example, the motors can provide a shiatsu massage, wherein one motor rotates the massage members 24 in a clockwise direction, while the other motor rotates the massage members 26 in a counterclockwise direction, so that the massage members 24 and the massage members 26 rotate in opposite directions at the same time. The user can press button 64 more than once to change the massage type of the massager 10, or the user can press button 64 for a predetermined amount of time (e.g., 2 seconds) to turn off the massager 10 by deactivating the motors. For example, by pressing button 64 once, power can be conducted to the motor for acupressure massage; by pressing button 64 twice, power can be conducted to the motor for acupressure massage and power can be conducted to another motor so as to also provide vibration; and, by pressing button 64 three times, the controller of massager 10 can be caused to reverse the directions of massage member 24 and massage member 26 by providing power to start one of the motors to rotate massage member 24 in a counterclockwise direction and start the other motor to rotate massage member 26 in a clockwise direction, so that massage member 24 and massage member 26 rotate in opposite directions at the same time.

[0029] The user presses button 62 to change the mode of massager 10. For example, by pressing button 62 once, the controller of massager 10 activates the low-speed mode; by pressing button 62 twice, the controller of massager 10 activates the medium-speed mode in which the speed of the motor is increased, thereby rotating massage components 24 and 26 faster than in the low-speed mode and / or increasing the vibration speed; by pressing button 62 three times, the controller of massager 10 activates the high-speed mode in which the speed of the motor is increased, thereby rotating massage components 24 and 26 faster than in the medium-speed mode and the low-speed mode and / or increasing the vibration speed.

[0030] The user chooses to connect massager 10 to handle assembly 300, strap assembly 900, or use massager 10 alone without connecting massager 10 to handle assembly 300 or strap assembly 900. When massager 10 is used alone without connecting massager 10 to handle assembly 300 or strap assembly 900, when massager 10 is activated or turned on, the user holds connecting member 20 extending from case portion 18 of housing 12 and presses massage members 24 and massage members 26 toward a desired part of the user's body to be massaged.

[0031] refer to Figure 3 When using the massager 10 with the handle assembly 300, the user positions the connecting member 20 extending from the housing portion 18 through the aperture 306 to removably connect the massager 10 to the handle assembly 300 by a friction fit or snap fit. Then, when the massager 10 is activated or turned on, the user can press the massaging members 24 and 26 against the desired part of the user's body to be massaged while the user holds the gripping member 304. To disconnect the massager 10 from the handle assembly 300, the user applies a force to the massager 10 and / or the handle assembly 300 to overcome the friction fit or snap fit, thereby pulling the massager 10 and the handle assembly 300 apart.

[0032] refer to Fig. 9 and Fig.10 When using massager 10 with strap assembly 900, the user positions connecting member 20 extending from housing portion 18 through aperture 908 of frame member 910 to removably connect massager 10 to strap assembly 900 by friction fit or snap fit. Fig.12 , the user can hold the ring 906 and position the massager 10 near a portion of the user's body B so that the massage members 24 and 26 are adjacent to the desired portion of the user's body B. The user then moves the connecting member 20 and the frame member 910 against a surface S (e.g., a wall) to sandwich the massager 10 between the surface S and the user's body B, thereby massaging the user's body when the massager 10 is activated or turned on. The frame member 910 is made of a material and its shape is designed to protect the surface or wall that the frame member 910 contacts when the massager 10 is located between the surface S and the user's body B to prevent scratches on the wall or surface S. To disconnect the massager 10 from the belt assembly 900, the user applies a force to the massager 10 and / or the belt assembly 900 to overcome the friction fit or snap fit, thereby pulling the massager 10 and the belt assembly 900 apart. The belt assembly 900 allows the massager 10 to be used on the back and / or waist of the user.

[0033] refer to Fig.11, the strap 902 can be connected to the frame member 910, for example, by a connecting member 912 located at the end of the strap 902 opposite the loop 906 and a groove 914 formed in the frame member 910. The groove 914 has a shape complementary to the connecting member 912 and has a slit 916 that is sized to allow the strap 902 to pass through while preventing the connecting member 912 from passing through the slit 916. To connect the strap 902 to the frame member 910, the connecting member 912 is slid into the groove 914 from one side, similar to Fig.13 The watch 1300 shown has a strap 1302 with a connecting member 1312a and a strap 1304 with a connecting member 1312b, wherein the watch has grooves 1314, 1316, each of which is shaped complementary to the connecting members 1312a, 1312b and has slits 1316, 1318, each of which is sized to prevent the connecting members 1312a, 1312b from passing through the slits 1316, 1318. The connecting member 912 can be retained in the groove 914 by friction fit. Fig.14 , frame member 910 can have a groove 918 on the opposite side of frame member 910 from groove 914 so that a second strap assembly 920 can be connected to frame member 910 on the opposite side of strap 902. Strap assembly 920 is identical to strap assembly 902. Strap assembly 920 is connected to frame member 910 in the same manner as strap assembly 902 is connected to frame member 910.

[0034] refer to Fig.15 and Fig.16 , the massager 10 can be modified to have a cloth cover 1500 covering the massage members 24 and 26. The cloth cover 1500 has a support member 1502 connected to the cloth 1504. The shape of the support member 1502 is complementary to the raised platform 23, so that the support member 1502 can be placed over the raised platform 23 as shown by arrow 1506 so as to be retained on the raised platform 23 by a friction fit or a snap fit to connect the support member 1502 connected to the cloth 1504 to the massager housing portion 16. The cloth cover 1500 and the Fig.16 The cover 1600 of the massager 1602 shown is similar.

[0035] Advantageously, massager 10 is a shiatsu massager that is removably connected to handle assembly 300 or strap assembly 900 and provides configurations that can be used on multiple areas of a user's body. This reduces the need for a user to purchase more than one massager, thereby reducing costs and storage space requirements. Another advantage is that massager 10 can be sold alone or in combination with handle assembly 300 and / or a single strap assembly 900 and / or two single strap assemblies 900.

[0036] It should also be noted that the terms "first", "second", "third", "upper", "lower", etc. may be used herein to modify various elements. Unless specifically stated, these modifications do not imply a spatial, front-to-back, or hierarchical order of the modified elements.

[0037] Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to one or more exemplary embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and that elements thereof may be substituted with equivalents without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt specific circumstances or materials to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from its scope. Therefore, the present disclosure should not be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed as the best mode, but the present disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A massager, comprising: A massager housing having first and second massaging components that are rotatable during operation of the massager is removably connected to a handle or strap.

2. The massager of claim 1, wherein the massager housing has a connecting member extending from the box portion.

3. The massager of claim 1, wherein the massager housing has a connector housing portion connected to the massager housing portion, and wherein, The connector housing portion has a connecting member extending from the box portion.

4. The massager of claim 3, wherein the first massaging member and the second massaging member extend through the massager housing portion.

5. The massager of claim 4, wherein the first massaging member has a disk-shaped portion with a first protrusion and a second protrusion.

6. The massager of claim 5, wherein the first protrusion has a cylindrical side wall with a hemispherical top portion, and the second protrusion has a cylindrical portion and two protrusions extending from the cylindrical portion.

7. The massager of claim 6, wherein the second massaging member has a disk-shaped portion with a first protrusion and a second protrusion.

8. The massager of claim 7, wherein the first protrusion has a cylindrical sidewall with a hemispherical top portion, and the second protrusion has a cylindrical portion and two protrusions extending from the cylindrical portion.

9. The massager of claim 3 further comprising a support plate between the connector housing portion and the massager housing portion having a plurality of buttons extending through the plate portion.

10. The massager of claim 2, wherein the handle assembly has an attachment member and a gripping member.

11. The massager of claim 10, wherein the attachment member defines a hole on the first end.

12. The massager of claim 11, wherein the connecting member passes through the aperture to removably connect the massager to the handle assembly.

13. The massager of claim 11, wherein the attachment member has an opening on a second end opposite the first end and a button above the opening.

14. The massager of claim 11, wherein the connecting member is capable of passing through the aperture in a first orientation, a second orientation, a third orientation, and a fourth orientation, wherein: The second orientation is rotated 90 degrees from the first orientation, the third orientation is rotated 180 degrees from the first orientation, and the fourth orientation is rotated 270 degrees from the first orientation.

15. The massager of claim 10, wherein the gripping member has a free end located on a first end and a connector member extending from a second end opposite the first end, and wherein, The connector member of the gripping member is positioned in the opening of the attachment member to removably connect the attachment member to the gripping member.

16. The massager of claim 13, wherein the button urges the attachment member away from the gripping member to disconnect the attachment member from the gripping member.

17. The massager of claim 2, wherein the strap assembly has a strap and a connector.

18. The massager of claim 17, wherein the connector forms a hole through a frame member such that a connecting member of the massager passes through the hole of the frame member to removably connect the massager to the strap assembly.

19. The massager of claim 17, wherein the connecting member is capable of passing through the aperture in a first orientation, a second orientation, a third orientation, and a fourth orientation, wherein: The second orientation is rotated 90 degrees from the first orientation, the third orientation is rotated 180 degrees from the first orientation, and the fourth orientation is rotated 270 degrees from the first orientation.

20. The massager of claim 1, wherein the massager vibrates during operation.

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