Hand-Worn Massaging Device With Adjustable Rotational Bases
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massaging techniques and devices can be too rough for users with textile sensitivity and may not effectively soothe or massage babies, adults, or animals.
Innovation Solution
A massaging device designed to be worn on the hand, featuring a fastener, non-rotatable and rotatable bases, an interface mechanism with a stopping mechanism to adjust and maintain rotational positions, and flexible cylinders that rotate about different axes, allowing for customizable massage techniques without direct contact with the bases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If existing massaging techniques and devices are used, then massaging function is provided, but the massage may be too rough and cause irritation for users with textile sensitivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a soft, flexible outer shell or covering on the massaging device that conforms to the user's body contours. This flexible shell acts as a gentle interface between the mechanical massaging elements and the user's skin, preventing irritation while maintaining effective massaging pressure and contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes composite materials combining different textures and properties - a soft, hypoallergenic outer layer for skin contact combined with firmer internal structures for effective massaging action. This composite construction allows the device to be gentle on sensitive skin while still providing reliable massaging functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a simple massaging device structure is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adjustability and customization for different massage techniques are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The massaging device incorporates movable or adjustable components that allow users to modify the device's configuration during use. These dynamic elements enable adjustment of massaging pressure, contact area, or motion patterns without requiring multiple separate devices, achieving versatility through controlled complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with universal features that allow it to perform multiple massaging functions and accommodate different user needs through a single unified structure. This multi-functionality is achieved through carefully integrated components that can serve different purposes without significantly increasing overall structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If fixed rotational position is used for the bases, then structural stability is improved, but the ability to adjust to different massage positions and angles is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs dynamic positioning mechanisms for its bases that allow rotational adjustment to different angles and positions. These mechanisms provide stability when positioned while maintaining the ability to be reconfigured, enabling users to adjust the device to various massage positions without compromising structural integrity during use.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary mechanism or element is introduced between the bases to facilitate controlled rotation and positioning. This intermediary component allows the bases to be adjusted to different rotational positions while maintaining stable connections, serving as a mediator between the need for adjustability and structural stability.
Data Source
AI summary
A massaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a fastener configured to removably attach to a human hand; a first base non-rotatably attached to the fastener; a second base rotatably attached to the first base, wherein the second base is configured to rotate about a first axis; an interface mechanism configured to permit adjustment of a rotational position of the first base with respect to the second base among two or more rotational positions; a cylinder coupled to the second base, wherein the cylinder is configured to rotate about a second axis, and wherein the first axis and the second axis are not parallel, and wherein the cylinder does not directly contact the first or second bases.