Patent Application
20180289581
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The disclosure relates to massage devices and more particularly pertains to a new massage device for rolling massage of body parts.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tube that defines an interior space. A bladder is positioned in the interior space. The bladder is substantially complementary to the interior space when the bladder is fully inflated. A housing is coupled to a respective opposing end of the tube. A power module and a pump are coupled to and positioned in the housing. The pump is operationally coupled to the power module. The pump is fluidically coupled to the bladder. The pump is configured to motivate air into the bladder, such that the bladder is inflated and occupies the interior space of the tube. The tube is configured to position between a body part of a user and a surface such that the tube is configured to roll on the body part as the user moves laterally relative to the surface.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A bladder 18 is positioned in the interior space 14. The bladder 18 is airtight, such that the bladder 18 is inflatable. The bladder 18 is substantially complementary to the interior space 14 when the bladder 18 is fully inflated. A housing 20 is coupled to a respective opposing end 16 of the tube 12. The housing 20 is complementary to the opposing end 16.
An endcap 22 is coupled to a respective opposing end 16 of the tube 12 distal from the housing 20. The endcap 22 is resilient. The endcap 22 comprises foam. The endcap 22 comprises polyurethane.
A power module 24 is coupled to and positioned in the housing 20. The power module 24 comprises at least one battery 26.
A pump 28 is coupled to and positioned in the housing 20. The pump 28 is operationally coupled to the power module 24. The pump 28 is fluidically coupled to the bladder 18.
A control module 30 is coupled to the housing 20. The control module 30 is operationally coupled to the power module 24 and the pump 28. The control module 30 is positioned to regulate the quantity of air contained in the bladder 18. The control module 30 comprises a microprocessor 32 that is operationally coupled to the power module 24 and the pump 28. An interface 34 is coupled to an exterior 36 of the housing 20 and operationally coupled to the microprocessor 32. The interface 34 is configured for entry of commands into the microprocessor 32. The interface 34 comprises an on/off button 38, a deflate button 40 and an inflate button 42.
In one embodiment, a receiver 44 is coupled to the microprocessor 32. The receiver 44 is wireless. The receiver 44 is configured to receive signals from a transmitter such that the signals are relayed to the microprocessor 32 to motivate the pump 28. In another embodiment, the receiver 44 is Bluetooth enabled.
A vent 46 is positioned through the housing 20. The vent 46 is configured for air to pass into the housing 20 such that the air is available to the pump 28 to motivate into the bladder 18. The vent 46 comprises a plurality of slots 48. The plurality of slots 48 comprises three slots 48.
In use, the pump 28 is configured to motivate air into the bladder 18. The vent 46 is configured for air to pass into the housing 20 such that the air is available to the pump 28 to motivate into the bladder 18. The bladder 18 is inflated and occupies the interior space 14 of the tube 12. The control module 30 is positioned to regulate the quantity of air contained in the bladder 18 to increase and decrease the firmness of the bladder 18. The tube 12 is configured to position between a body part of a user and a surface. The tube 12 is configured to roll on the body part as the user moves laterally relative to the surface.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
