Patent Application
20240307250
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The disclosure relates to head massagers and more particularly pertains to a new head massager for massaging the head with massager elements positioned on the inside of a cap worn on the head.
Several examples exist in the prior art of head massagers comprising a cap with massaging elements positioned on the cap for massaging a user's head. These devices typically include vibration motors or air cushions which inflate and deflate to massage the head. However, it is desirable to have a massager cap that massages the head by moving massaging elements along the head to stretch or knead the muscles and skin of the head more efficiently than vibrating or compressive alternatives. The prior art does not disclose a head massaging cap which incorporates such elements. The prior art also does not provide for a massaging cap which, in combination with moving massaging elements along the head, simultaneously heats the head and does not include a remote control for operation of the device.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cap having a dome shape, and an inner surface of the cap defines a cavity for receiving a head of a user. The cap is shaped such that a rim of the cap is configured for being positioned to surround the head of the user. A plurality of massagers is coupled to the cap and is distributed across the inner surface. Each massager of the plurality of massagers protruding inwardly with respect to the cap and comprises a motor and an engagement member. The engagement member of a respective massager of the plurality of massagers is eccentrically mounted to the motor of the respective massager such that the motor urges the engagement member to move in a circular path when the motor is activated. The motor of the respective massager is configured to urge the engagement member of the respective massager along the head of the user.
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 plurality of massagers 40 is coupled to the cap 12 and is distributed across the inner surface 16. Each massager 40 of the plurality of massagers 40 protrudes inwardly with respect to the cap 12 and comprises a motor 42 and an engagement member 44. The engagement member 44 of a respective massager 40 of the plurality of massagers 40 is eccentrically mounted to the motor 42 of the respective massager 40 such that the motor 42 urges the engagement member 44 to move in a circular path when the motor 42 is activated. The motor 42 of the respective massager 40 is configured to urge the engagement member 44 of the respective massager 40 along the head 22 of the user 20. The engagement member 44 of each massager 40 of the plurality of massagers 40 has a semispherical shape 46. The plurality of massagers 40 includes a group of front massagers 48, a group of temple massagers 50, a group of rear massagers 52, and a group of upper massagers 54. The group of front massagers 48 is positioned adjacent to the front portion 28 of the rim 24. Each temple massager 50 of the group of temple massagers 50 is positioned on an associated one of the pair of temple portions 38 of the cap 12. The group of rear massagers 52 is positioned on a rear segment 56 of the cap 12 and is spaced from the rear portion 26 of the rim 24. The group of upper massagers 54 is positioned on an upper segment 58 of the cap 12.
A heater 60 is coupled to the cap 12 and is positioned on the upper segment 58 of the cap 12. The heater 60 comprises a pair of laterally spaced heating elements 62. A massager control circuit 66 is operatively coupled to each massager 40 of the plurality of massagers 40 and the heater 60, and a receiver 64 is electrically coupled to the massager control circuit 66. A controller 68 is operatively coupled to the massager control circuit 66 and comprises a housing 70 that is hollow, a massage input 72, a heating input 74, a remote control circuit 76, a transmitter 78, and a remote power supply 80. The massage input 72 is mounted to the housing 70 and is actuatable to activate the motors 42 of the plurality of massagers 40 and select a speed of each massager 40 of the plurality of massagers 40. The heating input 74 is mounted to the housing 70 and is actuatable to activate the heater 60 and select a heat rate of the heater 60. The remote control circuit 76 is electrically coupled to the massage input 72 and the heating input 74, and the transmitter 78 is electrically coupled to the remote control circuit 76 for transmitting control signals to the receiver 64. The remote power supply 80 is electrically coupled to the remote control circuit 76
A massager power supply 82 is electrically coupled to the massager control circuit 66 and comprises a battery 84. A charging port 86 is electrically coupled to the battery 84. The charging port 86 is coupled to the cap 12 and is positioned on an outer surface 88 of the cap 12 adjacent to the rear portion 26 of the rim 24.
In use, the cap 12 is worn on the head 22 of the user 20 such that the cavity 18 receives the head 22 of the user 20. The cap 12 elastically stretches to accommodate the head 22 and urges the massagers 40 to exert a force on the head 22. The massage input 72 is actuated to activate the motors 42 of the massagers 40 at a speed selected by the user 20, which causes the engagement members 44 of the massagers 40 to massage the head 22 of the user 20. The heating input 74 is actuated to activate the heater 60 at a heat rate chosen by the user 20 to heat the head 22.
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.
