The embodiments herein relate generally to devices that can place pressure on a human user's back as well as other body structures such as the arms, legs, hips, neck, feet, etc. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to a hand operated portable massage device worn on the operators forearm.
Prior to embodiments of the disclosed invention, mechanical hand massagers generally required two hands to operate and did not generate enough force to apply pressure on the muscle or trigger point. Embodiments of the disclosed invention solve these problems.
A massage device is configured to apply mechanical pressure to hard to reach areas of a human user's musculo-skeletal system. The massage device is designed to apply meaningful force to massage or apply trigger point therapy to distant muscles of the body, be operated with a single arm and specifically attaches to the user's forearm and thus the user can pinpoint target muscle areas. The handheld massager comprising a forearm body, configured to conform generally to the shape of a user's forearm and allow the wrist to remain stable during use, wherein the forearm body has an extension body along a longitudinal axis, the extension body generally described as a J-bar (or U shaped) being sufficiently large enough and generally in a curvilinear shape and configured to wrap at least partially around the user's girth and long enough to reach the distal lower extremity and comprising a body-contacting head point, wherein the extension body is also configured to have a shape to permit the user to reach the proximal body part utilizing a short, straight arm bar. The massage device includes an arm plate that is configured in a curvilinear shape to conform and to cover a forearm and a wrist of a human user from the proximal elbow and extending to the distal hand and lined with a soft material to mold to the user's forearm. A hand grip is mechanically coupled to the arm plate and configured to accommodate human fingers and allowing the user to slide at least a portion of the user's hand through the available space and allow the user to grip the hand bar and thus be able to maintain the first member stable against the user's forearm during use. A wrist bar is attached to the arm plate. A J (or U-shaped) bar may be attached to the wrist bar. The device is useable without the J-bar as well. A tip is attached to the 0.1-bar or the end of the arm plate short bar, which can also be interchangeable with several different tips. The tip is configured to provide meaningful massage or trigger point pressure to the human user's target area of the musculo-skeletal system.
In some embodiments, two forearm strap attachment slots can be formed within the arm plate. A forearm strap can be mechanically coupled to a forearm loop fastener, a forearm hook fastener and a forearm fold-over portion. The forearm strap can be inserted through forearm strap attachment slot until the forearm fold-over portion is immediately adjacent to the forearm strap attachment slot. The forearm strap can be wrapped around the forearm of the human user, in the proximal and distal position, so that the forearm hook fastener is joined to the forearm loop fastener and thus fastening the forearm strap onto the forearm of the human user.
In some embodiments, a wrist strap attachment slot can be formed within the arm plate. A wrist strap can be mechanically coupled to a wrist loop fastener, a wrist hook fastener and a wrist fold-over portion. The wrist strap can be inserted through wrist strap attachment slot until the wrist fold-over portion is immediately adjacent to the wrist strap attachment slot. The wrist strap can be wrapped around the wrist of the human user, so that the wrist hook fastener is joined to the wrist loop fastener and thus fastening the wrist strap onto the wrist of the human user.
In some embodiments, the tip can be selected from a set. The set includes: a scraper blade; a ball; a knobby tip; and a nipple tip. These can be applied to either the end of the short wrist bar utilizing a coupling device consisting of two female threaded tips end to end, as well as the end of the J-bar directly without a coupling device.
In some embodiments, wrist bar threads can be threaded onto the wrist bar. A wrist thread receiver can be formed within the J-bar. Threading the wrist bar threads into the wrist thread receiver joins the J-bar to the wrist bar.
In some embodiments, a tip threaded receiver can be formed within the J-bar. A tip threaded shaft can be attached to the tip. Threading the tip threaded shaft into the tip joins the J-bar to the tip.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
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There are a series of different therapeutic techniques that require a specialized tip 30 of one variety or another. Tip 30 is shown as a scraper blade.
While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. Furthermore, whereas the multitude of embodiment disclosed herein each provide a variety of elements within each embodiment, it should be appreciated any combination of elements from any combination of embodiments is well within the scope of further embodiments of the present invention.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
This application is a continuation of non-provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 14/625,493 filed on Feb. 18, 2015, the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference.
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