Patent Application
20220183924
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The disclosure relates to massage devices and more particularly pertains to a new massage device for facilitating a user to massage their back while seated in a vehicle.
The prior art relates to massage devices including a variety of hand held massaging devices that includes a ball. The prior art discloses a variety of massage ball devices that includes a clasp and a line for suspending a massage ball from a support. The prior art also discloses a variety of massage devices that include a ball and a cord that can be tied around a support for massaging a user. Additionally, the prior art discloses a variety of massage devices that include a ball and a cord that can be tied to a user's body for massaging the user's body.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a clasp that is closable around a support such that the clasp can be attached to a seat in a vehicle. A retractor is coupled to the clasp and a cable is integrated into the retractor. Additionally, the cable is drawable outwardly from the retractor. A ball is coupled to the cable such that the ball can be positioned between the seat in the vehicle and a user. In this way the user can massage their back with the ball.
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
As best illustrated in
The jaw 20 is positionable in a closed position such that the curved member 18 and the jaw 20 form a closed loop. Conversely, the jaw 20 is positionable in an open position having the jaw 20 angling away from the curved member 18 thereby facilitating the curved member 18 to be positioned around the support 14. The jaw 20 is biased into the closed position and the clasp 12 includes a lever 22 that is movably integrated therein such that the lever 22 can be manipulated by a user. Moreover, the lever 22 is in mechanical communication with the jaw 20 thereby facilitating the lever 22 to urge the jaw 20 into the open position when the lever 22 is manipulated. The clasp 12 may comprise a lobster claw clasp or other similar type of mechanical clasp.
A retractor 24 is provided and the retractor 24 is coupled to the clasp 12. The retractor 24 includes a spool 26 that is rotatably positioned therein. The spool 26 is rotatable in a first direction and the spool 26 is biased to rotate in a second direction. The retractor 24 has an outer wall 28 and the outer wall 28 is coupled to a bottom end 30 of the clasp 12. The outer wall 28 has an opening 31 extending into an interior of the retractor 24 and the opening 31 is positioned on an opposite end of the outer wall 28 with respect to the bottom end 30 of the clasp 12. The spool 26 may be a spring loaded spool that can engage a respective stop for retaining the spool 26 at a selected degree of rotation in the retractor 24. Additionally, the spool 26 may be disengaged from the respective stop to facilitate the spool 26 to rotate in the second direction.
A cable 32 is integrated into the retractor 24 and the cable 32 is drawable outwardly from the retractor 24. The cable 32 is wrapped around the spool 26 and the cable 32 extends outwardly through the opening 31 in the outer wall 28 of the retractor 24. The spool 26 rotates in the first direction when the cable 32 is drawn outwardly from the retractor 24 and the cable 32 has a distal end 34 with respect to the retractor 24. A ball 36 is coupled to the cable 32 such that the ball 36 can be positioned between the seat 16 in the vehicle and a user thereby facilitating the user to massage their back with the ball 36. The ball 36 has an outer surface 38 and the outer surface 38 is attached to the distal end 34 of the cable 32. Additionally, the ball 36 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby facilitating the ball 36 to enhance comfort for the user.
In an alternative embodiment 39 as is most clearly shown in
In use, the clasp 12 is coupled to the support 14 and the ball 36 is drawn downwardly from the retractor 24 a selected distance such that the ball 36 rests against a backrest 44 of the seat 16. In this way the ball 36 can be aligned with a chosen location on the user's back or neck. Thus, the user can massage their back or neck while the user is driving or riding in the vehicle. In this way the user can gain relief from muscle tension and knots while the user is seated in the vehicle. The ball 36 can be pulled downwardly from the retractor 24 to release the spool 26 such that the spool 26 retracts the ball 36 against the retractor 24 for storage.
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.
