Patent Application
20220015985
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The disclosure relates to spinal adjustment tools and more particularly pertains to a new spinal adjustment tool for providing an easy, adjustable tool for at home back pain relief.
The prior art relates to spinal adjustment tools. Existing tools may employ rollers or balls to create pressure, but do not allow for easy adjustment between pressure points. Existing devices also lack interchangeable balls to allow for different sizes to be used.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a rod having a rod first end and a rod second end. A pair of massage balls is coupled to the rod. Each massage ball has an attachment aperture extending through an axis thereof. The rod is coupled through the attachment aperture of each massage ball such that each massage ball may be adjustably positioned along the rod between the rod first end and the rod second end. A pair of handles is coupled to the rod. The pair of handles is coupled to the rod first end and the rod second end.
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 pair of massage balls 22 is coupled to the rod 12. Each massage ball 22 has a threaded attachment aperture 24 extending through an axis thereof. The rod 12 is threadably engaged through the attachment aperture 24 of each massage ball such that each massage ball 22 may be adjustably positioned along the rod 12 between the rod first end 14 and the rod second end 16. The pair of massage balls 22 may be positioned adjacent one another and medially between the rod first end 14 and the rod second end 16, or they may be spaced apart. Each massage ball 22 may have a diameter equal to ⅙th of the length of the rod 12 or 4″.
There may be a pair of secondary massage balls 26. The pair of secondary massage balls 26 is smaller than the pair of massage balls 22 and is interchangeable on the rod 12 to be used when desired. Each secondary massage ball 26 may have a diameter equal to ⅛th of the length of the rod 12 or 3″. Each massage ball 22 and each secondary massage ball 26 may be a rubberized or plasticized to provide a desired amount of elastic deformation under a user's bodyweight.
A pair of handles 28 is coupled to the rod 12. Each handle 28 of the pair of handles has a threaded handle aperture 30 to selectively engage the rod first end 14 and the rod second end 16. The unthreaded engagement portion 18 allows for easier alignment of the rod 12 and prevents undesired disengagement. Each handle 28 may have an inner cap portion 32, a medial grip portion 34, and an outer cap portion 36 to for comfort and slip resistance.
In use, the pair of massage balls 22 or the pair of secondary massage balls 26 is threaded onto the rod 12 into the desired position. The user then lies on top of the apparatus 10 to create pressure with his or her bodyweight with the pair of massage balls 22 centered on the spine. The user then secures the pair of handles 28 to slowly move the apparatus 10 along the spine in small increments to relieve pain and pressure while properly aligning the vertebrae.
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.
