Patent · US Expired

Massage device

US3994290A · kind A · utility

34Cited by

3References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Clairol Incorporated · US

Inventors

William E. Springer · Stratford, US
John P. Tuohy · New York, US
Henry J. Walter · Wilton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 1975
Grant date	Nov 30, 1976
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 1995

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61H2201/105
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A massage device includes a rotatable housing containing a plurality of projecting spheres for engaging the skin and kneading the tissues therebeneath. The housing has a cavity therein for storing massaging fluid or lotion which is dispensed over and by the spheres. The massage device may either be permanently or removably attached to a rotary drive unit or may be in combination with a fluid metering means contained in a rotary drive means.

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