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Massaging appliance

US5090402A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
15References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 1990
Grant dateFeb 25, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2010

Classification

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

Abstract

An appliance for manual use for massaging a cutaneous covering, comprising, on the one hand, a reservoir (1) containing the product to be applied, and integral with a gripping element (2), the reservoir comprising a movable wall (4), so as to adapt its internal volume (9) to the quantity of product contained and, on the other hand, an applicator element (3) constituted by a sole (6) cooperating with the reservoir (1) and comprising at least one ball (7) held in a housing (8), which communicates with the internal volume of the reservoir (1) through at least one opening. The appliance also comprises a direct current source (12), which is situated in the said gripping element (2) and whose poles are each connected to one electrode, the first electrode (13) being a conductive covering which covers the wall of the gripping element (2) and the second electrode (14) being constituted by a conductive film which is in permanent contact with the product situated in the reservoir (1).

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