Massaging apparatus having massaging means and handling means
US6585667B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H9/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A massaging apparatus (1) comprises a housing (5) having an upper wall (4) and side walls (5, 6, 7, 8) and a bottom wall (9), and massaging means (10) in the area of the bottom wall (9), which massaging means (10) are movable over a body area of a person, which massaging apparatus (1) comprises handling means (29) for holding and guiding the apparatus when the massaging means (10) are moved over a body area, which handling means comprise at least a part of the upper wall (4) of the housing (3) and, in addition, at least one strip-like handle member (30), such that a hand can be inserted at least partly between the handle member (30) and the upper wall (4) of the housing (3), the handle member (30) being preferably constructed so as to be elastic, soft, extensible in its longitudinal direction and continuously adjustable, and consists of a core (51) of a soft material and of a sleeve (52) of a material which is mild to the skin and which surrounds the core (51).
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