US Patent Application No: 2003/0028,134

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Percussive massager with variable node spacing

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Abstract

A percussive massager is provided having a housing supporting a motor having an output shaft rotatably driven thereby. At least one positioning member is movably connected to a percussion arm which is attached to the housing and operably connected to the motor output shaft. At least two massage nodes are operably connected to the percussion arm, one of which being attached to the positioning member, to form a massage surface and move toward and away from the housing to provide a percussive massage effect. A rotary mechanism is rotatable with respect to the percussion arm and drives the positioning member toward and away from a central region of the housing. An ancillary transmission has an output and an input for operably imparting rotation to the rotary mechanism such that the spacing of the massage nodes progressively increases and decreases.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
HOMEDICS, INC.COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI49

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ferber, Roman S West Bloomfield, MI 85 450
Huang, Charles Hsinchu, TW 31 164
Lev, Mordechai West Bloomfield, MI 71 291

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BROOKSTONE PURCHASING, INC. (4)
7,211,057 Method and apparatus for providing hot and cold massage 2 2004
7,427,274 Method and apparatus for providing a modifiable massager 0 2004
D531733 Massager 5 2004
D649657 Hand-held massager with a plurality of attachable node assemblies 1 2011
 
FKA DISTRIBUTING CO., LLC (1)
7,722,553 Massage apparatus 1 2008
 
HOMEDICS, INC. (1)
7,125,390 Wrap around body massager 1 2003