US 11,938,076 B2
Adjustable massage device for trigger point release
Thomas Almodovar, Playa Del Rey, CA (US)
Filed by Thomas Almodovar, Playa Del Rey, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/889,787.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369549 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 7/00 (2006.01); A61H 39/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 15/0092 (2013.01) [A61H 7/003 (2013.01); A61H 39/04 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0192 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1253 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1685 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0431 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0437 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0456 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0468 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A massage system for self-massage comprising:
(1) an adjustable massage appliance comprising:
an extendable and retractable shaft having a radially outermost tubular portion, a proximal shaft end and a distal shaft end opposite the proximal shaft end, wherein the shaft comprises two or more concentric tubular segments;
a handle connected to the proximal shaft end, wherein the handle comprises a proximal handle end and a distal handle end opposite the proximal handle end, and
a first pressure accessory connected to the distal shaft end, wherein the first pressure accessory consists essentially of a first ball having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the radially outermost tubular portion of the shaft, wherein the first ball has a first diameter in the range from 60 mm to 80 mm, and wherein the handle has an outer diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the ball,
wherein the distal shaft end comprises distal end threading, said pressure accessory having a mounting hole, wherein an inner surface of said hole comprises screw threads configured to engage the distal end threading of distal shaft end.