US 11,684,539 B2
Portable body massager
Roman S. Ferber, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Stephen Chung, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to FKA Distributing Co., LLC, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Filed by FKA Distributing Co., LLC, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/536,540.
Application 16/536,540 is a continuation of application No. 15/601,467, filed on May 22, 2017, granted, now 10,413,472.
Application 15/601,467 is a continuation of application No. 13/871,549, filed on Apr. 26, 2013, abandoned.
Application 13/871,549 is a continuation of application No. 12/331,857, filed on Dec. 10, 2008, abandoned.
Application 12/331,857 is a continuation of application No. 11/205,949, filed on Aug. 17, 2005, granted, now 7,470,242, issued on Dec. 30, 2008.
Application 11/205,949 is a continuation of application No. 11/084,289, filed on Mar. 18, 2005, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2019/0358116 A1, Nov. 28, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 15/0078 (2013.01) [A61H 7/004 (2013.01); A61H 7/007 (2013.01); A61H 2007/009 (2013.01); A61H 2015/0042 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0138 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1669 (2013.01); A61H 2205/081 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable body massager comprising:
a portable housing sized to be received and supported by a backrest of a conventional chair, the housing having a partially transparent external contact surface to receive a portion of a body of a user;
a longitudinal guide mounted in the housing;
a carriage oriented in the housing and cooperating with the guide for limited longitudinal translation in the housing along the guide;
a motor supported upon the carriage and operably coupled to the housing to translate the carriage along the guide;
at least one massage member supported by the carriage to impart a massage effect upon the portion of the user's body as the carriage is translated relative to the housing;
a light source provided on the at least one massage member to convey an illumination effect from the at least one massage member;
wherein the housing has a longitudinal axis;
wherein the motor is further defined as a first motor, the motor comprising a motor output shaft driven thereby, the motor output shaft being operably coupled to the housing to translate the carriage along the guide;
wherein the at least one massage member comprises at least a pair of massage members transversely spaced about the longitudinal axis;
a second motor supported upon the carriage in operable communication with the at least a pair of massage members to drive the at least a pair of massage members relative to the carriage to provide a kneading massage effect to the user's body corresponding to a longitudinal orientation of the carriage and a gearing mechanism for user-selected operation of the at least a pair of massage members relative to the carriage providing selective orientation adjustment of the at least a pair of massage members relative to the longitudinal axis independently of translation of the carriage along the guide so that the user selects a stationary orientation of the at least a pair of massage members to impart the massage effect;
a transmission comprising:
a worm mounted to and driven by the motor output shaft;
a worm gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and operably driven by the worm;
a pinion gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and operably driven by the worm gear;
a longitudinal rack affixed to the housing and engaged with the pinion gear such that rotation of the pinion gear translates the carriage along the guide;
wherein the orientation adjustment of the at least a pair of massage members is controlled from a control pad; and
wherein operation of the first motor further comprises user-selected rotation to translate the carriage to a desired longitudinal orientation.