CA2084702A1 - Massage device, especially for cosmetic facial massage - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A hollow metal massage head is filled with a cold-storage medium, e.g. water or gel, preferably containing an anticorrosion agent, and can be chilled in a freezer and then inserted removably in a handle. The shank of the head has a solid part engaging in the handle and a hollow part containing the medium which is closed by threading the solid part into the hollow part.

Description

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~Iy pr~Rnt ir~vention rela~ce& to ~ ma~ ge devi~ p~4:ially ~or ~aaial massa~e and o~ t~e ~yp~ in which ~ thex~n~l t~a~m~ ie carri~d out ~i~nultan~ously with a maasagirg ~ct1cn, ~sp0c~l ly a cold kr~a~m~nt of t~e ~kin ~;urfa~:e.

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Ma~sa~e davlc~ wh~ch h&~e a handl~3 and ~ ~aa~age he~d aonnected to the handle, have ~n providod har~kof~ nd sa~ ~er~fo to m~s~ag~3 par1~s of "he body. Su~h d~vio~s hav~ ~on u~ed, o~
example, in ~ac:ial mas~age.
It i~ wn, ;r thi~ oon3~0c~t~0n, ~o p~ov~d~ ~ ~nae6i~J~a d~ e whiah ha~a a vibration ~lriv~ th~ handl~ ~nd a plurality of ~ass~ge hsal~ of metal, pla~ic or hard rubber whiah can l~e ~electlve:ly e2:t~d in ~h~ handla ~or u~e ~or par~ic:ule.r ma~f aging ~c~as:~n~.
n pa~n~ ~ocumen~- DE:-~6 20 16 ~84, for e7~pl~, di6~clo~a~ an a1eatri~11y-driYen ma~ e d~vlce whic~ cAn ~ploy a vari~ty ~ ~na~a~e h~ad~ . ~he devloo can in~l~d~: A ~upp~rt bo~y ~f a pla~ h~vlng a ~l~a~t or 3han~ ~nd ~ he~d ~VFA whic:h ~ l~id redeptsale c:Rn proj~c:t, the li~uid æ~ opt~:;1~ being m~ t~d to the he~d.

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hoated in b~illng ~dater 60 t}~a~ the ~tored liquid c~n ~urlction a~3 a ervc~i~ ror ~ea~ or CC71CI. The maseag~ head i~: ~u~t~bl~ îvr ~:ame ~orms o~ tn~rmal ma~age, but ha~ b~en found to ~e ineE~e~kive in 5 concerl~ated thermal tre~m~nt a~ a aon~equ~3no~ of the li~
s~t~rage volume o~ t~ l1quid r~e~roir and the configura~ion o~ ~he apparatus. ~n ~aclal ao~netology, ma~age is u~ed for applyi~g f~ae c~r~ams c)f Yariou~ 60r~s. I~ wn, in con~una~ion with the ma~age appllo~tion of :Eace c:rea o apply h~at to open ~he ~ores 10 an~ e~u~n~ly to apply cold to clc~e th~ pore~. Tru~ eP~eative clevices ~or the ~asRage applî~aticn Or h8a~ and cvld ~or facial co~meltic~ h~v~ not been pro~id~d her~t~ore.

Ob~e~ oP the Irlv~ntion her~ore, ~e prin.--ipal objec'c of ~he pr~ent inv¢n-~ion to proYide all imp~oved ~as6alye ~:vice or ~ppara~As wh~rebY Sh~
r~d~;cribed dr~wbaoXs axe avoided.
Ano~h~r obj~ct o~ l:he in~ention io k~ Provide an ~rov~dma~saye deYîce oapable o~ the conce~trated ~PPlication o~E hea~ or cold ~o th~ body p~rt to b~ ma~saged and :L8 particu~arly ~ui~able 7~ for us~ in ~aclal ma~age in con~unctîon w~th the appli~ion of ~ace crea~s or the liks.
Y6lt axlother obj~ct of ~h~ invention i~ to provide a r~as~:a~3e devi~ which allows a partiaul~rly inten~lve cold ma~gaging to b~ o~ta~ ned ~or clo~ing ~he ~or~ag ~hd thus improving th4 ;~ absorption and e~fectivon2E;~ o~ a ~kin c:re~n pr~vic~uE;ly ma~ay~d into the skin.

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'rh~ ob~t~ an~ ottl~r~ WhiCh Wll 1 be~om~ App~rent her~inaftar are ~ ineh, ln aacordance wi'ch ~h~ inv~nt.ion, ~y pro~ lng a ma~i8a~ ~evlce which co~p~l~es a h~ndle or grlp ~or repla~ably and in~erch~ngea~ly receis~ing a head whose sh~nk i~
r~l~a&a~ly ~ngageable in the handl~ and whicb ~ ge head i~ hollow and ~ e~ wlth a cola-~t~ring liquid.
Accor~in~ ~o the invention, the head is for~ed pr~erably ~rom ~wo ~poon ~hap~d half ~hells of metal and aont~ s h~ cold O stor~ng liquid or gel whioh c~Ln include ~n~icorr~sion c~mpound6 or ~an r~e con~ u~2d of an anticorro~ive li~id or ~ h~ ehank 1~
subditri~d normal to it~ longi~udinal ax~ anà the p~rt of th~ 3hank proxi~l and received in the handle ~ lid and thread~ly connect~d with a tubulax part ~f the shank ~xtending :erom the solid l~ part to the h~ad. The ~cr~w connecti~n ~twe~n the parts of the shanX ~n close the in'ceriar o~ the hea~ and the ~ubular portion o~
the ~h~nk tD retain the cold-~toriny l~quld the~r~in.
~he head can ~hus be chilled in a deep cooling ~aoili~y, such as a freezer, to i~r~eze the cold-~;t~r~ge sn~d~um.
The hea~, af'cer ~re~zing o~ the ~c~ld-storage m~diur~, can be inserted into the hand~e and ixed therein an~ mas~ge ~an be eI ~ec:tQd .
~he cold ~assa~e need not be used exclusively ~or ~he ma~aging c~ ~osmetio cream~ in~o the ~kin. Rather, th~ devi~e may ~5 be appl l~d to as~ua~e minor injurie~ and irritati~tls, ~or the treat~en~ o~ hematom~ ~nd c)the~r ~well~ng, to ~meliorate :~r~ns a~d ~prain~, etc~ 3 75113~ r~

It oan bo u~;ed, in add~ion, ~or altern2-tlh~ h~t z~nd cold ~na3~ge or treatment when, i~ addition, ~ heat xA~ aS~ing /91eYiCf~ iEZ
provided, i.e. one which m~y b~ identi~al to ~h~t o~ the prese~
inventl~n but whereln the h~d h~ boen ~eat~d, e~. ln bDi1in~
s water.
It has ~een ~our~d to be advan~eouæ ~ ma~ he hand~ ~
therm~l insulakor, to provide thermal in~ul~tican Por the ha~dLle 4r ~o provide therein a therm2~11y insulatin~ spacer batween ~he h~ la wall6 and the massaçle head. 'rhe ~P~ rs 4an ~e rlb~ which ~ th4 lQ he~t ~ransfer ~rom ~he handle to ~h~ head and vice versa~ ~an~
he~t, 'chere ore, will no~ be tr~n3~er~ed k:2 th~ h~d and, conversely, the col~ of t~e hea~ will ns:~t ~low to the h~ndl~ to ~ak~
th~ appa~atu6 uncomfortable tc~ u~ia~
Ac¢ording to a feature of ~he iTIventi~n, the head is~ comp~s:ea o~ a ~i~tered met~l with A ~orous ~ur~ac:~ to ta2cç~ up and, i~
n~e~ry, dlstribu~e ~he condensa~ion water over the Ç:U~ e.
Sinae the head i~ cooled b~lcw ~he daw poin~, condon~ion ~orms there~n upon contal;:t of the masQa~e he~d coolad b~low t} ~
freezln~ E~oint ~f w~ter an~ the war~ body p~rt ~ontaat~d th~r~wi~h or ~he air. The result iB a conden~ti~n ~ mo~tur~ on th~
6ur~ac:es of the head which, by rea~n n~ th~ porou~ charaote3~
~h~se ~ur~ace~, can ~e taken ~p by t~e h6~a~d and e~i~oat~ ra~en in ~he head ta promote the co~lin~ 4i~ th~ body ~urf5a~6 c:o~aotetil with the thus w~tted head~

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~h ' ~s e~ c~n bE~ rurth~r relrlror~ y proYl~lnq the mA~ r~ he~l~ with reGe~e~ to ta~3 up ~nd, i~ ir~, diE;'cribut~
the c~n~n~inti~n wat~r w~icn pret;;lpltate~ ~ location~ of ~ h~
~empe~atur~: d~ p at ~he int~r~aC:e ~i~n ~he at~4f~phere ~nd ~low the dow point ~emE;~erature.
It hs:~ been ~oun~ ~co be espeoi~lly ~f~e~t~ve to pr~vide a aentral rece6~ all~ ra~lal channels or grooves in the he~d fc)r thi~
~uY~?05e. .
The ~lan~1e can als~ ~e providetl With a ~ihration dri~e 9~0r 1~ vl~rating tne t~ead anCI~ ln thi~ ~a~e, insu~atlon between the drive and th~ ne~d i~ e~pacially impor~an~ 60 th2t he~t li~6~rated by he electrlcal vibr~or 10 not tr~n~f~rred to the head.
~n an e~peclall3~ e~ctive e~bodlm~nt o~ invention, the ~eaa ha~ the aonfigura~ion Of ~n sllip~old with it~ major ~ymme'c~y . 5 axl~ inter~ec~ing the axi~ o~ the ~h~nlc beyGnd or ot~ide o the latter. Thi~ ~na~alB~ an en~ire ~aoe ~f the heas~ to be applied ~o ~cne ~kin ~or th~ ma~aging action.

~he abo~e and other ob~ect~, ~eatur~ and ~dv~ntaye~ oP the pre~nt inv~ntion wi~l bs~ome more readily appa~nt ~rom tl~e ~ollowlng de6c:ription, reference ~eing ~n~de to 'che acCompanyi dr~wing in whiah:
FIG. 1 i~ a ~ide elevatic~nal vi~w of a ma~sa~e devic:e according t~ the lnven~iorl with one ~i~e o~ the handl~ removed to 2~ re~real th~ interi~r ~hereo~ and the optional vlbration dri~te ehowr in dot-d~h lin~e 7 7~13~ r"~

3 .~ t a ~G. 2 i~ a plan v~w oS ~ne ~ agQ d~Yicæ o~ FI~t 1~
~. 3 i~ a rear V1QW Or an ~ rnat~ve ~a~agin~ h~d k~ ~he m~ ging h~ad o~ Fl~S . 1 an~ 2:
FIG. 4 1~ idle ~levational vi~w ~f ~h~ altPrnatlYe ma~;s2lglng hoad, ~nd FI~ .~ 5 1~ a C~06E; ~c~1onal vi~w ~howin~ e cs~nnec'cic; n o~
the solicl and tubular pa~3 oP the ~h~n~c.

~peo~ ~æ~srip'ci~n ~he ma~age device shown in F~GS. 1 and 2 compri~e~ a ma~ge O llead 1 wnl~ ormed rom two ~poon-~haped hal~ shell~ la ~L~d 1 conn~cted ~long an equator la ~nd hE~ring an ellip~oid ~ha~e with a m~or sy~m~try axifi ld aind defining b~tween them ~ holl~w ~Paç~ le ~o~muniça~ g with th~ ir.terior o~ a hollow ~paoe 2~ h~rlk 2 of ~nl~ llead.
Th~ shank 2 i~ re~ov~bly received in a holder 3 of an ~long~ted handl~ 4. I.ocking of the shank ~n the handle i~ e~cted ~y a ~pring-load~d dat~nt 5 whic~l h~ d ar~ua~.e ~orti~n 6 projectillg thr~ugh a window ~a in the handle ~or mani~ulation ~ a ~ing~r of ~he user. The det~nt 5 i~ bi~ by a ~ring 7 ~b~ut i~
;~(1 aX16 8 in the aoun~erc:lockwi~e ~enBe 80 that it~ nos~ g en~a~s ~o~m~ittingly or and~or in ~ fri~ion connection with the ~3hank 2 ~ he l~old~r 3 compri~es a multlplicity of r~E; or ~pacer w~
10 ~orme~ with holes into which the ~hanlt 2 is ~itted and malntain-in~ ~ ~paclng l:~e~w~en the outer wall o~ the handle 4 and th~ shz~nk 25 ~o mini~ize heat tr~n~fer therehetween~

no~ed, ~ nea~ 1, lncludlng i~ ~h~nk 2, i~ Pormed ~g ~
~llow ~30dy and læ proYidedl with ~ ~illing o~ a c~ld ~co~a~ me~ium, u~u~lly a ll~u~d, ~or ex~mple, w~t~r or a gel whi~h c~n contaln ~n ant1corroslon a~ isre.
cooling of the m~s~ge head and thus the chaxgin~ ~ the col~ ~tora~e resexvoir is e~Pected by ~torihg khe h~3ad in ~che rreezer compartment of a re~rig~rator. ~ variety o~ differe3~t mas~ e heads ~ ;:an be in~errhange~ly mo~mted in the grip ~nd can h~ve different ~oniEi~u~a~ion~, quanti~ie~ o~ ~old ~ko~a~e n~edium, eto., ~Eor varlou~ purpo~e~. Whi~ pre~er~bly o~ly ~h~ he~ is fro~n, tll~ entire ~o~ nbly o~ h~ad a~d handle can be ah~ll0d ln the ~ree~er i~ do~ired. The handle 4 i~, howev~r, pre~ra~ly cc.T~po~ed of ~ material of low ~hermal ~:onductivity or high he~t in~ulati~
propertie~, such a~ a s~nt~etic re~in, 60 that it ~an ~a~ily be handled at a r~ on~ble temper~ture whil~ the he~d rem~in~ deep cooled.
'rhe head 1 i~ composed of ~;in~er~d me~al and i~ porc~u~ ~o ~akR up water ~ c~ndenfiation ~or the xe~on~ ~reviou~ly describ~d.
In addition, the ~ead i~ for~n~d wlth a central E;hallc~w r~e~s 11 in 2a t~e ~ htly conca~e surface and from whi~h ~roov~s ~r ohann~
may radialte outwardly at 12 ~nd c:an be c:onnec~Rd by ~ furth~r channel 12a (FIG. 2~.
As a c~n~equence of the hi~h tempe~ature dl~e~enti~l be~w~en the ic~-cooled and the am~ien~ air in the ma~:aging ~oon~, w~er o~
~onden~ation andJor ice c:rys~al~ ~orm Dn the :urf~ s ~ ~h~
massagln~ head 1.
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Thl~ ha~ b~n ~ound ~o ~o h~gh~y adv~nt~ou~ ~nd ben~
~or ~moo~hiny ~ol~ ln ~e ~kin an~ the r~2~es ~nd grsoves 3et~7 t~ coll~ct t~ a lae cry~t~ conden~ion water and t~ unifon~y di~;trlbute ~e~ over tne ~3ur~ace. Th~ rec~sse~ and ~roo~s ~unction mor~ e~eotlv~ly t~ r~tain ~ ure than a ~Ur~ace co~ing o~ ~he race o~ t~e ~assage hea,d wiéh a metal~ ic ~intered mat~rial. Th~
en~lre n~a~, how~ver, i~ prefe~ 1y oompo~e~ o~ the ~intere~
matarlal .
At lea~ one ~ur a~e or regi~n ~f the h~d 1, pr~ a~ly i rear ~ e, can have a corrugat:ed 6url~ace. 'rhis a~n pro~ot~ the masE;age.
The sh~nk 2 c~n be provided wi~h a ~emp~rature indicatin~
coler strip Z~, si~nalling the ~emp~x~ture ~ whi~h ~he head i~
cooled and indi~ating by an appropri~te c~lor ch~nge th~ the h~a~
15 ha~ been h~l~ in the ~r~ezer compartm~nt ~or a su~oien~ len~th o~
ti~ne .
To prev~nt rotation of the he~d 1 in the handle 4, ~he shanX
~ can be provided with a guide groov~ 14 whi&h ca~ be en~ ad by projections, ç.g. the p~ojecti~n 14a o~ l:he handl~, or a~ a ~n flatter~d or o~her n~n~ircular crosæ ~ection c:omplementarily ~n~ d by the handla.
A~ repre~ented by dot-dash lin~ in ~IG. 1, the handla ~n in~lude an ele~tric: driv~ mo'cor 4b o~ex~tinSI an eccentric ~a al~upl~d to the shank ~ by ther~nally nonc:onductive means~ e.~. plas~

2C~ elem~nt~ or rubber element~ of 'che tr~nsmi~on, tn vlbra~s th~ ho~d 1.

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~n ~ rnat~Y~ aon~t~uc~l~n o~ he he~ howrl ~t 15 in , 3 ~n~ 4. ~he In~6~ge n~ad 15 1~ a1~o ~n el~p~oid ::~n~lgu~a~ion with a prlncipal ~y~etry ~x~g 15a inclin~d 'cs~ l:he ~xi~ o~ the ~ an~ 16 ~nd int.s3r~ea~ing thi~ ~xi3 b~yond th~ enà
of ~l~e snank a~ the c:ase wi~h ~he head o~ ~I5S. 1 ~nd 2.
~ne ~an~ 16 can have ~ æolid portion 17 threAdadly engag~d im ~h~ tubu1ar por~lon ~7a a~ het~er ~e~n ~r~m ~IÇ~ 5, ~ ~g ~o ~lose tna interior ~ th~ head and p~venting the ~sc~pe o~ Ole ~el or ~t~sr cold-s~or~ge medium 17d con~ame~ th~reinO A ~eal 17~ ~an 1 Q b~ provid.~d b~tween the two par~ 17, l7a of the ~hank .
The solid part 1'~ ~an hav~ ~ gro4ve 17~ engagin~ a bal~
aetent or the nos:~ ~ of the ~andl~ 4. Th~ ce 1~ oP the head 1~
can be ~1 lghtly concav~ while th~ reve~se ~aa~ more ~tror~y aurved and Gonvex an~ i6 p~ovided with a r~ ~tru~ure 20 hAvin~ a 15 sma11 uppermo~t ri~ ~ which i~ app~oximat~1y ¢oni~al ~n 8~ E;O ~
~o enabl~ po1nt ma6sag~ or high depth ma~ge. q~he ~oncav~ portlon 18 i~ ~ore a con~uai~e acco~nmo~ati~n to portion~ oi the ~ace and the rihbed p~rtion~ ~0 are more ~f~o~ive for ma~age of oth~r bo~y portionE;.
~n The head of E'I~ So 3 and 4 i~ al~o holl~w and cont~in~ th~ ~el a~ noted and parts 17a ~an hav~ an int~rnal ~c~ew thre~d 17 threadeclly engaged by the ~xternal ~crew threAd 1'715.
~ he ~hank 2 of FIGS. 1 and 2 i~ ~imilarly provi~d in two par~s 17 and 17a as described in connection with Fl~S. 3-5.

Claims (16)

1. A massage device for body massage and especially for cosmetic facial massage, comprising:
a handle; and a massage head removably received in a holder in said handle, said massage head of metal defining a hollow interior receiving a cold-storage medium, and a shank extending from said head into said handle, said shank being divided normal to an axis thereof into a solid part engaging in said handle and a hollow part communicating with said head and connected to said solid part.

2. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said parts are threadedly interconnected by a threaded connection which closes the hollow interior of said head and said hollow part.

3. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said holder includes spaced ribs thermally insulating said head from a wall of said handle.

4. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said head is provided with means including at least one porous surface composed of sintered metal for taking up and distributing condensation water.

5. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said head is formed with at least one recess for taking up and distributing condensation water.

6. The device defined in claim 5 wherein said recess includes a central recess and a plurality of channels radiating outwardly form said recess.

7. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said head has the configuration of an ellipsoid with a major axis inclined to and intersecting said axis of said shank at a location outside of said shank whereby a face of said head is available for massage over its entire area.

8. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said head has a shallow curved concave face and a more strongly curved convex rear face, said head being inclined to said shank and said head is formed on said rear face at a region opposite an edge region at which said shank is connected thereto with a rib structure.

9. The device defined in claim 8 wherein said rib structure includes a rib of conical shape for point and deep massage.

10. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said head is composed of two spoon-shaped half shells.

11. The device defined in claim 10 wherein said parts are threadedly interconnected by a threaded connection which closes the hollow interior of said head and said hollow part.

12. The device defined in claim 11 wherein said holder includes spacer ribs thermally insulating said head from a wall of said handle.

13. The device defined in claim 12 wherein said head is provided with means including at least one porous surface composed of sintered metal for taking up and distributing condensation water.

14. The device defined in claim 13 wherein said head is formed with at least one recess for taking up and distributing condensation water.

15. The device defined in claim 14 wherein said recess includes a central recess and a plurality of channels radiating outwardly form said recess.

16. The device defined in claim 15 wherein said head has the configuration of an ellipsoid with a major axis inclined to and intersecting said axis of said shank at a location outside of said shank whereby a face of said head is available for massage over its entire area.