US1713756A

US1713756A - Manually-operable head-massaging device

Info

Publication number: US1713756A
Application number: US128089A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert H Hassler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-08-09
Filing date: 1926-08-09
Publication date: 1929-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 1946-05-21

Description

M y 21, 1929 R. H. HASSLER 1,713,756

7 MANUALLY OPERABLE HEAD MASSAGING DEVICE Filed Aug. 9, 1926 1N VEN TOR.

Ross/e T f7! #9554 5/2.

A TTORN E YE Patented May 21, 1929. i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. HASSLER, OF INDIAlil'AIPOLIS, INDIANA.

MANUALLY-OPERABLE HEAD-MASSAGING DEVICE.

Application filed August 9, 1926. Serial No. 128,089.

This invention relates to a massaging detial diameter with its exposed surface cir- 50 vice, and particularly to improvements in cular in cross section. The to) surface 12 pads or massaging elements adapted for use of the body is slightly concave in formation in massaging the human head. While the lower surface 13 thereof is like- One feature of the invention resides in the wise slightly concave in formation so that provision of a pad of soft rubber or other the center is relatively thin as compared with flexible material provided on the lower side the thickness thereof adjacent the bead 11. thereof with a concave surface conforming in Formed integral with the bead and body a general way to the shape of the head. I The portion there are a plurality of downwardly upper side also is formed with a concave surextending projections or fingers 14, the same face or depression for reception of the fingers extending from the head 11 and the thicker of the operator. The flexibility or elasticity portion of the body adjacent thereto and of the body portion avoids undue friction tapering downwardl as illustrated in Fig. 2.

and prevents injury to the scalp when the de- The upper concavity or depression within 15 vice is worked back and forth on the head the surrounding head 11 and formed by the under the pressure of the hands. concave surface 12 of the body portion pro- Another feature of the invention is the vides a convenient recess for receiving the provision on the lower side of a pad of a fingers of anyone operating or manipulating plurality of flexible rubber projections or finthe pad, while the lower concave surface 13 20 gers formed to taper away from the body of conforms substantially to the curvature of the pad. Said fingers may be arranged 1n the head. one or more rows about the outside of the In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the

. pad, leaving a central space whereby the gen construction is the same as above described eral shape of the lower side of the pad,'when with respect to Figs. 1 and 2 with the ex- 2 pressed into working position, is approxiccption that there is provided an inner annumately concave. lar row of projections or fingers 15 lighter In some forms of the device, it may be prefand of lesser length and formed on the inner erable to form the projections or fingers in portion of the pad inside of the outer row 2 or 3 more rows with the outer row longer of projections 14.

no andheavier than the inner row or rows. This In Fig. 4 there is shown the same pad as arrangement tends toward giving the under above described with respect to Figs. 1 and so side of the device the desired concave forma- 2. having a plurality of still smallen and tion when operated.

shorter projections

16, 16 and 16 projecting The full nature of the invention will be from the under concave surface 13 and with understood from the accompanying drawings in the surrounding

projections

14 and 15.

and the following description and claim. The invention claimed is:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the pad. Fig. In a pad for manually massaging the hu- 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 thereof. man head, a flexible body portion, a stiffen- Fig. 3 is the same as Fig.2 showing a modi-v ing bead surrounding said body portion, said 4 fiedform having two annular rows of probody portion having concave upper and lowjections. Fig. 4is the same as Fig. 2 showing er surfaces whereby the same will be thina further modified form provided Witha pluner in the center than adjacent the edges, rality of annular rows of projections extend and a plurality of flexible projections extending throughout the inner surface thereof. ing downwardly from the under side there- 45 In the drawings there is shown a pad or of and tapering therefrom.

massaging element formed of soft rubber or In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed v other elastic or flexible material, and commy signature. prising a body portion 10 surrounded by a stiffening or reinforcing bead 11 of substan- I I ROBERT H. HASSLER.