US944252A

US944252A - Massage apparatus.

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Publication number: US944252A
Application number: US49067509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edwin M Bassler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-04-19
Filing date: 1909-04-19
Publication date: 1909-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 1926-12-28

Description

E. M. BASSLER.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1909.

Patented. Dec.28, 1909.

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' EDWIN M. BASSLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. BASSLER, a citizen of the United,States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Massage Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to massage apparatus. c

The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus adapted for administering an effective massage, which comprises a simple and inexpensive suction generator adapted to be rendered operative by a jet of water under pressure discharged into said generator, and which may be quickly connected, for use, to and disconnected from a water faucet, or other convenient source of supply of water under pressure, and an applicator, as a rubber cup or the like, connected to said generator by means of a flexible tube, whereby after the apparatus is connected up, the

.massagin operation involves merely manipulation 0 said applicator.

To this end my improved massage apparatus comprises the various features and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, in which my invention is fully illustratedFigure 1 is a central, longitudinal, sectional view of my improved apparatus, showing the same connected for operation toa water faucet, indicated in dotted lines; and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing, A desig-- nates, as a whole, a suction generator forming part of my improved apparatus. ,Said suction generator comprises a hollow shell or casing 1, preferably made of suitable sheet metal. The size of the shell or casing of said generator may be varied within considerable limits, for ordinary use, however, a desirable size is about six inches in length by one and one-half inches in diameter.

The interior of the shell or casing 1 is divided by a partitlon 2 into upper andlower compartments 3 and 4. The top and sides of the compartment 3 are closed and said compartment is provided with an air admission opening 5 to which a flexible tube 6, preferably of soft rubber, is adapted to be connected. For convenience in attaching said tube 6 tothe generator in communication with the air admission opening 5, a

nipple 7 is preferably formed on the shell of the generator surrounding said air admission opening. Any desired or approved form of applicator 8, as a rubber cup, is adapted to be connected to the outer end of the tube 6. To provide for using different. forms of applicators, said applicators are preferably connected to short metallic tubes 9 adapted to be inserted into the open end of the tube 6, thus providing for detachably connecting said applicators to the ends of As shown, a screw threaded nipple 12 1s formed around the admission end of the jet nozzle 10, which is adapted for engagement by a correspondingly screw threaded couplin 13 secured in the lower end of a flexible bul 14, preferably made of soft rubber or the like. Formed in the opposite end of said bulb 14 is a hole or opening 15 adapted to fit snugly over the end of the faucet 11, a depending lip or flange 16 being formed around said hole or opening 15 within said bulb 14, whereby, when water under pressure is admitted to said bulb, the pressure thereof will operate to force said flange or li 16 into strong frictional engagement 'wlth said faucet and to secure the same firmly in position thereon. For convenience in adjusting the coupling 13 to the nipple 12, the exterior of said coupling is preferably knurled.

Secured in the partition 2 is an induction tube 17, the upper end of which is in open communication with the compartment 3 and which is so positioned that the jet nozzle 10 will discharge into the open upper end of said induction tube, said jet nozzle preferably extending a short distance into the admission end of said induction tube, and the relation being such that only a small opening will be formed between said jet nozzle and the sides of theinduction tube. The lower end of said induction tube is open and extends to within a short distance of the lower endof the shell or casing 1 and is pronow-m ed to escape from the shell or casing 1 of t e generator through" suitable holes or openin s 19 in the lower end thereof.v As shown, said seal 18' is supported on a substantiallysquare plate 20 secured in the lower end of the shell or casing 1, the openings 19 being formed between the edges of said plateand the sides of said shell or casing. .To provide for draining the seal 18 when the apparatus is not in use, a small drainage hole or openin 20 21 is preferably formed in the lower en thereof. I The operation of my improved massage apparatus is as follows :When it is desued to use the same, the hole or openin 15 125 in thebulb 14 is inserted over the end 0 the faucet 11, and said faucet turned to admit water under pressure to the enerator A. A jet of water is thereupon ischarged from the'jet nozzle 10 into the induction tube 17 which will operate in an obvious manner to exhaust the air from'the chamber 3 of the enerator, whereby a suction .willbe prouced at the open end 'of the applicator 8.

In administering a massage, cold cream is first preferably applied to the part to be treated, and the applicator 8 adjusted so that its edges will-bear against the part to be treated, thus closing the same and preventing the'admission of air thereto. Still 40 holding thea iiplicator 8 in contact with the part to be treated, said a plicator is moved slowly so'as to cover any desired part of the body, thus preventing a constant suction at any one point which might cause congestion and discoloration at that point. The suction created by the generator operates to manipulate the parts of the body to which the applicator is applied, the forceof the manipulation depending upon the' water pressure in the generator which can be regulated as desired b roerl 'turnin the handle of the faucet: p p y g With the described construction and method of operation,it is obvious that the administration of the massage involves merely:

.manipulation of the applicator, the gen:

erator being stationary in thebowl beneath Y the faucet, so that the administration of a massage involves very little effort; 5

I claim:- I

In a massage 'apparatus, a suction enerator, 'comprisin a hollow shell or casmg, a partition therem which divides-"the terior thereof into upper and lower compart ments, the upper compartment being ro vided with an air admission openin an the lower compartment with a water discharge opening, a jet nozzle in said upper compartment, means for connecting the admission end of said jet nozzle with a source of supply of water under pressure, an induction tube in the lower compartment of said generator the upper end of which' is in open communication with the upper compartment of said generator, the relation being such that said jet nozzle will discharge into the open end of said induction tube, a water seal for the discharge end of .said induction tube,fa I

flexible tube connected to the air admission opening of the apparatus, and an a plicator at the end of said tube,-substantial y as de scribed.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I afllx my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 15th day of April, A. D. 1909.

,EDWIN M. BASSLER; Witnesses:

K. A. Cos'rnLLo, R. I. MoGrlvnrs.