WO2011013094A1 - Dispositif de massage magnétique - Google Patents

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WO2011013094A1
WO2011013094A1 PCT/IB2010/053461 IB2010053461W WO2011013094A1 WO 2011013094 A1 WO2011013094 A1 WO 2011013094A1 IB 2010053461 W IB2010053461 W IB 2010053461W WO 2011013094 A1 WO2011013094 A1 WO 2011013094A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
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    • A61N2/00—Magnetotherapy
    • A61N2/002—Magnetotherapy in combination with another treatment
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    • A61N2/004—Magnetotherapy specially adapted for a specific therapy
    • A61N2/008—Magnetotherapy specially adapted for a specific therapy for pain treatment or analgesia
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    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H2015/0007—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with balls or rollers rotating about their own axis
    • A61H2015/0014—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with balls or rollers rotating about their own axis cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/10—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/10—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
    • A61H2201/105—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N2/00—Magnetotherapy
    • A61N2/06—Magnetotherapy using magnetic fields produced by permanent magnets

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  • the present invention relates to massage devices for massaging the body, the face, and/or the scalp.
  • Dynamic massage devices including balls or rollers are also known.
  • European patent No. 0 092 449 and US patent No. 4 427 001 disclose devices of that type.
  • Known massage devices of the prior art make it possible to create different effects during use, e.g. in the form of heating, tapotement (tapping) , effleurage, or drainage, in particular on the user's skin. Such effects generally make it possible to relax the zone being massaged.
  • Such devices may be mounted on handle-forming bodies that may optionally contain a composition.
  • G gauss
  • Causing a massage member to interact with the magnetic field emanating from the human body may enhance action on the user's epidermis, and may activate
  • microcirculation by opening the cells of the skin. This may improve the treatment of pain in the zone under consideration, may encourage the elimination of excess fat, and more generally may act not only at the surface but also below the surface of the zone being treated.
  • US patent No. 4 846 159 discloses the use of two rotary magnetic balls that include massage projections on their peripheries.
  • Massage devices of the prior art may be found to be insufficient for massaging the zone for treatment in effective manner. In particular, such devices may not be completely satisfactory for treating pain or
  • composition when used and the user's epidermis, for example .
  • Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a massage device including at least two massage members that are magnetic and that are configured to cause a portion the skin to form a fold between said at least two massage members so that a magnetic field penetrates at least a portion of the fold of the skin.
  • the fold may have a height that is greater than a width of the fold, the height being measured between the at rest state of the skin and the folded state, with the width being measured between the closest contact points with respective massage members.
  • the height may exceed 1, 3, or even 5 mm.
  • the fold may be formed by a pinching action. If the fold is high enough, the fold may reach a height above the axis of rotation of the massage member or a center of the massage member.
  • the massage members may be configured to pinch the skin when the massage device is applied on the skin. The pinching may occur while moving the massage device along the skin.
  • the magnetic field generated across a fold of the skin of the user may provide the advantages mentioned above .
  • the fact that the axes are never parallel may help to perform a relatively energetic massage action, such as a plisse-roule (pinching and rolling) action, over the skin .
  • the axes of rotation of the massage members may optionally intersect.
  • the presence of two magnetic massage members in particular of two magnetic and rotary massage members turning about axes of rotation that are not parallel (and thus that do not coincide) may offer a variety of massage possibilities adapting to the morphology of the zones for treatment, and the massage members may generate or be capable of generating one or more magnetic fields that interact with the magnetic field emanating from the human body.
  • the magnetic field lines between the massage members may thus pass, at least in part, into the user's skin, with which the massage members are in contact.
  • the use of an elastomer material for making the massage members may guarantee sufficient adherence to the skin, and thus make friction with said skin possible, as is necessary for obtaining an effective massage.
  • Massage may be performed on all of the body, in particular other than the scalp, e.g. on the face, the neck, the chest, or the limbs.
  • the magnetization of the massage members may encourage the penetration of one or more active
  • the composition for application may acquire additional properties, e.g. it may polarize and present an increased penetrating ability.
  • the axes of rotation of the massage members may have orientations that are constant relative to each other.
  • the axes of rotation of the massage members may have orientations that vary relative to each other.
  • the massage members may be mounted on segments that are hinged together and that are carried by a bearing that is movable relative to the massage device against the action of a resilient return member that is constituted by a helical spring, for example.
  • the angle ⁇ that is formed between the axes of rotation of the two massage members may be greater than 50°, e.g. lying in the range 50° to 180°, better in the range 90° to 179°, e.g. in the range 100° to 120°.
  • the angle may be constant or it may vary. When the angle varies, the change in said angle may change the magnetic field lines interacting between the massage members.
  • the angle ⁇ corresponds to when the axes of rotation form an angle ⁇ that is not equal to 180° when the device is observed from above along its longitudinal axis.
  • the angle ⁇ generally lies in the range 160° to 180° .
  • the magnetization of the massage members need not be sufficient for rotation of one of the massage members to cause the other massage member to rotate.
  • the massage members may turn about their respective axes of rotation independently from each other.
  • the magnetization of the massage members may be axial, i.e. the direction of magnetization defined by the north south axis is parallel to the axis of rotation. Adjacent magnetic poles of the massage members may optionally have the same polarity.
  • the magnetization of the massage members may be transverse.
  • the polarities of the massage members at a given instant, in particular as a function of the position of the massage members about their axis, may be identical or opposite.
  • the spacing between the massage members may lie in the range 0.5 millimeters (mm) to 20 mm.
  • the massage action may be performed with or without applying a composition, in particular a cosmetic
  • the massage members may be similar or different, in particular in their shape, their dimensions, their materials, and their massage projections, amongst others.
  • the massage members may include one or more magnets and/or dispersed magnetic particles.
  • magnets should be understood in a broad sense and encompasses magnetizable and/or already- magnetized particles.
  • the massage members may include one or more magnets made up of ferrites and/or rare earths and/or various metal oxides.
  • the massage members may also include dispersed magnetic particles, including ferrites and/or rare earths and/or various metal oxides.
  • the massage members may include more than 2%, in particular in the range 2% to 80%, e.g. in the range 15% to 60%, better in the range 25% to 55%, by weight of magnetic particles, in particular ferrites.
  • the massage members include more than 75% by weight of magnetic particles, e.g. in the range 75% to Q O nU 2-5- .
  • massage members incorporating magnets may be preferable when the massage members are at a distance from each other.
  • the massage members may comprise one or more magnets placed inside leaktight protective shells and/or having a thermoplastic material, in particular elastomer material molded over them. As a result, it is possible to avoid any problem of the magnet (s) oxidizing.
  • the particles When using magnetic particles, the particles may also be protected from any problem of oxidation, e.g. by coating the particles in leaktight manner with a
  • thermoplastic material possibly elastomer material, or with a synthetic resin, e.g. an acrylic polymer.
  • Magnetic particles may be situated in massage projections of the massage members or in a porous
  • the massage members may be formed from one or more flexible or rigid materials that are filled with magnetic particles, the material (s) being selected in particular from: thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers such as polyethylene (PE) , polypropylene (PP) , polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polybutyl
  • thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers such as polyethylene (PE) , polypropylene (PP) , polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polybutyl
  • PBT polyoxymethylene
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • acrylics polymethyl methacrylate
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • elastomers such as polyurethane (PU) , silicone rubber, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, latex, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer
  • EPDM Polynorbornene
  • thermoplastic elastomers PE, PP, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) , ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) , PET, in particular Hytrel®, EPDM, in particular
  • Santoprene ® amorphous PU, amorphous PA, styrene-isoprene- styrene (SIS) , styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) , styrene- ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) , polyamide, in
  • the massage members are formed from one or more materials having hardness that is relatively low.
  • the massage members may be elements that are relatively soft.
  • at least one of the massage members may comprise a matrix made of elastomer of hardness lying in the range 40 on the Shore A scale to 60 on the Shore D scale, with magnetic particles
  • the average size of the magnetic particles may lie in the range 0.1 micrometers ( ⁇ m) to 1000 ⁇ m, in
  • magnetic particles makes it possible to obtain magnetic massage members of various shapes that are optionally flexible and optionally rigid as a result of the wide variety of matrices that may be selected for incorporating the particles.
  • the massage members may include magnetic or
  • magnetizable particles that may be magnetized while they are present on the massage device, by means of a
  • the massage members may generate one or more
  • the intensity of the magnetic field (s) generated may be greater than the above-mentioned
  • intensity e.g. going up to 3500 G or more.
  • the massage device may include a permanent magnet, separate from the massage members.
  • the massage members may be situated in the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet.
  • the massage members may turn freely about their axes of rotation.
  • the massage members may be driven in rotation, at least in part, by a rotary drive device, e.g. a mechanical and/or electrical device.
  • At least one massage member may include only two magnetic poles of opposite polarities. At least one massage member may equally well be multiply magnetized, in particular it may have a plurality of magnetic poles of the same polarity, spaced apart from one another, and resulting in particular from the massage member being magnetized in zones.
  • the massage device may include at least one support pin for supporting one or more massage members.
  • the massage device may include two support pins on which said at least two massage members are respectively mounted in rotation.
  • the support pin may optionally be magnetic.
  • the support pin optionally conducts magnetic flux, and may have non-zero magnetic permeability.
  • the support pin may be made of metal, in particular magnetic steel, or it may be non-metallic.
  • the support pin may optionally be flexible. With a flexible support pin, the user may change the orientation of a massage member relative to the surface being treated by exerting pressure to a greater or lesser extent on the region for treatment, and may thus perform various different types of massage.
  • heavy pressure may lead to a plisse-roule effect, and may drain the epidermis.
  • tapotement makes it possible to perform different massage actions, e.g. for stimulating acupuncture points.
  • the support pin may be telescopic, where
  • the support pin may optionally be a one-piece part.
  • the flexibility, if any, of the support pin may be associated with the elasticity of the material from which it is made.
  • the support pin may equally well comprise at least two hinged segments.
  • the deformability of the support pin may be associated with the presence of the hinge.
  • the hinge may be supported by an element moving against the action of a resilient return member, or the hinge itself may be elastically- deformable .
  • the massage members may turn about their axes of rotation, the support pin(s) not moving relative to the massage device.
  • the support pin(s) may turn in rotation like the massage members.
  • Each of the massage members may also include an insert, in particular an insert that is more rigid than a peripheral portion of the massage member.
  • the insert may be engaged on the support pin. The insert may turn while the massage member is rotating.
  • the massage members may optionally be removable.
  • inserts may enable the massage members to be fastened in removable manner on the device, e.g. by snap- fastening.
  • the massage members may turn relative to a support that forms part of the device and that includes, for example, two uprights that are interconnected via a base.
  • the base may include an end wall that extends between the two uprights, e.g. an end wall in the shape of a plate that is substantially perpendicular to the uprights.
  • Each of the uprights may support an end of a support pin that may optionally be flexible.
  • the massage members may be deformed in various ways relative to the base, e.g. by moving towards the end wall, by moving away from the end wall, or by moving sideways relative to the end wall, i.e. by flexing in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a plane containing the longitudinal axes of the uprights, for example.
  • the massage device may include at least one handle portion and/or a support to which the massage members are fastened.
  • the massage device may thus include a support that is secured to a container containing a composition for application to the skin, before, during, and/or after massage.
  • the massage members may be secured to the container while the device is being used with the massage members being moved over the skin.
  • the support may be molded integrally with the body of the container, or it may be fitted on the body of the container .
  • the container may include at least one dispenser member, and the massage members may be situated remote from the dispenser member.
  • the container may be of the flask, tube, or aerosol type, or it may be provided with a pump .
  • the massage device may include at least two arms at the ends of which the massage members are placed.
  • the arms may optionally be magnetic.
  • the arms may be secured to a support that is itself secured to a container containing a composition for application during massage, e.g. fitted on the container.
  • the massage device may include more than two massage members, in particular more than two magnetic and rotary massage members.
  • the massage device may include a massage member that is not magnetic, e.g. at an end of the massage device remote from the magnetic and rotary massage members.
  • the massage device may include a massage member that is magnetic and non-rotary, or even non-magnetic and non-rotary.
  • the massage device may also include more than two rotary and magnetic massage members, having axes of rotation that are not parallel to one another.
  • the massage device may include a first assembly of at least two massage members that are rotary and magnetic, having axes of rotation that are never parallel, and a second assembly of at least two other massage members that are rotary and magnetic, having axes of rotation that are never parallel, each massage member of the first assembly having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the axis of rotation of at least one massage member of the second assembly.
  • the massage members may be of shapes that are already known in the prior art.
  • the massage members may be of shapes similar to the shapes described in application FR 2 919 493.
  • the massage members may be in the form of rollers and/or balls that are mounted on support pins that are optionally flexible.
  • the massage members are rollers that are optionally elastically-deformable .
  • the deformation of said rollers may be accompanied by a deformation of a flexible support pin, where appropriate.
  • Each of the massage members may define a massage surface that may include massage projections that may present various shapes, e.g. the shape of spikes.
  • the orientation of the massage projections is likely to vary depending on the curvature and/or the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the massage device while it is in use, as a function of the pressure being exerted.
  • the massage projections may optionally be
  • the massage projections may be identical or different .
  • the massage members may include projections that are integrally molded therewith or that are added thereto.
  • the projections may comprise ribs that, in cross section, may present an outline that is circular or non-circular, in particular that is
  • the massage members may include alternating ribs having polygonal outlines that are angularly offset, for example.
  • the projections may include spikes that may optionally be angularly offset when they are observed along the axes of rotation of the massage members.
  • the projections may comprise
  • the projections may comprise a first set of ribs having a first orientation relative to the axes of rotation of the massage members, and a second set of ribs having a second orientation relative to the axes of rotation of the massage members, the first and second orientations being different, e.g. being symmetrical about a mid-plane for the massage members. This makes it possible to create a plisse (pinching) action while the massage members are turning.
  • the massage projections may be made out of the same material as the body of the massage members, or they may be made out of a different material. A different
  • a harder material may enable action to be stronger, but without that reducing the flexibility of the body, which may itself be made out of a material that is more flexible.
  • the massage projections may include dispersed magnetic particles such as ferrites, for example.
  • the massage members may be mounted on support pins with the possibility of sliding therealong, thereby making it easier for them to be inclined, e.g. when the angle between the axes of rotation varies.
  • the massage device may be electrically powered, e.g. by an appliance that optionally is present on the massage device, in particular so as to create electromagnetic effects .
  • the massage members may optionally be heated by a heat source that is external to the massage device or that forms part of the massage device.
  • the massage members may also use electrodes to pass an electric current.
  • the massage device may also be associated with using a vibration source that optionally is present on the massage device, so as to enable at least one massage member to vibrate.
  • the vibration source may comprise an off-center fly-weight that is driven in rotation, or a piezoelectric or an
  • the vibration generated by the vibration source may be oriented transversally or longitudinally relative to the longitudinal axis of the massage device.
  • Exemplary embodiments may also be directed to a cosmetic method for massaging skin, in which the device described above is operated so as to cause the skin to form a fold between the at least two massage members.
  • the fold of skin can be formed as a result of a rolling action of the at least two massage members, and/or as a result of displacement of at least two flexible arms.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 are elevation views, partially in longitudinal section, showing examples of massage devices made in accordance with the invention
  • Figure 3 shows a variant embodiment of a massage member of a massage device of the invention
  • Figure 19 shows a variant assembly of a support pin
  • Figure 27 shows an example of a massage device including massage members that are magnetic and nonrotary
  • Figure 28 is a plan view showing the possibility for the axes of rotation of the massage members to be non-coplanar with a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the device;
  • Figures 29 and 30 illustrate the action on the skin of the user provided by massage devices according to the invention.
  • Figures 29 and 30 illustrate how the skin S' forms a fold between two massage members 2a, 2b when massage devices 1 according to the invention, having at least two massage members 2a, 2b, are applied on the skin.
  • a magnetic field is created across the fold of the skin S' acting on the epidermis of the skin S', in particular by activating microcirculation.
  • the skin S' may be pinched by the two massage members 2a, 2b.
  • the skin S' may be pinched so that the top T of the fold of the skin S' intersects the circle C passing through the midpoints M of the ends e of the two massage members 2a, 2b, as shown in figure 29, or intersects the circle C passing through the centers c of the two massage members 2a, 2b, as shown in figure 30.
  • Figure 1 shows a massage device 1 comprising a support 3 and two massage members 2a and 2b that are magnetic, each being rotatable relative to the support 3 about a respective axis of rotation X.
  • the massage device 1 includes two support pins 5 on which the massage members 2a and 2b turn.
  • the axes of rotation X of the massage members 2a and 2b are not parallel, e.g. they intersect as shown, and they form between them an angle ⁇ lying in the range 50° to 65°, for example.
  • the value of the angle ⁇ does not vary while the massage device 1 is being used, but this could be otherwise.
  • the axes of rotation are coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the device, but, in a variant, the axes need not be coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the device, as shown in Figure 28.
  • the axes X may form an angle ⁇ that is not equal to 180° when the device is observed from above.
  • the angle ⁇ lies in the range 160° to 180°.
  • the magnetization of the massage members 2a and 2b is axial, i.e. along the axes of rotation X of the massage members.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b rotate independently from each other, in particular as a result of the massage members being magnetized weakly.
  • the direction of magnetization of the massage members 2a and 2b could be transverse.
  • the distance d between the centers of the massage members 2a and 2b lies in the range 2 centimeter (cm) to 5 cm, e.g. 3 cm to 4 cm.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may be in the form of rollers that are similar, but they could be different from each other.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b are provided with massage projections 10 at their
  • the massage members 2a and 2b are made out of an elastomer material, e.g. an elastomer material of Shore A hardness lying in the range 20 to 90, e.g. a material selected from: polyolefins, in particular
  • thermoplastic elastomers e.g. Hytrel®, Pebax®; PU; PVC;
  • EVA in which material there is dispersed a filler of magnetic or magnetizable particles at a content by weight lying in the range 2% to 80% for example, better in the range 10% to 65%.
  • the massage members are made with the following formulation (content by weight relative to the total weight of the applicator member) :
  • the particles used may be coated.
  • the length L of the massage members 2a and 2b lies in the range 2 cm to 8 cm.
  • the maximum diameter D of the massage members 2a and 2b is greater than or equal to 8 mm, e.g. lying in the range 8 mm to 30 mm.
  • the support pins 5 are made out of a metal, e.g. an elastically-deformable metal, e.g. a piano wire or a spring, or, in a variant, out of a thermoplastic material that is sufficiently flexible, e.g. having a solid or hollow stem, e.g. of outside diameter lying in the range 1 mm to 5 mm, e.g. made out of PP, PA, PET, acetal, or PE.
  • the support 3 is fitted on a container 14, as shown.
  • the container may include a dispenser member 15, e.g. in the form of a dispenser cap having a hinged cover.
  • Figure 2 shows a variant embodiment in which the container 14 is closed by a stopper 15, the massage device 1 presenting two massage members 2a and 2b on the side of the container 14.
  • Figure 3 shows the possibility of making the massage members 2a and 2b from a magnetic element 20 comprising a magnet or a material that includes dispersed magnetic particles .
  • the magnetic element 20 may be protected by a coating 19, as shown in Figure 3, e.g. a thermoplastic material, in particular an elastomer or a resin, e.g. molded onto the magnetic element 20.
  • a coating 19 e.g. a thermoplastic material, in particular an elastomer or a resin, e.g. molded onto the magnetic element 20.
  • FIGs 4 to 12 show variant embodiments of the massage members 2a and 2b.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may include annular ribs, the cross-section of said ribs possibly presenting an outline that is circular or non- circular, e.g. polygonal.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show massage projections 10 in the form of ribs having an outline that is polygonal, specifically square, the ribs 10 being angularly offset in alternation.
  • the outline of the ribs 10 is substantially triangular, said ribs also being angularly offset in alternation around the axis of rotation of the massage member.
  • the massage projections 10 are teeth, e.g. being offset in alternation along the axis of rotation of the massage member.
  • the massage member includes a succession of groups of four teeth that are offset in pairs along the axis of rotation of the massage member.
  • the teeth 10 may optionally be the same height on going over a succession of spikes in the same axial position about the axis of rotation of the massage member .
  • the massage projections 10 may be in the form of undulating ribs, i.e. each having a periphery that occupies an axial position that varies along the axis of rotation of the massage member, as a function of position about the axis of rotation.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may be in the form of disks 20 that are disposed side by side on the support pin 5, as shown in Figure 9.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may include a body 21 having a hollow cylinder shape made out of an elastomer material, and by way of example, the massage projections 10 are fitted on the body 21, e.g. being made out of a material of the same hardness as the body 21 or out of a material that presents a different hardness, in particular greater hardness.
  • the massage projections 10 may alternatively comprise ribs or teeth fitted to the body 21.
  • the massage projections 10 may be fitted to the body 21 by any means, e.g. by adhesive, by snap-fastening, or by heat-sealing.
  • the massage projections 10 may be made by being molded onto the body 21, e.g. out of a harder material, in particular because of the presence of dispersed magnetic particles or because of a higher content of the particles.
  • the massage projections 10 are made in the shape of spikes with wide rounded heads, and other shapes are naturally possible.
  • Figure 12 shows the possibility of the massage members 2a and 2b including an insert 22 at each of their ends, the inserts 22 forming two supporting stub axles.
  • Each insert 22 may include a fastener portion 23 that is engaged in the massage members 2a and 2b, in particular in a central slot 24 of the massage members 2a and 2b that passes therethrough from end to end.
  • the fastener portion 23 is bonded, inserted, snap-fastened, or fastened in some other way in the massage members 2a and 2b.
  • the inserts 22 may be molded onto the massage members 2a and 2b, e.g. out of a material that is more rigid.
  • Each insert 22 may include an end 25 that is
  • the inserts 22 may optionally deform.
  • FIGS 13 to 18 show other massage devices 1 in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 13 shows a massage device 1 comprising a handle portion 4 and two arms 33 having two massage members 2a and 2b situated at the ends thereof.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may include magnets, optionally including a coating, e.g. in the shape of a roller including massage projections, e.g. in the shape of spikes.
  • the massage device 1 includes a support 3 that covers a flask 14 having a handle-forming body.
  • the support 3 also includes two arms 33 that carry at their ends two respective massage members 2a and 2b.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b may be in the shape of rollers, as described above, or even in the shape of balls.
  • the arms 33 may optionally be flexible.
  • the massage device 1 comprises arms 33 with massage members situated at their ends
  • the spacing between the arms 33 may possibly be modified by the user by means of the flexibility of the arms, e.g. so as to vary the intensity of the magnetic field created between the massage members.
  • the massage device 1 comprises a handle portion 4 at the end of which there is situated a support 3 on which there are fastened four massage members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d.
  • the massage members 2a to 2d may be disposed in such a manner that the axes of rotation and X a and X b of the massage members 2a and 2b intersect, and that the axes of rotation X c and X d of the massage members 2c and 2d also intersect.
  • the axes of rotation X a and X c of the massage members 2a and 2c may be parallel to each other, and the axes of rotation X b and X d of the massage members 2b and 2d may also be parallel to each other.
  • the axes X a and X b may form between them an angle ⁇ , e.g. substantially equal to 120°, and the axes X c and X d may form between them an angle ⁇ , e.g. substantially equal to 120°.
  • axes X a , X b , X c , and X d may optionally be
  • the massage device 1 may comprise two massage members 2a and 2b at the ends of arms 33 that are connected to a support 3 for fastening to a container 14, as shown in Figures 16 and 17.
  • the container 14 is provided with a dispenser member 36 that is a pump or a valve, for example.
  • the support 3 may be arranged so as to cover the dispenser member 36, and may itself receive a protective cap 37 that comes to cover the arms 33.
  • the container 14 includes a dispenser orifice 39 and a closure cap 40 making it possible to close the dispenser orifice 39 while the device is not in use.
  • the support 3 is fastened by snap-fastening on the container 14, said container including, for this purpose, a projection 38, for
  • the container 14 has a flexible wall, and the composition is dispensed by squeezing its wall, for example.
  • the arms 33 may be of various shapes, e.g. an undulated shape, so as to impart greater flexibility thereto .
  • Figure 18 shows the possibility of the massage device 1 including, at its end remote from the arms 33, another massage member 41 that turns about an axis of rotation W that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis Z of the handle portion 4, for example.
  • the massage member 41 includes spikes, thereby making it possible to perform a treatment that is similar to acupuncture while it is being
  • the massage members may turn on support pins that do not themselves turn when the massage members turn on being moved in contact with the skin.
  • both the massage members and their support pins may turn when the massage member is moved over the skin, the support pins being constrained to turn with the massage members, for example.
  • the support pin of a massage member may be a single part that may pass right through the massage member, and that may be received at its ends in an intermediate part and in a corresponding upright.
  • the support pin of a massage member is made of a plurality of support-pin segments or stub axles, each segment being fastened to one end of the massage member, for example.
  • a fitted support pin makes it possible to reduce friction between the massage member and the support pin by selecting materials that have a low coefficient of friction relative to each other.
  • the support pin may optionally be of constant length.
  • the support pin is made to be
  • Figure 19 shows a telescopic support pin 5 comprising two stub axles 55.
  • the support pin 5 may house a return spring that holds the support stub axles 55 in engagement in the
  • the support pin 5 may shorten or lengthen.
  • the support pin 5 may have a certain amount of flexibility, so as to be able to flex in order to be put into place between the corresponding uprights of the support .
  • FIGs 20 and 21 show an embodiment in which the massage device 1 includes two massage members 2a and 2b mounted on two respective support pins 5 that are
  • Each of the support pins is engaged, at one end, in a corresponding housing of an upright 61, and at its other end, it is carried by the intermediate part 60 that is movable relative to the support 3 against the action of a resilient return member 62, e.g. constituted by a helical spring that comes to bear against the end 63 of a housing in the support 3.
  • a resilient return member 62 e.g. constituted by a helical spring that comes to bear against the end 63 of a housing in the support 3.
  • the intermediate part 60 When pressure is exerted on the massage device 1 by the surface S being treated, the intermediate part 60 may be driven in against the return action of the spring 62, the axes X of the massage members thus forming an angle between them that varies.
  • each support pin 5 may return to its initial configuration, the intermediate part 60 being returned to its initial position by the spring 62.
  • Figure 22 shows the possibility of having a massage device 1 that includes two massage members 2a and 2b that present shapes and sections that are different.
  • Figure 23 shows a massage device 1 in which the massage members 2a and 2b are in the shape of balls that rotate about axes of rotation X.
  • the balls are mounted at the ends of flexible arms 33.
  • the massage device 1 may further include an
  • optionally-flexible body forming a handle, a container 14 containing a cosmetic composition, and a dispenser orifice 15.
  • Figure 24 is a diagrammatic and fragmentary view showing the possibility of having two massage members 2a and 2b, each comprising a magnet Ma or Mb coated in a thermoplastic material.
  • FIG 25 is a diagrammatic and fragmentary section showing a massage device 1 including a container 82 containing a composition P for application to the skin.
  • the container 82 is surmounted by a fastener skirt
  • the support 83 includes a chimney
  • the chimney 85 presents at least one dispenser orifice 81 via which the composition P may flow to the massage members 2a and 2b (only one of the massage members is visible) .
  • a valve system makes it possible selectively to close fluid communication between the container 82 and said at least one dispenser orifice 81 for dispensing the composition P.
  • fluid communication between the container 82 and said at least one dispenser orifice 81 may be opened and/or closed by turning the support 83 relative to the container 82.
  • the composition may flow without turning the support 83 relative to the container 82.
  • container in particular when said container is flexible, may enable the composition P to flow through one or more dispenser orifices on the outer surface of the chimney 85.
  • the massage device 1 may further include a
  • protective cap 80 that presents at least one opening so as to cover, in part, the massage members, the portion (s) of the massage members that are not covered coming into contact with the skin during the massage.
  • composition P present on the massage members may flow in effective manner over the zone of the skin being treated, with the remainder of the composition being contained in the massage device 1.
  • the protective cap 80 may be held in place on the massage device 1 during massaging, or it may be removed.
  • the protective cap 80 may be closed completely. This makes it possible to avoid the
  • composition drying out when not in use.
  • Figure 26 shows another embodiment of a massage device 1 of the invention.
  • the massage device 1 includes a container 14 that is suitable for containing a solid cosmetic composition, e.g. in the form of a cream.
  • the container 14 is surmounted by a support 3, e.g. coming to be screw-fastened on the container 14, from which support there extend arms 33 at the periphery of the support 3 and an arm 33' at the center of the support 3.
  • the massage members 2a and 2b are mounted in rotation.
  • Figure 27 shows another embodiment of a massage device 1 of the invention.
  • the massage device 1 is a variant embodiment of the Figure 13 massage device 1, with the massage members 2a and 2b being non-rotary and the arms 33 being flexible in this embodiment.
  • each of the massage members 2a and 2b may comprise a magnet coated in an elastomer material, as described above, or an elastomer material including a filler of magnetic particles.
  • the arms may be molded out of a thermoplastic material, e.g. as a single part with a handle onto which the arms are connected.
  • the arms may present a cross- section that is not circular.
  • the massage members may be fitted on the arms or molded thereon.
  • the spacing between the massage members may vary depending on how hard the arms are pressed against the skin.
  • the variation in the spacing may accompany a variation in the magnetic field of interaction between the massage members.
  • the magnetization of a massage member may optionally be coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the arm that carries it.
  • the poles that are situated at the distal ends of the massage members may optionally have the same polarity.
  • the massage device may include, on at least one side, two massage members that are magnetic and rotary, turning about axes of rotation that are never parallel, and, on another side, at least two flexible arms and at least two massage members that are magnetic and optionally-rotary and that are situated respectively at the ends of the flexible arms, at least one of the massage members including an elastomer material, as described above.

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La présente invention porte sur un dispositif de massage (1) comprenant : au moins deux éléments de massage (2a, 2b) qui sont magnétiques et qui sont configurés pour amener une partie de la peau à former un pli entre lesdits au moins deux éléments de massage, de telle sorte qu'un champ magnétique pénètre à travers au moins une partie du pli de la peau.
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