The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikiharu Imazaike, Osaka, JP;
Hironori Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Keiji Hata, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Miyake, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Okada, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 ;
Abstract
A massage device has first and second massage members. The first massage member performs a circulating motion including (i) a massage zone where the member approaches the second massage member in a locus which swells in an outward direction as seen from a massage arm; and (ii) a release zone where the member separates from the second massage member in a locus which is shorter than the massage zone. The second massage member performs a reciprocal rocking motion in synchronization with the first massage member.