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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Sven Kleinhenz, Rellingen, DE;
Bernhard Felten, Pinneberg, DE;
Sven Kleinhenz, Rellingen, DE;
Bernhard Felten, Pinneberg, DE;
Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is a massage appliance comprising a preparation, a storage container containing the preparation, and a closure for the storage container. The closure comprises a massage device comprising an outlet opening through which the preparation can be applied to the surface to be massaged and an adjustment device comprising a first element with at least one first surface wherein the first surface contacts the surface to be massaged during a massage, and a second element arranged to be moveable relative to the first element. The adjustment device may be used to adjust a massage characteristic value of the first surface. The massage device is positioned at an angle with respect to the main axis of the storage container. The present invention also includes a method of applying a preparation to the skin, a method of treating rheumatoid arthritis, and a method of warming up using the massage appliance.