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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Stephen B. Mills, Atkinson, NH (US);
Charles J. Burout, Iii, Bedford, NH (US);
Stephen B. Mills, Atkinson, NH (US);
Charles J. Burout, III, Bedford, NH (US);
Brookstone Purchasing, Inc., Merrimack, NH (US);
Abstract
A vibration apparatus and also a motor assembly are provided to enhance vibrational massage therapy and to improve non-impact exercise. In particular, the motor assembly generates vibrations of differing amplitudes utilizing a single motor to drive a shaft that, in turn, rotates an eccentric weight whose rotational axis is non-coaxial with the shaft's rotational axis. The reversal of the direction in which the motor rotates the shaft changes the amplitude of the resulting vibrations communicated to a platform. Thus, vibrational amplitude most suitable for a particular application or purpose may be selected.