A massage device is composed of an elongated main body in the form of a sheet of flexible plastic material. The main body is configured with a plurality of flexible elongated strips extending from one end of the elongated body in cantilever fashion and juxtaposed spaced apart at their free ends to give the appearance of a hand with fingers splayed. The elongated strips define substantial contact areas, and an additional substantial contact area is defined at the other end of the main body. A vibration motor is fixed to the main body, which when operated imparts vibrations to the substantial contact areas via the main body to enable the device to perform a massage that simulates a hand massage.
1. A massage device comprising:
(a) an elongated main body composed of a thin flat flexible molded plastic sheet having upper and tower surfaces;
(b) said elongated main body being molded into a fancifully configuration in the outline of a hand having a first end portion of the elongated main body constituting the heel of the hand, and having a second end portion of the elongated main body formed with a plurality of first elongated thin flexible strips,
(c) each said strip at one end being integral with the main body and being cantilevered in a longitudinal direction away from the main body and terminating in a free end, the extreme tip of which defines a fiat substantial contact massage surface extending transversely;
(d) the first elongated strips at their free ends being spaced apart to simulate fingers splayed;
(e) a second elongated strip integral with the main body extending from one side of the main body cantilevered at an angle to simulate a thumb and terminating in a free end, the extreme tip of which defines a fiat substantial contact massage surface extending transversely;
(f) the first and second elongated strips being curved slightly downwardly and at their free ends depending downwardly at an angle so that the extreme tips with the flat substantial contact massage surfaces face downwardly;
(g) a projection, integrally molded with the elongated main body, projecting downwardly from the lower surface of the elongated main body adjacent the first end of the elongated main body and terminating in a free end having a flat substantial contact surface facing downwardly; and
(h) a battery-operated vibration motor mounted on the elongated main body to induce vibrations in said main body, for transmission to the substantial contact surfaces.
2. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin flexible plastic sheet is composed of polycarbonate.
3. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein the extreme tips with the flat substantial contact massage surfaces at the free ends of the first and second elongated ships each have an area of at least 0.4 square centimeters.
4. A massage device according to claim 2 , wherein the thin flexible plastic sheet is from about 0.2 to about 0.5 centimeters thick.
5. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein the first elongated strips at their free ends are bent or curved downwardly.
6. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein the free ends of the first elongated strips are integrally molded in the form of open top receptacles.
7. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein two laterally spaced projections are integrally molded with the elongated main body projecting downwardly from the lower surface of the elongated main body adjacent the first end of the elongated main body and terminating in free ends having substantial contact surfaces facing downwardly.
8. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein a strap is fastened at its ends transversely across the elongated main body on its upper surface, with the central portion of the strap looped to enable a hand to pass under the strap.
9. A massage device according to claim 1 , wherein a battery box is fixed to the elongated main body and electrical connections including an on-off switch interconnect the battery box and the battery-operated vibration motor.
10. A massage device according to claim 9 , wherein an enclosure is fixed to the elongated main body that encloses the battery box and the battery-operated vibration motor.
11. A massage device according to claim 10 , wherein a strap is fastened at its ends transversely across the enclosure, with the central portion of the strap looped to enable a hand to pass under the strap.