IP Library Granted Patent US 12,285,387
Granted Patent B2
US 12,285,387 · App. 17/555,187 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Flexor press

Inventor: Courtney Linclau (Freeland, WA)
A61H39/04A61H2201/0107A61H2201/0153
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Patent No.
US 12,285,387
App. No.
17/555,187
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy contains an anchoring sheet, a thumb sleeve, and a massaging device. The anchoring sheet contains a sheet aperture, a first end, and a second end. The first end and the second end are terminally opposite to each other along the anchoring sheet. The sheet aperture is positioned adjacent to the first end, opposite to the second end. The sheet aperture traverses through the anchoring sheet. The thumb sleeve is connected within the sheet aperture. The thumb sleeve is concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet. The massaging device is hingedly connected to the thumb sleeve, opposite to the anchoring sheet through a first hinge.

Claims (138)

1. A massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy comprising:

an anchoring sheet;

a thumb sleeve;

a massaging device;

the anchoring sheet comprising a sheet aperture, a first end, and a second end;

the first end and the second end being terminally opposite to each other along the anchoring sheet;

the sheet aperture being positioned adjacent to the first end, opposite to the second end;

the sheet aperture traversing through the anchoring sheet;

the thumb sleeve being connected within the sheet aperture;

the thumb sleeve being concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet aperture; and

the massaging device being hingedly connected to the thumb sleeve through a first hinge.

2. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the thumb sleeve comprising a rim, a collar, and a bushing aperture;

the rim being concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet aperture;

the collar being concentrically aligned and connected to the rim; and

the bushing aperture traversing from the rim to the collar.

3. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body and a massaging element;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge; and

the massaging element being connected adjacent to the handle body.

4. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device further comprising a leverage element; and

the leverage element being connected to the massaging apparatus, opposite to the thumb sleeve.

5. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a leverage element, and a massaging element;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge; and

the massaging element being connected between the handle body and the leverage element.

6. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body and a massaging element;

the handle body further comprising a second hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge; and

the massaging element being hingedly connected adjacent to the handle body through the second hinge.

7. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected to the handle body through the second hinge; and

the leverage arm being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve.

8. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body and a massaging element;

the massaging element comprising a tip connector and a tip insert;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected adjacent to the handle body through a second hinge; and

the tip insert being removably attached to the tip connector through a tip fastener.

9. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the massaging element comprising a tip connector and a tip insert;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected adjacent to the handle body through a second hinge;

the leverage element being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve; and

the tip insert being removably attached to the tip connector through a tip fastener.

10. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a first locking element;

a second locking element;

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected to the handle body through the second hinge;

the leverage element being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve;

the first locking element being operatively engaged with the first hinge, wherein the first locking element is configured to operatively fix the first hinge to a locked configuration; and

the second locking element being operatively engaged with the second hinge, wherein the second locking element is configured to operatively fix the second hinge to a locked configuration.

11. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a first locking element;

a second locking element;

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the massaging element comprising a tip connector and a tip insert;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected to the handle body through the second hinge;

the tip insert being removably attached to the tip connector through a tip fastener;

the leverage element being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve;

the first locking element being operatively engaged with the first hinge, wherein the first locking element is configured to operatively fix the first hinge to a locked configuration; and

the second locking element being operatively engaged with the second hinge, wherein the second locking element is configured to operatively fix the second hinge to a locked configuration.

12. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the massaging device is a point therapy press device.

13. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anchoring sheet is constructed out of an anti-slip material.

14. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the massaging device comprising a handle body and a massaging element;

the massaging element comprising a tip connector and a tip insert;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being connected adjacent to the handle body; and

the tip insert being removably attached to the tip connector through a tip fastener.

15. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 14 comprising:

the massaging element further comprising a tip cover; and

the tip insert being positioned within the tip cover.

16. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a first locking element; and

the first locking element being operatively engaged with the first hinge, wherein the first locking element is configured to operatively fix the first hinge to a locked configuration.

17. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 16 comprising:

a second locking element;

the massaging device comprising a handle body and a massaging element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve, opposite to the anchoring sheet through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected adjacent to the handle body through the second hinge; and

the second locking element being operatively engaged with the second hinge, wherein the second locking element is configured to operatively fix the second hinge to a locked configuration.

18. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy as claimed in claim 16 comprising:

a second locking element;

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve, opposite to the anchoring sheet through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected to the handle body through the second hinge;

the leverage element being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve; and

the second locking element being operatively engaged with the second hinge, wherein the second locking element is configured to operatively fix the second hinge to a locked configuration.

19. A massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy comprising:

an anchoring sheet;

a thumb sleeve;

a massaging device;

the anchoring sheet comprising a sheet aperture, a first end, and a second end;

the thumb sleeve comprising a rim, a collar, and a bushing aperture;

the first end and the second end being terminally opposite to each other along the anchoring sheet;

the sheet aperture being positioned adjacent to the first end, opposite to the second end;

the sheet aperture traversing through the anchoring sheet;

the thumb sleeve being concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet aperture;

the rim being concentrically aligned and connect to the sheet aperture;

the collar being concentrically aligned and connected to the rim;

the bushing aperture traversing from the rim to the collar; and

the massaging device being hingedly connected to the thumb sleeve through a first hinge.

20. A massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy comprising:

an anchoring sheet;

a thumb sleeve;

a massaging device;

a first locking element;

a second locking element;

the anchoring sheet comprising a sheet aperture, a first end, and a second end;

the massaging device comprising a handle body, a massaging element, and a leverage element;

the handle body comprising a second hinge;

the massaging element comprising a tip connector and a tip insert;

the first end and the second end being terminally opposite to each other along the anchoring sheet;

the sheet aperture being positioned adjacent to the first end, opposite to the second end;

the sheet aperture traversing through the anchoring sheet;

the thumb sleeve being connected within the sheet aperture;

the thumb sleeve being concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet aperture;

the massaging device being hingedly connected to the thumb sleeve, opposite to the anchoring sheet through a first hinge;

the handle body being hingedly connected adjacent to the thumb sleeve through the first hinge;

the massaging element being hingedly connected to the handle body through the second hinge;

the tip insert being removably attached to the tip connector through a tip fastener;

the leverage element being connected adjacent to the handle body, opposite to the thumb sleeve;

the first locking element being operatively engaged with the first hinge, wherein the first locking element is configured to operatively fix the first hinge to a locked configuration; and

the second locking element being operatively engaged with the second hinge, wherein the second locking element is configured to operatively fix the second hinge to a locked configuration.

Continuity (2)
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