Granted Patent B2

US 12,582,572 · App. 17/992,646 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventor: Paul Brett Wegner (El Segundo, CA)

A61H15/0092A61H2015/0014A61H2015/0071A61H2201/14A61H2201/1664A61H2201/1695

Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A system comprising:

a massage roller;

one or more arms at least partially disposed within the massage roller, wherein each arm of the one or more arms has a length greater than the diameter of the massage roller and slides freely across the diameter of the massage roller; and

two or more movable protuberances, wherein each of the two or more movable protuberances is disposed at each end of each arm.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each movable protuberance is sized to prevent a corresponding arm from completely exiting the massage roller.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises:

one or more static protuberances disposed on the exterior of the massage roller.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein each arm has a fixed length.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein each arm is made of a rigid material.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the massage roller has a solid core.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two or more movable protuberances has defined sides.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two or more movable protuberances has a dome shape.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a vibration mechanism configured to vibrate the two or more moveable protuberances.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least a subset of the two or more movable protuberances is configured to be in alternating positions.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least a subset of the two or more movable protuberances is configured to move simultaneously.

12 . A system comprising:

a massage roller;

one or more static protuberances disposed on an outer surface of the massage roller;

one or more arms at least partially disposed within the massage roller; and

one or more movable protuberances, wherein each of the one or more movable protuberances is disposed at an end of each arm of the one or more arms; and

a resilient element configured to extend the one or more moveable protuberances to a first elevated position;

wherein each of the one or more moveable protuberances is moveable between the first elevated position elevated above the outer surface of the massage roller and a second sunken position substantially level with one or more static protuberances.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the massage roller has a solid core.

14 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a vibration mechanism configured to vibrate the one or more moveable protuberances.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein at least a subset of the one or more movable protuberances is configured to be in alternating positions.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein at least a subset of the one or more movable protuberances is configured to move simultaneously.

17 . The system of claim 12 , wherein each arm of the one or more arms is a piston, and wherein each arm further comprises:

a first piston member; and

a second piston member configured to receive the first piston member.

18 . A method comprising:

providing a massage roller with one or more moveable protuberances connected to one or more corresponding moveable arms and one or more static protuberances;

rolling on top of the massage roller;

extending a moveable protuberance of the one or more moveable protuberances above an outer surface of the massage roller to an elevated position; and

retracting the moveable protuberance to a second sunken position as pressure is applied to the moveable protuberance.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

extending the moveable protuberance to the elevated position as pressure is removed from the moveable protuberance.

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