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Granted Patent B2
US 7,803,126 · App. 11/311,768 · Granted Sep 28, 2010

Massage apparatus with flexible massage actuator

Assignee: Nanma Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,803,126
App. No.
11/311,768
Granted
Sep 28, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A massage apparatus comprising a main body operatively engaged to one or more massage actuators with one of the massage actuators being engaged to a malleable wire capable of being bent to any orientation and retain that bent orientation relative to the main body is disclosed. A removable battery compartment having a control panel is adapted to be operatively engaged to the main body for controlling the operation of the one or more massage actuators when the removable battery compartment is operatively engaged to the main body of the massage apparatus.

Claims (13)

1. A massage apparatus comprising: a main body, said main body being directly engaged with a first massage actuator, said main body being adapted to operatively engage a removable battery compartment, said removable battery compartment providing a means for controlling the operation of the massage apparatus, and a second massage actuator engaged to said main body through a malleable wire, the malleable wire being made of a smooth, linear and solid construction adapted to be bent to any orientation and retain that bent orientation relative to said main body, wherein said main body is engaged to a coupling block, said malleable wire being adapted to engage said coupling block, wherein said malleable wire defines a distal hook and a proximal hook, said distal hook being adapted to be engaged to said massage actuator and said proximal hook being adapted to be engaged to said coupling block, wherein said massage actuator includes a boss, said boss defines an opening, said opening being adapted to engage a clamping plug, wherein said distal hook is adapted to be engaged to said clamping plug for engaging said malleable wire to said massage actuator.

2. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said malleable wire is encased in a flexible tube.

3. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said coupling block defines an opening, said opening adapted to be engaged to a first plug, said first plug be adapted to be engaged to a second plug, said first and second plugs collectively engage said proximal hook in a clamping action.

4. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said removable battery compartment comprises a body that defines a plurality of compartments, each of said plurality of compartments adapted to receive a respective battery therein.

5. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said removable battery compartment comprises a control panel, said control panel being adapted to control the operation of said massage apparatus.

6. The massage apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said control panel controls the operation of said massage apparatus when said removable battery compartment is operatively engaged to said main body.

7. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said removable battery compartment is adapted to engage a protrusion defined by said main body when operatively engaging said removable battery compartment to said main body.

8. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said malleable wire is adapted to be bent to any orientation at room temperature.

9. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one of said one or more massage actuators is a squirmy massage actuator.

10. A method for using a massage apparatus comprising:

a) providing a massage apparatus comprising a main body directly engaged to at least one massage actuator, said at least one massage actuator being directly engaged to said main body through a malleable wire, said malleable wire being made of a smooth, linear and solid construction adapted to be bent at to any orientation and retain that bent orientation relative to said main body, wherein said main body is engaged to a coupling block, said malleable wire being adapted to engage said coupling block, wherein said malleable wire defines a distal hook and a proximal hook, said distal hook being adapted to be engaged to said massage actuator and said proximal hook being adapted to be engaged to said coupling block, wherein said massage actuator includes a boss, said boss defines an opening, said opening being adapted to engage a clamping plug, wherein said distal hook is adapted to be engaged to said clamping plug for engaging said malleable wire to said massage actuator,

b) applying a force to said malleable wire in order to bend said malleable wire to any bent orientation; and

c) removing said force from said malleable wire such that said malleable wire retains said bent orientation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2006
From: NAN, SIMON SIU MAN
To: NANMA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070142754A1 · Jun 21, 2007