Frictioning Surface Configured As Padlike Member Patents (Class 601/138)
  • Patent number: 5915434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new body washing and scrubbing device. According to the invention, the body washing and scrubbing device comprises a pliable outer cover having a first washing surface and a second more abrasive washing surface and an inner malleable core comprised of small bead-like or ovoid objects suitable for exposure to water and/or cleaning agents. This overall configuration achieves a novel body washing and scrubbing device that provides a better grip for the user, as well as an easy and comfortable fit within the user's hand. The overall shape of the present invention may also be configured to resemble animals, such as dogs, ducks, and the like, or objects such as footballs and baseballs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Mark Reinle Juarez
  • Patent number: 5885233
    Abstract: An axial elongated main body of a container with flexible material has a filler member of soft and more resilient material filled and fixed in the main body of the container. A penis insertion part is arranged at a substantial central part of the filler member and lubricant agent is coated at the penis insertion part. The penis insertion part has a narrow insertion part and a slack insertion part. The narrow insertion part is provided with a plurality of projections. The massage device so constructed is operated such that a lid, if this is set at the device, is taken off of the device and if the lid is not set at the device, a packaging bag is broken and then lubricant agent is coated on the penis insertion part. Or if the device is coated in advance with lubricant agent, the device may be used as it is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Baron & Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunobu Adachi
  • Patent number: 5843005
    Abstract: This invention comprises a hand held device for deep tissue massage and/or for augmenting lymphatic drainage which also utilizes negative ionic therapy, having a tool part with a head end of a preselected shape that is removably attached to a handle part. The handle part has an ergonomic, substantially oval shape of a predetermined diameter and thickness. The device further has a negative ion emitting surface covering at least a portion of the tool part or the handle part. A method of deep tissue massage and negative ionic therapy is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Vladimir Chubinsky
  • Patent number: 5797861
    Abstract: This invention discloses a back rest, including a body member formed with a back-facing side to face the back of a user, and a plurality of spaced projections projecting from the back-engageable face to engage the back of user at a plurality of discrete points, each of the projections being stiff, formed with a rounded outer surface to contact the user's back, and circumscribed by a relatively flat surface, such that the projections produce a Shiatsu local massaging effect on the user's back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Concept Product Promotion Ltd.
    Inventor: Israel Port
  • Patent number: 5787541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bathing scrubber with massage balls mainly including a bag body and a plurality of massage balls contained in the bag body. The bag body is formed from a pad and a main body sewed together at three edges with one edge left opened. The main body is formed from multiple layers of elastic net-like fabrics and forms a cleansing surface of the bathing scrubber. The open edge of the bag body can be closed by folding a sewing edge provided on the pad to overlap the main body and thereby seal the massage balls in the bag body. Buttons are correspondingly sewed on the pad and the main body among every four adjacent massage balls. Each pair of corresponding buttons are associated with one another by a thread in adequate length threaded through the buttons. Therefore, each individual massage ball is rotatably confined in a small space defined by the buttons around the massage ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Kuo-Chin Chen
  • Patent number: 5560071
    Abstract: A beltlike bath scrubber comprises a main body and two holding members disposed at both ends of the main body. The main body is composed of a plurality of cylindrical elastic nets having a pleated outer edge. Two adjacent elastic nets are connected in a parallel manner by a restraining member. The outer edges of the elastic nets are so expansible as to provide the user of the bath scrubber with a good scrubbing effect or sensation. The elastic nets may be connected in series to provide a good scrubbing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventor: Che-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 5555591
    Abstract: A bath scrubber comprises scrubbing nets, fastening members, and at least one connection member. The scrubbing nets are provided with an axial hole and are curved respectively along the axis thereof such that the outer edges of the scrubbing nets are corrugated irregularly. The scrubbing nets are held in series by the fastening members such that the axial hole is separated into a first through hole and a second through hole, in which the connection member is received so as to enable the scrubbing nets to be located easily and securely on a bather's body at the time when the bath scrubber is at work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Inventor: Che-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 5386609
    Abstract: The disclosed invention consists of a strap type back washing device with two elongated handles extending from either side from a central pad portion to which is attached an elongated loofah pad member. The elongated loofah pad member may be either permanently attached to the strap by stitching or adhesive, or the loofah pad element may be attached to a backing member which is attached to the strap by fastening means of VELCRO or snaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Dennis D. Xenos