Manually Operated Patents (Class 601/68)
  • Patent number: 8945029
    Abstract: A housing has padded front and rear panels. The panels are coupled along their upper peripheries leaving their lower peripheries unattached constituting an opening. A container is removably positioned within the housing. The container has interior and exterior faces and upper, lower and side faces. A coupling is provided between the lower face and an adjacent lower edge of the interior face. The coupling is pivotable. In this manner the interior face is allowed to pivot. Operational components are provided within the container. The components include a rotatable drive shaft with a plurality of fingers, a motor for rotating the drive shaft and a follower with a ramp shaped face. The follower is adapted to be cyclically contacted by the rotating fingers to pivot the interior face against the front panel. In this manner the system will provide infant patting to the back of a wearer of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Saling, John Stephen Tenbarge
  • Patent number: 8622941
    Abstract: A hand-held massage device comprises: a control handle, a first engaging member, a second engaging member, a gripping section, a casing, a rotation disk and a massage member. The massage device requires no electricity and has a convenient size, which is highly portable for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Twinsonic Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Her Wu
  • Patent number: 8372111
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including but not limited to a group of force resistive objects for concurrently applying pressure to different positions on at least one of a plurality of human tissues; and a connective member for fixedly interconnecting the plurality of force resistive objects. A method for using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventor: Victor R. Reyna
  • Publication number: 20100087703
    Abstract: The sex toy of the present invention has a handle connected to one end of an elongated shaft and a dildo pivotally attached to a second end of the elongated shaft. The shaft includes an arcuate section proximate to the second end. The pivotal attachment of the dildo to the shaft facilitates vaginal and anal insertion of the dildo by a user. The configuration of the sex toy is easy to use while increasing the level of stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Pericles Gabrielidis
  • Publication number: 20040143200
    Abstract: The U-shaped base of a U-shaped vibrating element 1 is provided with a transmission rod integrally attached thereto. Further, said transmission rod 2 is attached with a grip portion 3, which in turn is integrally attached with a press member 4 to be pressed against affected areas of patients. Thus constructed, it is possible to provide a tuning fork type therapeutic utensil inexpensive, easy to handle and providing remarkable curing effects not only for the surfaces of the body but also deep and extensively into the body as far as into the osseous tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nogami
  • Patent number: 5961235
    Abstract: A lotion applicator is provided including a handle with a mounting plate coupled to an inboard end thereof. A sponge is in turn mounted on the plate. A lotion dispensing assembly includes a cylindrical reservoir formed in an outboard end of the handle. The handle has a cap coupled to the outboard end thereof for allowing access to the reservoir. The lotion assembly further includes a conduit formed in concentric relationship with the handle and in communication between the reservoir and the sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventor: Patricia T. Kennedy