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Hand Operated Massager With Fluid Applicator

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a massager (100) for massaging body part of user, the massager (100) includes a handle (102) adapted to hold the massager, and a housing (104) coupled to the handle to provide massage, said housing (104) includes a circular massaging surface (106) adapted to accommodate plurality of protruding elements (118), an absorbing element (108) for absorbing and dispensing the fluid, a cover (110) with plurality of holes (128) to dispense the fluid through the plurality of holes, and a motor (112). The motor (112) activates by turning on the switches coupled to the massager, and upon activation the motor (112) rotates the housing (104) to massage the body part of the user through the protruding elements (118). Also, the fluid dispenses from the absorbing element (108) upon squeezing the absorbing element (108) through a body part of the user to assist in massage.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
21 October 2020
Publication Number
16/2022
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
info@khuranaandkhurana.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2024-03-14
Renewal Date

Applicants

Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation
SCO: 160-161, Sector - 9c, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh- 160009, India.

Inventors

1. TANIYA
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
2. KADYAN, Virender
Department of Informatics, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Energy Acres, Bidholi, Dehradun - 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
3. GARG, Pranav
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.

Specification

[0001] The present disclosure relates a massaging device, and more particularly to a massager with massaging points that enables the user to massage any part of the body, and the massager dispenses fluid to add on the massaging effect.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Massage therapy is a method of achieving the therapeutic purpose of a disease by performing powerful and gentle massage exercises equally on the skin and muscles of using fingers or palms. Massaging has the effects of relaxing muscle bones, improving blood flow, activating blood flow, removing swelling, relieving pain and lightening muscle pain. A person can massage his body by his hand sometime, but this is not possible every time, and massaging the body by hand is not effective so much. Also, people use their hands for applying medicament such as ointments, creams, lotions, sunscreens, and oils etc. on their body. Problem may occur with this method, as medicament may adhere to the hands and nails, and if not cleaned properly, this may cause allergic reactions or many other skin problems. Also, some medicament contains ingredients that smell disagreeably, and this may cause discomfort to the person.
[0004] In general it is very difficult for a person to massage their own body; however, many devices exist to assist a person for massaging, scrubbing, or moisturizing the body without the assistance of another person. Such devices lack rotating means to simulate the massaging or moisturizing action, and these devices also lacks refilling of medicament. Some devices provide sponges to apply medicament on the body, however, these sponges need to be replaced, when medicament is consumed completely.
[0005] Further, for massage people are dependent upon massage therapists and existing massagers. However, therapist charges a lot of money and also consumes a lot of time, and the existing massagers may not use oil or gel.
[0006] There is a need to overcome above mentioned problems of prior art by bringing a solution that provides a massager with fluid dispensing mechanism in one compact hand-held unit, which can be adapted to massage various parts of a person’s body and, which is adapted to refill the medicament in the massager easily. Also, the solution is portable, small in size, easy to carry and handle and can be charged with rechargeable battery.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0008] An object of the present disclosure relates, in general, to a treatment system and more specifically, relates to a means for massaging various body part of user.
[0009] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that can massage the various body part of the user effectively.
[0010] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that can dispense the fluid also to aid on the massage.
[0011] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that is user-friendly.
[0012] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that has a rechargeable battery that can be easily charged and work for number of days.
[0013] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager storage that can be carried anywhere due to the small size.
[0014] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that can reduce the time for massaging.
[0015] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a massager that is cost-effective.
SUMMARY
[0016] The present disclosure relates a massaging device, and more particularly to a massager with massaging points that enables the user to massage any part of the body, and the massager dispenses fluid to add on the massaging effect.
[0017] An aspect of the present disclosure provides a hand-operated massager with a fluid applicator, the massager may include an elongated handle adapted to be gripped a user, and a housing coupled to first end of the handle, said housing may include a circular massaging surface provided in the housing, the circular massaging surface may be adapted to accommodate a series of protruding elements, an absorbing element may be disposed at the circular massaging surface, the absorbing elements adapted to absorb fluid, a cover may be positioned at the upper side of the absorbing element, the cover may be adapted to dispense the fluid through plurality of holes configured on the cover, a motor may be configured with the housing for driving the housing to rotate about the axis of rotation, and one or more switches may be configured with the handle, the one or more switches may facilitates turning on and off the device and enables in controlling speed of rotation, and upon actuating the one or more switches, the motor may drives the housing to rotate at the controlled speed, to facilitate exertion of a predetermined pressure from the protruding elements on a body part of the user.
[0018] In an aspect, a control unit may be configured with the massager, and operatively coupled to the motor and the one or more switches, where upon receiving the first set of signals from the one or more switches, the control unit may actuate the motor, and upon receiving the second set of signals, the control unit may control the speed of motor.
[0019] In an aspect, the cross sectional area of the plurality of holes configured on the cover exceeds the cross sectional area of the protruding elements, by a pre-defined area, thereby creating a cavity that may facilitate dispensing of the fluid from the absorbing element.
[0020] In an aspect, a circular plate may be positioned beneath to the circular massaging surface, where a set of springs may be disposed on the circular plate to facilitate movement of the absorbing element.
[0021] In an aspect, movement of the springs may be facilitated from a first direction to a second direction, when the predetermined pressure is applied by the user on a front end of the housing, the absorbing element may be compressed, and fluid may be dispensed from the plurality of holes configured on the cover.
[0022] In an aspect, a frame may positioned at the housing such that the frame covers the absorbing element and wherein an aperture may be coupled to the frame to facilitate refilling of the fluid in the absorbing element.
[0023] In an aspect, the fluid may include any or a combination of gel, ointment, cream, lotion, medicament, and oil.
[0024] In an aspect, the motor may be covered by a jacket, and plurality of supporting plates may be configured at the housing for supporting the motor.
[0025] In an aspect, the massager may include a power source, and the power source may be configured to supply electric power to the motor and the one or more switches.
[0026] In an aspect, the power source may include any or a combination of rechargeable battery, lithium (Li) ion cell, rechargeable cells, solar cell, solar battery, electrochemical cells, storage battery, and secondary cell.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0027] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0028] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0029] FIG. 1 A-E illustrates an exemplary representation of a massager, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION
[0030] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0031] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0032] The present disclosure relates a massaging device, and more particularly to a massager with massaging points that enables the user to massage any part of the body, and the massager dispenses fluid to add on the massaging effect. The user can massage by the massager easily without any assistance. The pressure can be controlled to provide better massage effect, and makes user feel more comfortable. The present disclosure can be described in enabling detail in the following examples, which may represent more than one embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0033] In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a hand-operated massager with a fluid applicator, the massager can include an elongated handle adapted to be gripped a user, and a housing coupled to first end of the handle, said housing can include a circular massaging surface provided in the housing, the circular massaging surface can be adapted to accommodate a series of protruding elements, an absorbing element can be disposed at the circular massaging surface, the absorbing elements adapted to absorb fluid, a cover can be positioned at the upper side of the absorbing element, the cover can be adapted to dispense the fluid through plurality of holes configured on the cover, a motor can be configured with the housing for driving the housing to rotate about the axis of rotation, and one or more switches can be configured with the handle, the one or more switches can facilitates turning on and off the device and enables in controlling speed of rotation, and upon actuating the one or more switches, the motor can drives the housing to rotate at the controlled speed, to facilitate exertion of a predetermined pressure from the protruding elements on a body part of the user.
[0034] In an aspect, a control unit can be configured with the massager, and operatively coupled to the motor and the one or more switches, where upon receiving the first set of signals from the one or more switches, the control unit can actuate the motor, and upon receiving the second set of signals, the control unit can control the speed of motor.
[0035] In an aspect, the cross sectional area of the plurality of holes configured on the cover exceeds the cross sectional area of the protruding elements, by a pre-defined area, thereby creating a cavity that can facilitate dispensing of the fluid from the absorbing element.
[0036] In an aspect, a circular plate can be positioned beneath to the circular massaging surface, where a set of springs can be disposed on the circular plate to facilitate movement of the absorbing element.
[0037] In an aspect, movement of the springs can be facilitated from a first direction to a second direction, when the predetermined pressure is applied by the user on a front end of the housing, the absorbing element can be compressed, and fluid can be dispensed from the plurality of holes configured on the cover.
[0038] In an aspect, a frame can be positioned at the housing such that the frame covers the absorbing element, and an aperture can be coupled to the frame to facilitate refilling of the fluid in the absorbing element.
[0039] In an aspect, the fluid can include any or a combination of gel, ointment, cream, lotion, medicament, and oil.
[0040] In an aspect, the motor can be covered by a jacket, and plurality of supporting plates can be configured at the housing for supporting the motor.
[0041] In an aspect, the massager can include a power source, and the power source can be configured to supply electric power to the motor and the one or more switches.
[0042] In an aspect, the power source can include any or a combination of rechargeable battery, lithium (Li) ion cell, rechargeable cells, solar cell, solar battery, electrochemical cells, storage battery, and secondary cell.
[0043] FIG. 1 A-E illustrates an exemplary representation of a massager, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0044] As illustrated in FIG. 1 A-E, the proposed hand-operated massager and fluid applicator 100 (also referred to as massager (100), herein) for providing massage. The massager (100) can include an elongated handle (102) coupled to a housing (104). The housing (104) can include a circular massaging surface (106), an absorbing element (108), a cover (110), a motor (112) with a jacket (114).
[0045] In an embodiment, the housing (104) can be adapted to provide massage to any part of the body, the housing (104) can be made of a relatively more rigid material, flexible material and any combination thereof to provide stable structure, the user can grip the handle (102) to massage various body party such as foot, sole, heels, toes, hand, back, neck, legs, and likes.
[0046] In another embodiment, the circular massaging surface (106) can be configured in the housing (104), the circular massaging surface (106) can be adapted to accommodate a series of protruding elements (118) (also referred to as protruding elements (118), hereinafter), which facilitates in achieving a therapeutic effect during use of the massager (100) . In an exemplary embodiment, the protruding elements (118) can be made of a relatively more rigid material, flexible material and any combination thereof. In another exemplary embodiment, the protruding elements (118) can be of any shape such as, dome shape, hemispherical shape, and the likes, which does not damage the patient's skin. The protruding elements (118) can be pressed against the foot or any other part of the body to achieve the physical treatment effect of massage.
[0047] As illustrated in FIG. 1B, the absorbing element (108) can be disposed at the circular massaging surface (106), and the absorbing element (108) composed of a material which facilitates absorbing the fluid, and on squeezing facilitates dispensing of the fluid. In an exemplary embodiment, the absorbing element (108) can be easily removed to clean or replace the absorbing element (108).
[0048] In an exemplary embodiment, the absorbing element (108) can be composed of any or a combination of a porous material, such as open cell elastomeric foam resin, a natural or synthetic sponge material, and the likes. In another exemplary embodiment, the absorbing element (108) can be adhesively attached to the circular massaging surface (106) to fix it, and the absorbing element (108) can be merely disposed to the circular massaging surface (106).
[0049] As illustrated in Fig. 1C, a frame can be configured to cover the absorbing element (108), and an aperture (116) can be configured to the frame to facilitate refilling the fluid in the absorbing element (108). In an exemplary embodiment, the aperture (116) can be a small door, a plate, a locking plate, a locking element and the likes, which can be opened to fill the fluid in the absorbing element (108). The fluid can be any or a combination of oil, gels, medicament, ointments, creams, lotions, sprays, balms and the likes.
[0050] In an embodiment, the cover (110) can be positioned at the upper side of the absorbing element (108), and the cover (110) can be adapted to dispense the fluid through plurality of holes (128) (also referred to holes (128), herein) configured on the cover (110). The cross sectional area of the holes (128) can exceeds the cross sectional area of the protruding elements (118), that facilitate the fluid to flow out from the absorbing element (108). In an exemplary embodiment, the cross sectional area of the plurality of holes (128) configured on the cover (110) can exceed the cross sectional area of the protruding elements (118) approximately 0.5 cm or less than 0.5 cm.
[0051] In an exemplary embodiment, upon pressing the protruding elements (118) through any body part, the absorbing element (108) squeezed, and the fluid dispense through the holes (128). In another exemplary embodiment, the fluid can be in any form such as liquid, gas and solid, and the fluid can be any or a combination of oil, gels, medicament, ointments, creams, lotions, sprays, balms and the likes.
[0052] As illustrated in FIG. 1D, the circular plate (124) can be positioned beneath to circular massaging surface (106), and a set of springs (120) (also referred to as springs (120), herein) can be disposed on the circular plate (124). In an exemplary embodiment, when pressure is applied on the front end of the housing (104), the springs (120) move from a first direction to a second direction, consequently the absorbing element (108) compressed and the fluid dispensed through the holes (128). In another exemplary embodiment, when the user feels pain or burning sensation in any part of the body, the massager (100) can be used, upon pressing the massager by body part the fluid dispensed by the massager (100), and can be rubbed on the particular body part by moving the massager (100), that facilitates massage to provide relief to the user.
[0053] In an embodiment, a motor (112) can be configured in the housing (100) for rotating the various elements of the housing, upon supplying the power to the motor (112) the circular plate (124), the circular massaging surface (106), the absorbing element (108), and the cover (110) rotates, that enables the protruding elements (118) to massage a particular body part of the user. In another embodiment, the motor (112) can be covered by the jacket (114) which protects the motor from the fluid in the housing (104). In yet embodiment, plurality of support plates (122) (as shown in FIG. 1E) can be arranged inside to housing to support the battery to increase the lifetime of battery.
[0054] In an implementation, when power is supplied to the massager (100), the motor (112) drives the housing to rotate at the controlled speed, and when the housing (104) rotates the protruding elements (118) also rotates and provides massaging effect on the particular part of the body. Also, the user can press the housing with any part of the body that enables the dispensing of the fluid from the absorbing element (108) that enhances the massaging effect.
[0055] In an embodiment, one or more switches (126) (collectively referred to as switches (126), and individually referred to as switch (126), hereinafter) can be configured to the handle (102) that enables turning on, off and controlling the speed of rotation. In an exemplary embodiment, on turning on the switch (126), the motor (112) can be activated to rotate the housing (104), similarly, on turning off the switch, the motor can be deactivated, and the speed of rotation can be controlled by the switch (126). In another exemplary embodiment, turning on, off, and speed can be controlled by the same switch, or by separate switch.
[0056] In an exemplary embodiment, the switch (126) can be moved from first position to second position, the first position pertains to the ON position and the second position pertains to the OFF position. In another exemplary embodiment, plurality of indications can be shown on the massager (100), which indicates various position of the switch (126), such as 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%, and by setting the switch on a predefined position, that speed can be achieved.
[0057] The massager (100) can be used anywhere and portable in nature, and easy to handle. Upon turning on the switch (126), and setting a desired speed of rotation, massage can be achieved easily. Also, applying pressure on the housing (104), the fluid can be dispensed to enhancing the massaging effect.
[0058] In an embodiment, the control unit (not shown) can be configured to receive at least one of first set of signals and second set of signals from the switches (126) in electrical form and convert the first set of signals and the second set of signals from electrical form to machine readable form or binary form, where the first set of signals pertains to the turning on and off of the massager (100), and the second set of signals pertains to the speed of rotation. Upon receiving the at least one of the first set of signals, the control unit activate or deactivate the massager (100) accordingly, and upon receiving the at least one of the second set of signals, the control unit controls the rotation speed of the massager (100) accordingly.
[0059] In an embodiment, the control unit (not shown) can include a microprocessor or other devices capable of being programmed or configured to perform computations and instruction processing in accordance with the disclosure. Such other devices may include microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSP), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), application-specific assimilated circuits (ASIC), discrete gate logic, and/or other assimilated circuits, hardware or firmware in lieu of or in addition to a microprocessor.
[0060] In an embodiment, the massager (100) can include a power source operatively coupled to the control unit and the switches (126) where the power source can be configured to supply electric power to the massager (100). In an embodiment, a power cord (shown in FIG. 1A) can be connected to the plug for providing direct power to the massager (100). In another embodiment, power source can include any or a combination of rechargeable battery, rechargeable cell, capacitor bank, and the likes, which can be accommodated inside the massager (100).
[0061] In an exemplary embodiment, the massager (100) can be used to massage the heel to facilitate instant relief from burning sensation of the heels, upon turning on the massager (100), housing (104) rotates, and the protruding elements (118) rotates near the heel which provides massage to the heel. Also, by pressing the housing (104) through the heels, the gel dispensed from the absorbing element (108) and enhances the massaging effect.
[0062] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the massager (100) of the disclosure may be provided using some or all of the mentioned features and components without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. While various embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described herein, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as described in the claims.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0063] The present disclosure provides a treatment system and more specifically, relates to a means for massaging various body part of user.
[0064] The present disclosure provides a massager that can massage the various body part of the user effectively.
[0065] The present disclosure provides a massager that can dispense the fluid also, to aid on the massage.
[0066] The present disclosure provides a massager that is user-friendly.
[0067] The present disclosure provides a massager that has a rechargeable battery that can be easily charged and work for number of days.
[0068] The present disclosure provides a massager storage that can be carried anywhere due to the small size.
[0069] The present disclosure provides a massager that can reduce the time for massaging.
[0070] The present disclosure provides a massager that is cost-effective.

Claims:1. A hand-operated massager with a fluid applicator, the massager comprising:
an elongated handle adapted to be gripped by a user;
a housing coupled to a first end of the handle, said housing comprising:
a circular massaging surface provided in the housing, the circular massaging surface adapted to accommodate a series of protruding elements;
an absorbing element disposed at the circular massaging surface, the absorbing elements adapted to absorb fluid;
a cover positioned at upper side of the absorbing element, the cover adapted to dispense the fluid through plurality of holes configured on the cover;
a motor coupled to the housing for driving the housing to rotate about the axis of rotation;
one or more switches configured with the handle, the one or more switches facilitates turning on and off the device and enables in controlling speed of rotation; and
wherein upon actuating the one or more switches, the motor drives the housing to rotate at the controlled speed, to facilitate exertion of a predetermined pressure from the protruding elements on a body part of the user.
2. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein a control unit configured with the massager, and operatively coupled to the motor and the one or more switches, wherein upon receiving the first set of signals from the one or more switches, the control unit actuates the motor, and upon receiving the second set of signals, the control unit controls the speed of motor.
3. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein cross sectional area of the plurality of holes configured on the cover exceeds the cross sectional area of the protruding elements, by a pre-defined area, thereby creating a cavity that facilitates dispensing of the fluid from the absorbing element.
4. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein a circular plate positioned beneath to the circular massaging surface, wherein a set of springs are disposed on the circular plate to facilitate movement of the absorbing element.
5. The massager as claimed in claim 4, wherein movement of the springs are facilitated from a first direction to a second direction, when the predetermined pressure is applied by the user on a front end of the housing, the absorbing element is compressed, and fluid is dispensed from the plurality of holes configured on the cover.
6. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein a frame is positioned at the housing such that the frame covers the absorbing element and wherein an aperture is coupled to the frame to facilitate refilling of the fluid in the absorbing element.
7. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises any or a combination of gel, ointment, cream, lotion, medicament, and oil.
8. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motor is covered by a jacket, and plurality of supporting plates are configured at the housing for supporting the motor.
9. The massager as claimed in claim 1, wherein the massager comprises a power source configured to supply electric power to the motor and the one or more switches.
10. The massager as claimed in claim 9, wherein the power source comprises any or a combination of rechargeable battery, lithium (Li) ion cell, rechargeable cells, solar cell, solar battery, electrochemical cells, storage battery, and secondary cell.

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2 202011045912-POWER OF AUTHORITY [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
3 202011045912-FORM FOR STARTUP [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
4 202011045912-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
5 202011045912-FORM 1 [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
6 202011045912-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
7 202011045912-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
8 202011045912-DRAWINGS [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
9 202011045912-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
10 202011045912-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [21-10-2020(online)].pdf 2020-10-21
11 202011045912-Proof of Right [12-11-2020(online)].pdf 2020-11-12
12 202011045912-FORM 18 [09-08-2022(online)].pdf 2022-08-09
13 202011045912-FER.pdf 2022-12-27
14 202011045912-FER_SER_REPLY [26-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-26
15 202011045912-CORRESPONDENCE [26-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-26
16 202011045912-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-26
17 202011045912-CLAIMS [26-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-26
18 202011045912-PatentCertificate14-03-2024.pdf 2024-03-14
19 202011045912-IntimationOfGrant14-03-2024.pdf 2024-03-14

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