Patent ID: 9668933
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61H

Claim:
1. A massage roller comprising: a resilient cylindrical body having an axis; a plurality of axially spaced-apart bands integrally formed with one another, each band comprising a plurality of massage projections aligned circumferentially about the body, each massage projection comprising a base proximate the cylindrical body and separated from a base of an adjacent massage projection by an intermediate space that exposes a portion of the cylindrical body, an arcuate apex extending from the base, a radiused peripheral edge extending around the base of each massage projection, and two opposing side walls sloping closer together from the base towards the arcuate apex at a first angle such that each massage projection has a greater flexure resistance to loads applied axially than to loads applied tangentially, wherein a height:width ratio of each massage projection ranges from 1:1 to 1:2.5 and a height:axial length ratio of each massage projection ranges from 1:1.5 to 1:3.