Patent ID: 6196984
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A portable massage device comprising:a frame including a pair of fixed frame members;a drive mechanism fixed to said frame and including a rotatable drive shaft;a driven rotary shaft rotatable mounted to and extending between said frame members, said driven rotary shaft defining an axis and being driven by said drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation with said rotatable drive shaft;first and second plates fixed to said driven rotary shaft, said first and second plates being rotatable with said driven rotary shaft;third and fourth plates fixed to said driven rotary shaft, said third plate being positioned between said first and fourth plates, said fourth plate being positioned between said third and second plates;a first plurality of massaging members rotatable secured to said first and third plates so as to define a first massage member;a second plurality of massaging members rotatable secured to said second and fourth plates so as to define a second massage member;said first and second massage members being arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis of said driven rotary shaft; andsaid first, second, third and fourth plates being round and concentric to the axis of said driven rotary shaft.