Patent ID: 6177171
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A43B,A61G,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A shear force modulation system for modulating shear forces between a skin surface and a skin abrasive surface, comprising:an upper pad having a top surface and a bottom surface spaced from the top surface of the upper pad;an upper slide having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the upper slide attached to the bottom surface of the upper pad;a lower slide having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the lower slide slidably contacting the bottom surface of the upper slide; anda lower pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the lower pad attached to the bottom surface of the lower slide, and the bottom surface of the lower pad being spaced from the top surface of the lower pad, wherein the upper pad is attached to the lower pad by an elastic connector.