Patent ID: 8282585
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A massage system comprising: a motor engaged with a pair of gear trains to rotate two pairs of shafts in response to energization of the motor, a pair of nodules mounted on each of the shafts in spaced-apart relationship about an associated shaft, an outer housing disposed about the motor and gear trains and having a surface above which the nodules protrude, said outer housing having a flexible membrane disposed on said surface overlaying the nodules, a heater disposed within at least one of the pair of nodules, an electrically conductive channel disposed concentrically about each of said shafts, and electrical connections including a rotatable contact connecting the conductive channel to the heater within the nodule during rotation thereof about the associated shaft; wherein each of said nodules has a smooth surface that protrudes above the surface of the outer housing; and wherein each pair of the shafts are rotated in opposite directions.