Massager with magnetic protuberances

This invention relates to a massager and in particular to a massage member having a semi-circular cross section and a plurality of solid and hollow round-headed protuberances on the surface, a plurality of magnets each fitted into one of the hollow round-headed protuberances of the massage member, a leather envelope formed with a plurality of holes adapted to receive the round-headed protuberances of the massage member, and two retainers each mounted at an end of the massage member.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
It is found that the prior art hand massager with round-headed 
protuberances on the market cannot provide sufficient stimulation and so 
it can only be used for finger massage, but not veins and vital points. 
Further, there is a ball massager which is provided with magnetic 
protuberances for massage and magnetic remedy on sale, but such massager 
is too heavy and inconvenience in use. 
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a massager 
which may obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
This invention relates to an improved massager. 
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a massager 
which may apply to a steering wheel so that the driver may massage his 
hand in driving. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a massager which 
may keep up the one's spirit. 
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a massager 
which may make the user recover from fatigue. 
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a massager 
which is simple in construction. 
Other objects and merits and a fuller understanding of the present 
invention will be obtained by those having ordinary skill in the art when 
the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment is read in 
conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 1 thereof, the 
massager according to the present invention mainly comprises a leather 
envelope 1, a massage member 2, a plurality of magnets 3, and two 
retainers 4. The massage member 2 is preferably made of rubber or plastic 
with medium hardness. The massage member 2 has a semi-circular cross 
section and a plurality of round-headed protuberances 21 on the surface. 
Some of the round-headed proturberances 21 are solid and the other are 
hollow in structure. The solid round-headed protuberance 21 is designed 
for finger massage while the hollow round-headed protuberance 21 is formed 
with a recess 22 for receiving a magnet 3 and designed for finger massage 
as well as magnetic remedy. Further, the massage member 2 is provided at 
one end with a male connecting portion 23 and a female connecting portion 
23' at the other so that a plurality of massage member 2 may be joined 
together. On both ends of the massage member 2 there is a projection 24. 
When a plurality of massage members 2 are mounted on a steering wheel (see 
FIG. 4) or a ring member (see FIG. 7), the holes 41 of the retainers 4 are 
engaged with the protuberances 24 of the massage member 2. The leather 
envelope 1 is formed with a plurality of holes 11 adapted to receive the 
round-headed protuberances 21 so as to absorb sweat and to keep the 
surface of the massage member 2 from being damaged. 
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the solid round-headed protuberance 21 is 
designed for finger massage while the hollow round-headed protuberance 21 
is provided with a magnet in its recess 22 and designed for finger massage 
as well as magnetic remedy. 
FIG. 5 shows the principle of the present invention. As illustrated, the 
round-headed protuberance 21 will continuously emit magnet lines M from 
the North pole to the South pole so that when the body is in contact with 
the round-headed protuberance 21, the veins and vital points of the body 
will be appropriately stimulated hence achieving the purpose of massage. 
Further, the magnetic lines of force will promote the blood circulation as 
well as metabolism thereby keeping the health of the user. 
FIGS. 6 through 8 show different applications of the present invention. As 
may be seen, the massager may be used to massage the user's hands and 
prevent the hands from slipping when applied to a steering wheel. In 
addition, the massager may be applied to a ring member 6 with an axle 61 
supported by a block 7 at both ends so that the massager may be rotated 
through an angle of 360 degrees thereby enabling the foot to be massaged 
conveniently. Besides, the massager may be used to massage the body as 
shown in FIG. 8. 
Although the present invention is described with a certain degree of 
particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure is made by way 
of example only and that numerous changes in the detail of construction 
and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without 
departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter 
claimed.