Abstract:
A massage device that can be strategically positioned between the user&#39;s legs in such a manner that upon operation of the hand-grip component of the device, the massage head of the device will be moved upwardly and downwardly relative to the user&#39;s penile head so as to cause intense pleasure to the user. Advantageously, a plurality of massage heads of different shapes can be readily attached to the longitudinally extending support of the device to which the hand-grip component is pivotally connected.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates generally to massage devices. More particularly the invention concerns a massage device for pleasurably massaging the user at a location proximate the penile root.  
         [0003]     2. Discussion of the Prior Art  
         [0004]     Considerable effort has been undertaken in the past to determine the characteristics of a natural erection in the human male. This research has determined that that an erection is quite complex and involves multiple factors, including psychic, hormonal, neurological and vascular. However, when viewed merely relative to its mechanical aspect, it is well understood that when blood flows with sufficient pressure into the cavernous bodies of the penis, these bodies become swollen with the blood being sufficiently retained therein by a valvular system which impairs the free return of the blood to the organism&#39;s general circulating system.  
         [0005]     A number of approaches have been taken in the past to develop mechanical devices that will increase blood flow toward the penis and provide sexual pleasure for the male user. One such early device is described in U.S. Pat. No. 580,553 issued to Laib. This patent relates to a massaging apparatus for medicinal-therapeutical treatment of human genitals. Basically the device comprises a carrier tube that is enclosed in a toroidal rubber hose that is filled with an anti-friction mass like glycerin. Pairs of support rollers inside of the hose are journalized on the tube in encircling relationship thereof. Driving rollers, each associated to one pair of support rollers, are in engagement with the rubber hose supported by the inner support rollers for effecting revolving movement of the hose longitudinally around the tube. The drive rollers encircling the hose on the tube are rotatably supported in a common frame or housing and by their engagement with the support rollers at the same time maintain and support the carrier tube and hose.  
         [0006]     Another early device is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,910,262 issued to Stoughton. The Stoughton patent discloses a therapeutic apparatus intended for producing orgasms in males and females. It contains a motor driven hydraulic actuator which produced positive and negative pneumatic pressure pulses. These pressure reversals produce a reciprocating motion of a sleeve massaging the man&#39;s penis.  
         [0007]     The prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,501,650 issued to Gellert discloses an automated masturbatory device that comprises a variable speed motor powering a crankshaft driven sealed transducer producing pneumatically induced reciprocating motion of a receiver when a male organ is inserted. The invention employs a hermetic system to prevent loss of synchronization. The device receiver is designed with an inner liner compliant enough to accommodate a plurality of sizes and shapes of male penises.  
         [0008]     Still another type of external stimulation device is disclosing U.S. Pat. No. 5,928,134 issued to Vergara. The Vergara device, which is purportedly useful for coitus performance when the erection is nonexistent or insufficient in intensity or duration, comprises a support having a rigid core and a softer lining, a fastener made of rigid material that is attached to the support by means of two hinges and a tie made of soft, flexible material that maintains the fastener well-tightened to the body by pulling from the front and rear.  
         [0009]     As will be better understood from the discussion which follows, the novel apparatus of the present invention departs from the traditional design of the prior art external stimulation devices and provides a compact device that is of a unique, simple construction that is easy to use and one which provides intense sexual pleasure for any male user by a strategically positioned massage head disposed proximate the penile anchor of the user.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0010]     By way of brief summary, the massage device of the present invention comprises a generally U-shaped base having spaced-apart sides interconnected by a bight portion, a transversely extending pivot rod adjustably connected to the base for movement longitudinally of the spaced-apart sides and a massage assembly pivotally connected to the pivot rod for movement between first and second positions. In one form of the invention, the massage assembly comprises a longitudinally extending support having first and second extremities and a uniquely configured massage head connected to the support proximate its first extremity. An outwardly extending hand-grip member is affixed to the support proximate its second assembly and functions to impart controlled pivotal movement of the massage assembly about the pivot rod. When the massage device is appropriately positioned between the user&#39;s legs in a manner to place the massage head in close proximity with the penile root, the pivotal movement of the massage assembly imparts an angularly up and down massaging movement to the massage head to thereby cause a pleasurable sensation to the user.  
         [0011]     With the forgoing in mind, it is an object to the present invention to provide a novel, easy to use massaging device that enables a highly effective coupling between the penile anchor of the user and the massage head of the device so as to provide a most pleasurable and natural massaging action.  
         [0012]     Another object of the invention is to provide a uniquely configured massage device that can be strategically positioned between the user&#39;s legs in such a manner that upon operation of the device, the massage head of the device will be moved upwardly and downwardly relative to the user&#39;s penile head so as to cause intense pleasure to the user.  
         [0013]     Another object of the invention is to provide a massage device of the aforementioned character that is easy to use with a minimum of instruction.  
         [0014]     Another object of the invention is to provide a massage device as described in the preceding paragraphs in which a plurality of massage heads of different shapes can be readily attached to the longitudinally extending support of the device.  
         [0015]     Another object of the invention is to provide them the size device of the character described that is readily adjustable in a manner to precisely position the selected massage head relative to the user&#39;s penile head so that a maximum of pleasure can be achieved.  
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0016]      FIG. 1  is a generally perspective view of one form of the massage device of the present invention.  
         [0017]      FIG. 2  is a generally perspective view of one of the massage heads that can be interconnected with the massage device shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0018]      FIG. 3  is a generally perspective view of an alternate form of massage head that can be interconnected with them of sighs device shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0019]      FIG. 4  is a front view of the massage device illustrated in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0020]      FIG. 5  is a side-elevational view of the massage device.  
         [0021]      FIG. 6  is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken along lines  6 - 6  of  FIG. 5 .  
         [0022]      FIG. 7  is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along lines  7 - 7  of  FIG. 5 .  
         [0023]      FIG. 8  and is a side-elevational view, similar to  FIG. 5 , but showing the degrees of movement of the grip member and the massage head of the device.  
         [0024]      FIG. 9  is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along lines  9 - 9  of  FIG. 8 .  
         [0025]      FIG. 10  is a top plan view of one form of the massage device of the invention.  
         [0026]      FIG. 11  is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the central portion of  FIG. 10  but showing one of the massage heads connected to the support assembly of the device.  
         [0027]      FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view taken along lines  12 - 12  of  FIG. 11 .  
         [0028]      FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view taken along lines  13 - 13  in  FIG. 12 .  
         [0029]      FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view similar to  FIG. 7 , but showing the sides of the device base deformed inwardly. 
     
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0030]     Referring to the drawings and particularly to  FIGS. 1 through 5 , one form of the massage device of the invention for massaging the user at a location proximate the penile root is there shown and generally designated by the numeral  20 . In this embodiment of the invention, the massage device comprises a generally U-shaped base  22  having yieldably deformable, spaced-apart sides  24  and  26  that are interconnected by a bight portion  28 . A massage assembly, generally designated by the numeral  30 , is pivotally connected to a transversely extending pivot rod  32  that is, in turn, connected to spaced-apart sides  24  and  26 . For reasons presently to be described, pivot rod  32 , which spans sides  24  and  26 , is adjustably connected to base  22  for movement longitudinally of spaced-apart sides  24  and  26 . A yieldably deformable, spring-like spacer member  29  maintains the sides in a first spaced-apart configuration (see  FIG. 7 ). As the sides of the base member  22  are moved inwardly in the manner shown by the phantom lines in  FIG. 10 , spacer member  29  is deformed into the configuration shown in  FIG. 14 .  
         [0031]     In the present form of the invention, the massage assembly  30  comprises a longitudinally extending support  34  having first and second extremities  34   a  and  34   b.  First extremity  34   a  is provided with a massage, or skin-stimulating surface  35  for contact with the user in a manner presently to be described. A selected one of the first and second massage heads  36  and  38 , which are of the character shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3  can be removably interconnected with first extremity  34   a  of the longitudinally extending support  34 . More particularly, the massage heads include body portions  36   a  and  38   a,  tapering sides  36   b  and  38   b  and the massage surfaces  36   c  and  38   c.  The massage heads also include access openings  36   d  and  38   d,  which telescopically received first extension  34   a  of longitudinally extending support  34  in the manner illustrated in  FIGS. 11 through 13 .  
         [0032]     Interconnected with support  34  is a secondary, yieldably deformable, generally yoke-shaped skin stimulator assembly  37  having curved stimulating extremities  37   a.    
         [0033]     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1, 5  and  8 , massage assembly  30  further includes an angularly, upwardly extending hand-grip member  40  that is interconnected in any suitable manner with longitudinally extending support  34  proximate its second extremity  34   b.  In the manner illustrated by the phantom lines in  FIG. 8  of the drawings, hand grip member  40  is adapted to be gripped by the hand “H” of the user to impart pivotal movement to the massage assembly about pivot rod  32 . As the hand-grip member  40  is controllably moved forwardly and rearwardly in the manner illustrated by the phantom lines of  FIG. 8 , the massage assembly  30  will be caused to pivot pivoted about pivot rod  32 . As the massage assembly is so pivoted, extremity  34   a  travels angularly upwardly and downwardly as indicated by the arrows  43  of  FIG. 8 . This controlled upward and downward travel of extremity  34   a  pleasurably massages the penile root of the user when the device is positioned between the user&#39;s legs in a manner such that the end portions  45  of spaced-apart sides  24  and  26  rest against the inner thigh portions of the user and extremity  34   a  rests against the penile root. In this regard, it is to be noted that sides  24  and  26  of base  22 , which can be moved inwardly and outwardly as indicated by the arrows  47  of  FIG. 10 , are provided with an upper course  49  of longitudinally spaced-apart apertures  49   a.  Similarly sides  24  and  26  of base  22  are provided with a lower course  51  of longitudinally spaced-apart apertures  51   a  that are located below spaced-apart apertures  49 . With this construction it is apparent that the pivot rod  32  can be moved forwardly and rearwardly as well as upwardly and downwardly of sides  24  and  26  by positioning the extremities of the pivot rod in a selected one of the longitudinally spaced-apart apertures  49   a  and  51   a  that are formed in the spaced-apart sides. This movement of the pivot rod enables the extremity  34   a  of support  34  to be precisely adjustably positioned proximate the anchor, or penile root, of the user.  
         [0034]     To ensure a smooth and well-controlled upward and downward massaging movement of extremity  34   a  of support  34  and of the massage heads connected thereto, biasing means are provided for yieldably resisting the pivotal movement of the massage assembly about the pivot rod between the first and second positions. This important biasing means, which can comprise any type of elastic member, such as a spring or elastic strap, is here provided in the form of an elongated, elastomeric strap  54  that extends between base  22  and a connector segment  56  that is connected to and extends rearwardly from the hand grip member  40  in the manner illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 5  of the drawings. Connector segment  56  here comprises a transversely extending rod-like portion  56   a  and an outwardly extending tongue like portion  56   b.    
         [0035]     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 10 , elastomeric strap  54  is provided with spaced-apart apertures  54   a  and  54   b  which are configured to closely receive the opposite end portions of transversely extending rod portion  56   a.  Similarly, the bight portion  28  of base  22  is provided with a hook-like element  58  to which the elastomeric strap  54  is interconnected in the manner best seen in  FIG. 5 .  
         [0036]     In using the apparatus of the invention, with the user lying down and bending his back forward, perhaps using a pillow to support the back, the apparatus in the configuration shown in  FIG. 1  of the drawings is positioned using one hand between the user&#39;s legs in a manner such that the skin-stimulating surface  35  is in close proximity with the penile anchor. If the sides of the base  24  and  26  do not comfortably engage the inner portions of the user&#39;s legs, the sides can be yieldably deformed into the configuration shown in  FIG. 10  of the drawings. In a similar manner, by repositioning the pivot rod into a selected aperture of aperture course  49   a,  the massage assembly  30  can be moved forwardly or rearwardly relative to sides  24  and  26  to bring the skin-stimulating surface  35  into comfortable contact with the penile root or anchor. Additionally, if desired, the massage assembly  30  can be vertically adjusted relative to sides  24  and  26  by repositioning the pivot rod into a selected one of the apertures in the upper and lower aperture courses  49   a  and  51   a.    
         [0037]     With the massage assembly  30  correctly positioned, the user can grip the hand-grip member  40  with his other hand and controllably move the hand-grip member forwardly and rearwardly in an oscillating motion causing be massage assembly  30  to pivot about pivot rod  32 . This, of course, causes the skin-stimulating surface  35  as well as the curved stimulating extremities  37   a  of the secondary, yieldably deformable, generally yoke-shaped skin stimulator assembly  37  to move upwardly and downwardly relative to the penis. As previously mentioned, the elongated, elastomeric strap  54  of the apparatus functions to assist the user and accomplishing a smooth, pleasurable oscillating movement of the hand-grip member and the skin-stimulating surface. As upstanding, generally U-shaped stop member  61 , which is connected to base  22  in the manner shown in  FIG. 1 , functions to limit the rearward travel of the hand-grip member  40  and to stop movement of the hand-grip member of at the second position.  
         [0038]     As the penis enlarges, the user can, if desired interconnect a selected one of the massage heads  36  and  38  to extremity  34   a  in the manner illustrated in  FIGS. 11 through 13  in order to obtain maximum pleasure. In this regard, it is to be understood that the user may initially affix a selected one of the massage heads  36  and  38  to extremity  34   a  if these massage heads better fit the user&#39;s anatomy.  
         [0039]     Having now described the invention in detail in accordance with the requirements of the patent statutes, those skilled in this art will have no difficulty in making changes and modifications in the individual parts or their relative assembly in order to meet specific requirements or conditions. Such changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention, as set forth in the following claims.