Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application. 25th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1894-4ccepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
I, ARVID SCHUBERT, of the Bureau Universal, Stockholm, in the Kingdom of
Sweden, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a novel and simple apparatus for effecting the operation
of massage.
My improved apparatus is constructed of a fluted roller of suitable material such
as wood and mounted in a handle so that the roller can be readily moved over the
part of the body to be massaged or treated.
The surface of the roller is advantageously rounded and is covered with a
suitable fabric such as flannel which is held in position by wires alternately of
copper and zinc, which draw or press the fabric into the flutes of the roller, the
ends of the wires being attached to pins in the ends of the roller.
By means of my apparatus, a person requiring massage treatment can operate on
himself or can be operated on without the necessity of employing a skilled
masseur.
I prepare to call my apparatus the Swedish massage apparatus.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
I, ARVID SCHUBERT, of the Bureau Universal, Stockholm, in the Kingdom of
Sweden, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a novel and simple apparatus for effecting the operation
of massage.
My improved apparatus is constructed of a fluted roller of suitable material
such as wood and mounted in a handle so that the roller can be readily moved
over the part of the body to be massaged or treated.
The surface of the roller is advantageously rounded and is covered with a
suitable fabric such as flannel which is held in position by wires alternately of
copper and zinc, which draw or press the fabric into the flutes of the roller and
give rise to a current of electricity (which can be augmented if required by a
generator of electricity attached to the handle) the ends of the wires being attached
to pius in the ends of the roller.
By means of my apparatus, a person requiring massage treatment can operate
on himself or can be operated on without the necessity of employing a skilled
masseur.
I propose to call my apparatus the Swedish massage apparatus.

page_text: To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing in which :—
Figure 1 is an elevation of a massage apparatus constructed according to my
invention; and,
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.
Similar letters in both the figures indicate similar parts.
R is the fluted or indented roller of suitable material such as wood having
pivots a arranged to rotate in bearings in a frame B fixed in the handle H so that
the roller R can be readily moved over the part of the body to be massaged or
treated, the said handle being of the shape shewn in the drawing or varied to
adapt the apparatus for use on the particular part to be treated. If, for example
the apparatus is required for self-application to the back of a person's body the
handle can be elongated or curved to enable the apparatus to be so used.
a indicates the flannel, leather or other material with which I cover the surface
of the roller R which as herein before stated is advantageously rounded or curved
from end to end, as clearly shewn in Figure 1, in order that it may come into
intimate contact with the affected part of the body and to avoid undue pressure
of the edges of the roller thereon and the pain which would result from such
pressure, the flutes or indents in the roller producing a strong stimulation of the
surface of the body. Over the covering a at its centre part I sometimes place a
thin layer of india rubber which acts as a producer of electricity.
i, indicate the wires which I employ to hold the covering a in position, the
said wires lying in the flutes or grooves of the roller R and drawing or pressing
the covering or fabric into the said flutes and being attached to pins (not shewn in
the drawing) in the ends of the roller. The said wires are of copper and zinc
arranged alternately so as to give rise to a current of electricity to enhance the
electrical effect produced by the hereinbefore described layer of india rubber.
If it be desired to still further augment the electrical effect of the apparatus,
the surface of the roller R can be moistened with a solution of hydrochloric acid
before using the apparatus or a generator of electricity can be so connected to the
handle and to the wires of the apparatus that the said wires will conduct the
electric current over the surface of the roller.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A massage apparatus consisting of a fluted or indented roller covered with
flannel, leather or other suitable material and mounted in a handle in the flutes of
which roller are wires serving to secure the covering of the roller in position such
wires being so arranged as to give rise to a current of electricity which can be
augmented if required by a generator of electricity attached to the handle of the
apparatus, substantially as herein before described.
2. The improved massage apparatus herein before described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 21st day of November 1894.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.