Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers applicable for similar purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 18th June, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers applicable for
similar purposes.
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Massage
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I, EUGEN SANDOW, of 9, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, Athlete, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce an improved device to be used as
a rubber (to be worked mechanically) which can be employed for massage or
for applying friction to any part of the human frame.
The invention consists of a wheel or drum of suitable width and section carry-
ing around its periphery a series of suitable transverse axes or spindles, upon
which are mounted rolling pieces in the form of plain or indented short rollers
or spherically formed rollers or devices of other desired form capable of rotating
upon or with the said axes or spindles and of being brought in contact with the
part to be rubbed.
This wheel or drum is provided with means of rotation upon a suitable axle
conveniently supported; I prefer to support it in a way similar to that in which
the usual mechanical, rotary hair brush is supported so that it can be applied to
any desired part of the human frame.
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It will be seen that this device is specially applicable for massage as the roll-
ing pieces will be carried round constantly in one direction by the rotation of the
wheel or drum.
It will be evident that any other similar rotating parts may be mounted upon
a drum or wheel of similar form.
Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers applicable for "Massage
similar purposes.
" and
I, EUGEN SANDOw, formerly of 9, Sackville Street, now of 32, St. James's
Street, Piccadilly, London, Athlete, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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The object of this invention is to produce an improved device to be used as a
rubber (to be worked mechanically) which can be employed for massage or for
applying friction to any part of the human frame.

page_text: The invention consists of a wheel or drum a of suitable width and section as
shewn on the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, carrying around its periphery
a series of suitable transverse axes or spindles a³, upon which are mounted roll-
ing pieces in the form of plain or indented short rollers. or spherically formed
rollers b or devices of other desired form capable of rotating upon or with the
said axes or spindles, and of being brought in contact with the part to be rubbed.
This wheel or drum a is provided with a pulley or pulleys a² or other means of
rotation upon a suitable axis a³ conveniently supported'; I prefer to support it in
a way similar to that in which the usual mechanical rotary hair brush is sup-
ported, as shown at Figs. 1 & 3, so that it can be applied to any desired part of
the human frame.
It will be seen that this device is specially applicable for massage as the rolling
pieces will be carried round constantly in one direction by the rotation of the
wheel or drum a.
It will be evident that any other similar rotating parts such as loose balls b* as
described in the Specification of application for Letters Patent, No. 17,580 dated
July 27th, 1897, may be mounted upon a drum or wheel a of similar form, as
shewn by Figs. 3 and 4 of the annexed drawings.
Having now particularly described and oscertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The improved hygienic rubber consisting of a wheel or drum carried by a suit-
able axle and provided with a series of projecting rotary rubbers on its periphery
and a pulley or other means for rotating the wheel or drum, and with a con-
venient support or handle so that the rubber can be applied to any part of the
human frame, substantially as hereinbefore described.
ted this 26th day of April 1898.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.