Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers, applicable for Massage and similar Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left. 27th Apr., 1898-Accepted. 2nd July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers, applicable for Massage and
similar Purposes.
I, EUGEN SANDOw, of 9, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, Athlete, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to produce an improved device to be used as a
rubber (either as a hand rubber or to be worked mechanically) which can be
employed for "massage or for applying friction to any part of the human frame.
The invention consists mainly in the employment for this purpose of a frame
provided with a socket or sockets enclosing a sphere or spheres in such a manner
that a portion of the said sphere or spheres will project from one surface (or two
surfaces front and back) of the frame and yet the spheres will be free to rotate
in any and every direction in the frame.
If desired the spheres may be held in place and rotate upon a series of small
balls which may be mounted in a ball race, or be otherwise suitably disposed.
One or more frames may be employed in one apparatus; for example the appa-
ratus may be made in the form of a glove composed of say two or three or more
transverse frames covering the inside of the hand and held together, and to the
hand by suitable means so. that the arm, leg, or any other part may be partly
encircled and rubbed by the spheres.
I prefer to make the spheres and the frame of wood so that if desired an embroca-
tion can be used with the rubber.
The frame may be made in form like a brush with a handle or band or strap or
straps.
Or several frames may be suitably connected together.
Improvements in Hygienic Rubbers, applicable for Massage and
similar Purposes.
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 invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to produce an improved device to be used as a

page_text: rubber (either as a hand rubber or to be worked mechanically) which can be
employed for massage or for applying friction to any part of the human frame.
The invention consists mainly in the employment for this purpose of a frame a
(see section Fig. 1 of the annexed drawings) provided with a socket or sockets
enclosing a sphere or spheres in such a manner that a portion of the sphere b
or spheres will project from one surface (or two surfaces front and back, see Fig. 2)
of the frame and yet the spheres will be free to rotate in any and every direction in
the frame.
If desired the spheres may be held in place and rotate upon a series of small
balls c which may be mounted in a ball race, or be otherwise suitably disposed
(see Fig. 1). One or more frames may be employed in one apparatus connected by
links or by flexible material d*, (see Fig. 2), and the apparatus may be made in
the form of a glove composed (see Fig. 3) of say two, three or more transverse
frames a covering the inside of the hand and held together and to the hand by
suitable means (say the straps & d' respectively) so that the arm, leg, or any other
part may be partly encircled and rubbed by the spheres b.
I prefer to make the spheres b and the frame a of wood so that if desired an
embrocation can be used with the rubber.
The frame a may be made in form like a brush with a handle a¹ (see Fig. 4) or
a band or strap or straps.
It will be evident without illustration that the frame containing the spheres may
be formed as described in the Specification of my application for Letters Patent
No. 17,957 of 1897; or that a frame or series of frames may be fitted to a plate or
to a strap or chain to which motion can be imparted by mechanical means, and
the limb or part may be held in contact with such mechanical rubber.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
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1. The improved hygienic rubber consisting of a sphere or spheres capable of
rotation in any direction in and projecting from a suitable frame, substantially as
herein before described.
2. The combination of several frames connected by flexible material or the like
the said frames carrying spheres projecting therefrom and capable of rotation in
any direction therein, substantially as hereinbefore described.
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GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.