Patent ID: 7419475

Claim:
A massage apparatus comprising: a housing; a massage formation provided on the housing for contacting a body part of a user; a massage mechanism oriented within the housing for imparting a massage effect to the massage formation for massaging the body part; a light source provided on the massage formation for conveying an illumination effect from the massage formation; a carriage oriented in the housing for limited translation in the housing, wherein the massage formation is provided on the carriage; a motor supported upon the carriage; a shaft mounted on the carriage and operably driven by the motor for rotation about an axis, the shaft having a pair of oscillating mechanisms each having a portion that is canted relative to the shaft axis; a pair of massage brackets each journalled to one of the oscillating mechanisms and engaging the carriage for limited rotation about the shaft axis such that rotation of the shaft oscillates the massage brackets relative to the carriage; a pair of massage arms each pivotally connected to one of the massage brackets; and a pair of massage rollers each pivotally connected to one of the massage arms for imparting a rolling massage effect upon the portion of the user's body as the carriage is translated relative to the housing and for imparting a kneading massage effect upon the portion of the user's body as the massage brackets oscillate relative to the carriage; wherein the pair of massage rollers are generally translucent and the light source is provided adjacent to at least one of the massage rollers for conveying the illumination effect through the at least one massage roller.