Patent ID: 7708671

Claim:
Wellness apparatus in which periodic vibrations are stimulated, said wellness apparatus comprising a flexible rod or bar-shaped object of circular cross section having two opposite ends, the flexible rod or bar-shaped object being made from an elastic material, wherein said elastic material of said rod or bar-shaped object is at least partially made from one of a synthetic material and a synthetic material fiber compound, removably mounted protection devices formed as weights and each having a partial bore that is not continuous through each device such that the protection devices envelope and cap the two opposite ends and at least portions of side surfaces of the rod, which affect vibration attitude of the apparatus, and a material enveloping the flexible rod or bar-shaped object at a center of the rod or bar-shaped object and being spaced axially along the flexible rod or bar-shaped object from the protection devices, the material forming a center grip, said center grip being axially fixed at the center of the flexible rod or bar-shaped object by tension forces, and through which the periodic vibrations are induced in the apparatus by a user holding the center grip, a number of weights, each having a continuous bore extending entirely through the weight, and being mounted and fixed to said rod or bar-shaped object between the protection devices and the grip, said weights being adjustable on said rod or bar-shaped object, wherein said weights and said protection devices and said grip are each formed of a material, the material having tension force of a sufficient magnitude to be the only force fixing said weights and protection devices and grip axially on said rod or bar-shaped object, wherein a total weight of the apparatus is smaller or equal to 1.0 kg.