US2231095A - Massaging device or like implement - Google Patents

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Feb. 11, 1941. v. SQMMER Em 2,231,095

MASSAGING DEVICE 0R LIKE IMPLEMENT Filed March 29, 1959 W670i? SOMMf/Q BRUNO 2. 19085975 FE/TZ M FAUST INVENTORS PATENT AGENT Patented Feb. 11, 1941 UNITED srA -TEs 2,231,095 MASSAGING DEVICE OR LIKE IMPLEMENT Victor Sommer and Bruno R. Roberts, Jamaica, and Fritz M. Faust, St. A1bans, N. Y.

Application March 29, 1989, Serial No. 264,722

13 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined mas saging, heat and light ray treatment device or like implement.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a very efiicient, economical and practical device capable of moistening the skin to be treated during the massaging operation, heat and light rays being simultaneously supplied by said device.

It is another object of the present invention to provide exchangeable means to readily and. easily apply the desired moistener carrier to the skin; there maybe provided a plurality of skin moistener carriers for selection for the particular treatment required.

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of heat conducting means from the lamp within the device to the working surface of the latter.

Another object of the present invention is to provide ducts in the housing of the device and also in the aforesaid conducting means to permit escape of heat from the lamp which otherwise would be transmitted or conducted to the handle of the device; and to this end to construct the housing so as to minimize contact between it and the said conducting means.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide in such a device ducts in the said conducting means in such manner as to further function as an advertising medium by arranging the ducts in a predetermined form.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide means in the head of said device for removably retaining the aforesaid moistener carrier.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide in said head capillary means for retaining skin treating matter therein and facilitating its use during treatment of the skin.

It is still a further object of the invention to adapt a moistener carrier having a spongy construction which may form said capillary means. The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention will become more clearly apparent from the following description, which is descriptive of the preferred embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing. However, the embodiments herein shown and described being for purposes of illustrations only, it is to be understood that such modifications may be made, when desired, within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of a device made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of'the device partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 33 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows a large fragment of the device partly in section and in a slightly modified form;

Fig. 5 is a top view of the housing of the device, shown inFig. 4;

Figs. 6 and 7 are further fragmentary sectional views of the device in modified forms.

Referring now to the drawing, there is disclosed a housing I00 comprising a body IOI forming a handle and a-preferably flared or enlarged head or top piece I02. Within body I00 there is mounted on base I03 a lamp socket I04 carrying an electric bulb I05. Connected to socket I04 is a cable I06 carrying wires for connection with an electric power source (not shown).

Head I02 carries therewithin a metallic sleeve I01 which projects within the housing and adjacent bulb I05 and preferably surrounding the same when the head I02 is in adjusted posi tion on body IOI. Head I02 may be provided with a recess preferably of truncated formation within which is seated a moistener carrier I09. 'This carrier I09 is made of any suitable material but preferably of a spongy construction forming capillary means for holding and dispensing skin treating matter, such as, for example, oil, cream, lotion, etc.

Lamp or bulb I05 may be either a heat or light source or both, the purpose of which is to facilitate the treatment of the skin during the application of the content of carrier I09 to the skin under treatment.

Head I02 provides a mass-aging surface workable by the movement imp-arted thereto by the operators hand gripping handle IOI during the 40 application of the skin treating matter from the carrier. To facilitate treatment of the skin, heat from lamp I05 is transferred by radiation to metal sleeve I01, the latter conducting the heat to the head I02 and its stroking surface portion H0. This portion H0 is shown as being smooth and rounded. To minimize transference of heat from bulb I05 to the handle IOI metal sleeve I01 is perforated as indicated by numerals III, IIZ and the body IOI is fluted at II3 so as to provide line-contact with the metal sleeve I01 as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The perforations III, I I2 may be so arranged on sleeve I0l' as to provide a preferred design,

. ornament or an indicia such as the word Ellen (Fig. 4.). The handle, although it may be made of any suitable material, such as from any of the well known moldable or plastic substances is in this case preferably made of translucent composition so that the light from bulb I05 through the said perforations will illuminate the handle portion adjacent said. perforations to make the indicia visible to observers eye.

Instead of providing a central recess I (I8 for the head piece IIl2 for receiving therein the moistener carrier I89, there may be provided in head I III one or more annular grooves or channels I I4 which may be truncated in section and within which is placed the moistener carrier (not shown) in the form of annuli (Fig. 7)

Fig. 6 discloses capillary bores I I5 in inwardly projecting fingers IIIi for containing any desired skin food, or skin treating material, such as massaging cream, oil, or medicament (not shown) to be applied to the skin during the massaging operation. In Fig. 4 the moistener carrier I09 is held in a sleeve III in engagementwith the inner circumferential wall N8 of recess II9. This engagement may be made frictional or screw threaded.

Hollow body I ill and head piece I82 maybe made either of similar or dissimilar materials and both or either may be translucent or transparent. Head piece I62 may be made of a material which will transmit only desired rays coming from ray emitting device I05, such'as colored glass or suitable plastic composition.

Head piece IIIZ preferably has an arcuate recess I26 at its top surface. This recess provides on account of its slanting-wall a means for returnin excessive skin treating material or the like to the carrier Ii which might have been pressed thereout during application thereof. It may be desirable that carrier I09 containing massaging oil and the like projects beyond the top surface of head piece I02 or, as indicated in Fig. 6,'very fine bores or recesses, such as capillary bore I I5, which may hold skin treating matter, may be made flush with the top surface of head I92. In the latter case suction and evaporating efiect facilitates the application of the skin treating matter, such as oil, to the skin to be treated. The said skin treating matter, for instance, a liquid, is placed in such bores I I5 as by means of an eye-dropper.

During the operation of the device it might be desired and useful'to apply different kinds of skin creams or skin treating medicaments to the skin to be treated. In such cases, a plurality of skin food carriers may be provided for replacement within head piece'of the device and these carriers may be inserted-in the head piece recess with a suitable tool, such as a pair of pincers; or the carrier may be held in a ferrule or sleeve which may be grasped by fingers of the'hand and then inserted in the recess (Fig. 4).

Head piece I02" (Fig. '7) where the channel I I4 is provided adjacent the periphery of the head piece I02 may have a central heat transmitting portion I2I, whereas head piece IEIZ (Fig. 2) may have its portions I22, I Ill surrounding the carrier I09 transparent and heat transmitting.

As clearly disclosedin Fig. 4 the heat conducting means or sleeve It? is provided with an enlarged contact surface at its upper end forming a channel-shaped member I23 which conducts a greater amount of heat to the thickened stroking portion III!" of the head piece I02 From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it is apparent that improved simple, practical and inexpensive devices for the purpose intended are provided. It is apparent, however, that immaterial changes and modifications may be made by skilled persons without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as outlined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow body forming a handle, a head piece, a working surface provided on said head piece, a heat and light rays emitting device located within said body for transmitting said rays through said head piece to said surface, heat conducting means associated with said head piece and engageable with said body, said conducting means substantially surrounding said device to transfer heat therefrom to a predetermined portion of said head piece, and means adapted to carry skin treating matter seated within said surface.

2. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming a handle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, a massaging head having a top surface, a metallic sleeve fixed to said head and slidably engaging said body, said sleeve surrounding said source for transmitting heat from said source to said head, and moistener carrier means removably seated in said top surface of said head and projecting therefrom.

3. An implement of the character described .comprising a body forming a handle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, a massaging head having a top surface provided with a slanting portion, a metallic sleeve fixed to said headand slidably engageable with said body, said sleeve substantially surrounding said source for transmitting heat from said source to said head, and means for carrying skin treating matter centrally and removably seated in said top surface of said head, whereby said source transheat and light source located within said body, a

head having a massaging surface, a metallic member positioned between said head and said body, said member substantially surrounding said source for transferring heat therefrom to said surface,-

and carrier means for containing skin treating ,matter therein removably seated in said surface and projecting therefrom, whereby said source transfers heat and light rays to said surface and simultaneously to said matter within said carrier means.

5. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming a handle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, a

massaging head having a slanting top surface, a

central recess in said surface, a metallic sleeve fixed to said head and slid-ably engaging said body, said sleeve surrounding said source for transferring heat from said source to said head, and. spongy rubber means centrally and removably seated in said recess and projecting therefrom.

6. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow body forming a handle and provided with flutes at its inner wall, a head piece,

a working surface provided on said head piece, a heat and light rays emitting device located within said body for transmitting said rays to said surface, heat conducting means associated with said head piece and slidably engaging in line contact said inner wall, said conducting means being provided with apertures and surrounding said device, and capillary means for containing skin treating matter therein seated within a portion of said surface.

7. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming a handle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, a massaging head having a top surface including a stroking portion, a central recess in said surface, a metallic sleeve fixed Within said head and provided with a free end, said end slidably engaging said body, said sleeve surrounding said source for transferring heat from said source to said head, and spongy material centrally and removabiy placed in said recess and projecting therefrom.

8. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow body forming a handle and provided with a grooved inner wall, a head piece, a top surface including a stroking portion provided at said head piece, a heat and light rays emitting device located within said body for transmitting said rays to said surface, heat conducting means fixed within said head piece and adjacent said portion, the free end of said conducting means slidably engaging in line contact said inner wall and being provided with apertures adjacent said device, and capillary means for containing skin treating matter therein seated within a portion of said surface.

9. An article of the character described comprising a housing shaped to form a handle, said housing being open at its top, a head covering said opening, a ray emitting device within said housing, a metal sleeve fixed tosaid head and extending within said housing and surrounding said ray emitting device, said head having a massaging surface, said sleeve having a horizontally disposed flange terminating in a vertically disposed flange whereby to' provide a space between said vertical flange and the body of said sleeve, said sleeve being secured to said head at said flange portions.

10. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, a device for emitting heat and light rays located in said housing, a head piece connected to said housing, said head piece being provided with a light rays transmitting portion, a heat conducting portion and a stroking massaging portion, and moisture carrying means adjacent the surface of said head piece whereby the skin to be treated may be subjected to a moistening, massaging heat and light ray treatment.

11. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, a heat and light source located within said housing, a translucent massaging head piece in front of said source and connected to said housing, said head piece being provided on its surface with at least one recess for carrying skin treating matter, and heat conducting means positioned between said source and said head piece to transfer heat from said source to a predetermined portion of said head piece.

12. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, a device for emitting heat and light rays located in said housing, a head piece engageable with said housing and in front of said device, said head piece being made of translucent material and being provided with a surface, means adapted to carry skin treating material received in a portion of said surface, and means adapted to conduct heat rays from said device to another portion of said surface, whereby the skin to be treated may be selectively subjected to a moistening, heat, light and massaging treatment.

13. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, an electric lamp for emitting heat and light rays located within said housing, a head piece of translucent material in front of said lamp and closing said housing, heat conducting means placed between said lamp and said head piece and in close contact with the latter at a location to which heat is to be transferred by said lamp, and means for carrying skin treating material seated within the surface of said head piece, whereby said rays are directed toward said carrying means and said surface of said head piece.

VICTOR SOMMER.

BRUNO R. ROBERTS.

FRITZ M. FAUST.

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