Beauty instrument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10206848-B2
Application number	US-201214358019-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	Nov 16, 2011
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

A beauty instrument capable of imparting a massaging effect to skin. A beauty instrument is configured such that a pair of balls is supported at the tip of a handle. The balls are positioned at a distance from each another, and are capable of rotating around respective axes thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A beauty instrument comprising:
a handle, wherein the handle comprises a tip having bifurcated portions extending in a Y-letter shape from the handle;
a ball supporting shaft integral to each bifurcated portion, wherein each ball supporting shaft supports a ball, wherein each ball supporting shaft defines an independent axis, wherein each said ball freely rotates about the axis defined by the ball supporting shaft that supports that said ball, wherein each said ball is located at a distance from the other said ball, wherein the axes defined by the ball supporting shafts comprise a lateral projection angle with respect to a centerline of the handle, further wherein each ball comprises an outer surface, a proximal end, and a distal end, wherein the ball supporting shaft supports the ball at the proximal end of the ball by way of a bearing member fitted to said ball supporting shaft and fixed by a stop ring, and the outer surface at the distal end of the ball is not penetrated, further wherein each ball comprises a cap material surrounding a distal end of said bearing member, a core material surrounding said cap material and said bearing member, and a shell material defining said outer surface of said ball and surrounding said cap material and said core material.

2. The beauty instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral projection angle of the axis of each ball with respect to the centerline of the handle is set in a range from 90 degrees to 110 degrees.

3. The beauty instrument according to claim 2 , wherein the lateral projection angle of the axis of each ball is set in a range from 93 degrees to 100 degrees.

4. The beauty instrument according to claim 3 , wherein the lateral projection angle of the axis of each ball is set in a range from 95 degrees to 99 degrees.

5. The beauty instrument according to claim 1 , wherein an opening angle between the balls is set in a range from 50 degrees to 110 degrees.

6. The beauty instrument according to claim 5 , wherein the opening angle between the balls is set in a range from 50 degrees to 90 degrees.

7. The beauty instrument according to claim 6 , wherein the opening angle between the balls is set in a range from 65 degrees to 80 degrees.

8. The beauty instrument according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the balls is set in a range from 15 mm to 60 mm.

9. The beauty instrument according to claim 8 , wherein the diameter of the balls is set in a range from 32 mm to 55 mm.

10. The beauty instrument according to claim 9 , wherein the diameter of the balls is set in a range from 38 mm to 45 mm.

11. The beauty instrument according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the outer circumferential surfaces of the balls is in a range from 8 mm to 25 mm.

12. The beauty instrument according to claim 11 , wherein the distance between the outer circumferential surfaces of the balls is set in a range from 9 mm to 15 mm.

13. The beauty instrument according to claim 12 , wherein the distance between the outer circumferential surfaces of the balls is set in a range from 10 mm to 13 mm.

14. The beauty instrument according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of a part of the outer circumferential surface of the proximal end of each ball is made greater than a radius of curvature on a part of the distal end of each ball.

Assignees

• Matsushita Tsuyoshi
• Mtg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsushita Tsuyoshi

Classifications

• A61N1/328

  for improving the appearance of the skin, e.g. facial toning or wrinkle treatment · CPC title

• A61N1/322

  Electromedical brushes, combs, massage devices · CPC title

• A61N1/26

  Electromedical brushes; Electromedical massage devices {(massage devices in general A61H); Combs} · CPC title

• A61N1/205

  for promoting a biological process · CPC title

• A61N1/0472

  Structure-related aspects · CPC title