Personal massager

Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of the personal massager;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the personal massager;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the personal massager in use, wherein the user is utilizing the personal massager to massage a hard-to-reach area;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the personal massager in use, wherein the user is in a chair is utilizing the personal massager to massage an easy-to-reach area;

FIG. 5 is an upper perspective view of the personal massager as an integral assembly;

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the personal massager as an integral assembly;

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a personal massager having straps at each end, with the personal massager in use utilizing an arcuate extension as a fulcrum pivot point on a surface on a floor to gain leverage for a force to be applied at a first massage portion via a handle from a user's hand;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the personal massager having straps at each end, with the personal massager in use utilizing the arcuate extension again as a fulcrum pivot point on the surface on the floor to gain leverage for the force to be applied at the first massage portion via the handle from the user's hand in a more remote location;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the personal massager having straps at each end, with the personal massager in use utilizing the arcuate extension as a fulcrum pivot point and the massage device as against a user's leg with a second portion trapped between a user's other leg and a couch seat with a user pushing down on the handle creating an end pivot at the second portion opposite of the handle;

FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of the personal massager in use utilizing the arcuate extension again as a fulcrum pivot point on a surface on a chair back to gain leverage for a force to be applied at the first massage portion via the handle from a user in a more remote location on a user's back; and,

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the personal massager having straps at each end, with the personal massager in use utilizing the retention straps disposed at the handle and the opposing second portion allowing a user to apply force at the retention straps to effectuate massage force at selected locations on their back from the personal massager.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and from no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for the personal massager, as shown.

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Inventors:	Grippo; Rene (Boulder, CO)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Grippo; Rene Boulder CO US
Family ID:	44560631
Appl. No.:	D/452,968
Filed:	April 24, 2013

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13113915	May 23, 2011
	11942899	Nov 20, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/215
Current CPC Class:	A61H39/04 20130101; A61H7/003 20130101; A61H2201/0161 20130101; A61H2201/1685 20130101
Current International Class:	2803
Field of Search:	;D24/200,211,212,213,214,215 ;601/114,120,121,124,125,130,131,134,135,136,137

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Primary Examiner: Snapp; Sandra