Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080202592 | Direction control valve for shower irrigating applications - Embodiments of the presently described technology provide a direction control valve including first and second orifices and a pressure release mechanism. The first and second orifices provide a path of fluid flow through the valve from an inlet port to a first outlet port. The pressure release mechanism is configured to reduce pressure in the valve through a second outlet port. Embodiments of the presently described technology also provide a direction control valve including first and second fluid communication paths. The first fluid communication path is defined by an inlet port, first and second orifices, and a first outlet port. The second fluid communication path is defined by the inlet port, the first orifice, a pressure release mechanism, and a second outlet port. The second fluid communication path of the valve does not exist until an internal pressure of the valve exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 08-28-2008 |
20080269650 | Vacuum pressure regulator for human body treatment devices - One or more embodiments of the presently described invention provide a vacuum pressure regulator including a spring, a knob, a housing, a chamber and a diaphragm. The spring encircles the knob and is capable of being compressed when the knob is rotated in one direction. The chamber and diaphragm are located inside the housing. A seal is formed when the compression of the spring creates a spring force that pushes at least a part of the diaphragm against a sealing surface of the chamber. This seal enables the chamber to maintain or hold a vacuum pressure for more than a transitory time period. | 10-30-2008 |
20090036806 | Inflatable apparatus for holding massage actuators - Massage apparatus of the invention includes a spherical inflatable body made of resilient material for mounting a massage actuator, the body having a socket mechanism accessible at its surface for holding the massage actuator, the body having an air-nozzle for inflation/deflation. The massage actuator is either of powered nature or non-powered nature. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
20100121234 | POWERED MASSAGER WITH COAXIAL ACTUATORS - A powered massager having coaxially mounted first and second massage actuators that are positioned along the main axis of the powered massager is disclosed. The powered massager further includes a hand-held unit including a control panel for controlling the operation of the massager and a power source that is operatively associated with an electric motor that drives a rotatable output shaft through a gear arrangement. In one embodiment, the first massage actuator is a squirming massage actuator having a plurality of frames interposed between rolling members that are operable when the output shaft is driven by the electric motor, while the second massage actuator is a vibratory massage actuator that is operatively associated with the power source through a conductive pathway established between the power source and the vibratory massage actuator. | 05-13-2010 |
20100326536 | DIRECTION CONTROL VALVE FOR SHOWER IRRIGATING APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the presently described technology provide a direction control valve including first and second orifices and a pressure release mechanism. The first and second orifices provide a path of fluid flow through the valve from an inlet port to a first outlet port. The pressure release mechanism is configured to reduce pressure in the valve through a second outlet port. Embodiments of the presently described technology also provide a direction control valve including first and second fluid communication paths. The first fluid communication path is defined by an inlet port, first and second orifices, and a first outlet port. The second fluid communication path is defined by the inlet port, the first orifice, a pressure release mechanism, and a second outlet port. The second fluid communication path of the valve does not exist until an internal pressure of the valve exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 12-30-2010 |