CA2025174A1 - Plantar hydromassage device - Google Patents

Plantar hydromassage device

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CA2025174A1
CA2025174A1 CA002025174A CA2025174A CA2025174A1 CA 2025174 A1 CA2025174 A1 CA 2025174A1 CA 002025174 A CA002025174 A CA 002025174A CA 2025174 A CA2025174 A CA 2025174A CA 2025174 A1 CA2025174 A1 CA 2025174A1
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nozzles
feet
water
sole
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Virgilio Guzzini
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Teuco Guzzini SpA
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/12Feet

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  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)
  • Preparing Plates And Mask In Photomechanical Process (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Printed Wiring (AREA)
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  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT
A device for plantar massage comprises support surfaces for the soles of the feet under which are placed nozzles for controlled emission of water jets.
In a first embodiment said support surfaces are fixed and the jets are modulated to move over the sole and perform massage cycles. In a second embodiment the support surfaces are represented by idling rollers to cause the sole of the feet to slide thereover and perform the massage bringing different areas opposite the jets. In the second embodiment the rollers have advantageously yielding material with roughness performing a further mechanical massage action as the sole of the foot slides thereover.

Description

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"PLANTA~ HYDROMASSAGE DEVICE"
The general object of the present invention is to provide a device which would permit controlled emission of water jets on the soles of the feet so as to perform localized massage thereof.
In view of said object it was sought to provide in accordance with the invention a plantar hydromassage device characterized in that it comprises directional emission means of a plurality of water jets among elemen~s which constitute a support surface for the sole of the feet.
In gxeater detail said means of emission comprise directional nozzles flush-mounted in said support surfaces.
To further clarify the explanation of the innovative principles of the present invention and its advantages compared with the known art there are described below, with the aid o~ the annexed drawings, possible embodiments as examples of applications of said principles. In the drawings:-FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a first plantarhydromassage device embodied in accordance with the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a partial cross section along line II-II of FIG. 1 FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view, with a partial cross-section, of a second plantar hydromassage device embodied in accordance with the present invention, and S~ J ~ ~ 7 ~7 FIG. 4 sh~ws a partial cross section view alony line IV-IV
of FIG. 3 With reference to the figures a plantar hydromassage device applying the innovative principles claimed here and indicated generally by reference number 10 in FIG.
comprises inclined top surfaces 11, 1~ to support the two feet as shown in broken lines.
The support surfaces comprise, in mirror image, recesses 13, 14 containing directional nozzles 15, 16 connected by a duct 17 to a source of pressurized hot water, e.g. the plumbing system of a bath, by the interposition of electric controls 18 of the known art for controlled regulation of the outward flow from the nozzles 13 and 14.
The nozzles 13 and 14 can be connected in pairs involving the same plantar area of both feet so as to have a number of electrical controls half the total number of the nozzles. For example, in the example shown in the drawings each support surface has three nozzles. By pairing the nozzles two by two on said surfaces only three electrical controls may be used.
The electrical controls are controlled by a control device 1~, e.g. of the alectronic microprocessor type of the known art and therefore, being easy to imagine by those skilled in the art, not urther described. The control device is connected to a control panel 20, e.g. of the keyboard type, for manually setting the desired regulation as will be made clear below.

The hydromassage device operates as follows.
2 ~ ~J ~ ,~,. 61 i', The devlce is place on the bottom of a tub or other container for xecovery of the water coming from the nozzles, e.~. a shower stall, to avoid splashing during use.
Initially the nozzles 13 and 14 are directed in such a manner that they point toward the areas of the soles of the feet which it is desired to massage. The feet are placed on the surfaces 11 and 12 and emission of water from the no~zles is activated by the control and using the panel 20 o the controller 19 which activates the electrical controls 18.
By means of the control panel 20 it is possible to control the controller 19 so as to regulate the electrical controls 18 to obtain the desired intensity and/or cyclical duration of the emissions from the nozzles connected therewith.
Those skilled in the art can readily imagine how it would be possible by using a microprocessor controller 19 to provide appropriate massage programmes. For example the nozzles can be activated with pulsing, sequentially and cyclically, or with the intensity of the water flow increasing and decreasing alternately etc.
The various programmes can be set directly by the u.ser in accordance with his tastes by means of the control panel 20 or can be prememorized in the controller 19 and recalled upon command by the user by means of the same panel 20.
As an example, with reference to FI~S. 3 and 4, there is ~, ~,3 s~J 'J~

described a second possible embodiment applyiny the innovative principles claimed here. In said second embodiment the plantar massage is provided by the guided movement of the feet on the virtually fixed jets instead of moving the water j~ts by activation of di~ferent nozzles as provided in the first embodiment.
Said second embodiment, which ls indicated generally by reference number 110, comprises a base 121 supporting horizontal and parallel idling rollers 122, 123 covered with relatively yielding material such as rubber with radial surface roughness as is shown clearly in FIG. 4 as well.
In the .space between the rollers there are placed two directional nozzles 115, 116 fed through a duct 117 from a source of water.
The device 110 also includes advantageously a cover 124, generally in the form of an overturned U hinged at the base 121 by means of ~ide arms 125, 126 so as to be movable fro~ the closed or inoperative position as shown in FIG. 3 (and in broken lines in FI~. 4) to the open or operative position (shown in solid lines in FIG. 4).
In addition to supplying when closed a protective element for the device, the cover 124 has the function of a shield against splashing during use of the apparatus 110.
To usa the device 110 it is sufficient to open the cover and rest the feet on the rollers as shown schematically in FIG. 4 so that each foot is positioned over the respective nozzle 115, 116. Said nozzles can be regulated to provide a jet with the desired inclination and optionally the desired intensity.
Supplying the water through the duct 117 and sliding the soles of the feet over the rollers the various areas thereof are struck by the water jets and massaged in a controlled manner. In addition to the massage effect of the water there i5 the mechanical massage effect of sliding over the shaped rollers 122 and 123.
Naturally the description of devices applying the innovative principles of the present invention is given as an example o said principles and therefore is not to he considered as limiting the scope of the invention claimed here.
For e~ample, in both embodiments the number of nozzles for each foot can be readily incraased so as to batter localize and articulate the massage action.
Similarly the number of rollers 122, 123 can be different from that illustrated.
The nozzles 115, 116 can also be equipped with programmable modulation means for the jets as shown ~or the device 110.
Although in the first embodiment the nozzles have been indicated as controlled in symmetrical pairs on both feet so as to minimize the number of control components, it is naturally conceivable to use an alectrical control 18 for each nozzle so as to be able to perform different sequences of massage on the individual feet simultaneously.

Further~ore it would be possible to cover the supporting surfaces 11 and 12 with a grille and form an es.sentially unbroken supporting surface despike the presence of a large number of recesses 13 and 14 of ample diameter.
To make the devices 10, 110 usable outside the containers for collection of the water sprayed by the nozzles there could be i.nc.luded therein channels for conveyance of said water into an appropriate drain as can be readily imagined by those skilled in the art. Lastly the first embodiment could be equipped with a top ~over against spraying similar to the one shown in the second embodiment.

Claims (10)

1.Plantar hydromassage device characterized in that it comprises means of directional emission of a plurality of water jets between elements which constitute a supporting surface for the soles of the feet.
2.Device in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that said means of emission comprise directional nozzles flush-mounted in said support surface.
3.Device in accordance with claim 2 characterized in that the directional nozzles are connected hydraulically and electrically controlled for their controlled supply of water under pressure from a source.
4.Device in accordance with claim 3 characterized in that the electrical controls are connected for operation to an electronic control circuit in such a manner as to perform cycles of emission of water from the nozzles with preset intensity and duration.
5.Device in accordance with claim 2 characterized in that the nozzles are positioned in pairs with one nozzle of each pair affecting the same area of the sole of one of the two feet as the area affected by the other nozzle of the pair on the sole of the other foot.
6.Device in accordance with claims 3 and 5 characterized in that the nozzles of each pair are connected hydraulically together and are supplied simultaneously with water by the same electric control.
7.Device in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that the supporting elements are fixed planes.
8.Device in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that the supporting elements include rollers arranged horizontally and essentially parallel to rotate freely with the sliding of the soles of the feet on their periphery.
9.Device in accordance with claim 8 characterized in that the periphery of the rollers is covered with relatively yielding material shaped with radial roughness.
10.Device in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that it includes a cover movable between a closed or protective position of the inoperative device and an open position for interception of water splashes coming out of the operative device.
CA002025174A 1989-09-15 1990-09-12 Plantar hydromassage device Abandoned CA2025174A1 (en)

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IT8921740U IT216858Z2 (en) 1989-09-15 1989-09-15 FOOT HYDROMASSAGE DEVICE.
IT21740B/89 1989-09-15

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