DE2745625C2 - Portable massage and cleaning device for feet - Google Patents

Description

the long side of a foot and are attached to the end each held by a support 26 and by a bevel gear 23,24 from the gear 14 via a drive shaft 22 driven by the motor 10.

With the help of a handle 11, the whole apparatus be carried comfortably. The motor 10 can be switched on and off by buttons 13, which are watertight turned off. Another key is used to automatically change the direction of rotation in adjustable Time intervals.

Instead of an electric motor, a motor powered by water power could also be chosen.

The parts are designed so that they do not rust and the device can be used in a shower as well as in a bathtub, as they are all water-sensitive Components are splash-proof sealed. When the apparatus to about the middle of the top Brush is placed in the water, it is also suitable for underwater foot massage. For cleaning egg's feet Liquid soap or other additives can be added as desired.

The easy interchangeability of the brushes facilitates the use of brushes of different hardness, as well as cleaning, for example with chemical agents.

The apparatus can also be designed so that it can accommodate both feet at the same time.

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Claims (4)

ι 2 Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in the claims: the subclaims. In the drawing is an embodiment of the 1. Transportable massage and cleaning apparatus shown. It shows
advice for feet, with several horizontal, to each other 5 F i g. 1 is a side view of the apparatus,
arranged in parallel and in series one behind the other. F i g. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus;
Drive-connected brushes with ra- F i g to the axis of rotation. 3 shows a section along the line HI-III in F i g. 1,
dial protruding bristles, which are held in an essentially U-shaped, open frame and a foot placed on the brushes. via a quick coupling each with the drive organ 10 The apparatus contains an essentially U-shaped which have an electric or hydraulic system frame 1, in which several brushes 2-8 rotate. Drive motor and laterally arranged, are inserted into one another. The brushes with approximately radially have gripping drive wheels, are connected, standing bristles have essentially a cylindri- characterized in that they are rectangular in shape and are driven by an electric motor 10 in addition to the brushes (2-6), further brushes (7, 8) are driven. This is on a battery or an ac- are arranged, which are also driven, and connected to the accumulator 9, which is preferably rechargeable that between the support surface of the frame and is formed so that it is The brushes (2—6) can be recharged in a charger that is about the height of the instep. The electric the same distance exists. motor 10 and the accumulator 9 are of one gen 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it encompasses housing 12 which, attached to a side wall 37, shows that the axes of the brushes (2-6) are on one arcuate line are arranged. The electric motor 10 works with low voltage, 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, thereby for example 12 volts, so that one for the user indicates that the quick-release couplings (28-31) are safe to use even in wet conditions a spring-loaded, displaceable in the axial direction is shown in FIG. 4 it can be seen are the brushes have r sleeve (30), which the brush mandrel 2-6 arranged along an arcuate line, see above (28) overlap at one end, and that the other that their top is essentially the contour of a The end of the brush mandrel (28) with a driver human foot 38 follows. The foot 38 can also (33) is inserted into a side opening of the device at the bottom. 4. Apparatus according to one of claims 1-3, to which 30 are pushed, as shown in Fig. 4 in interrupted form characterized in that an electrical circuit line is shown so that the brushes against the foot device is available to the automatic twisting instep. Change of direction of the electric drive motor The motor 10 drives a drive pinion 18, which with in adjustable time intervals. Gears 17, 19, 20 are in mesh. These drive further 33 straight spur gears 14, 15, 16, as shown in FIG. 3 can be seen Since the adjacent brushes have different directions of rotation, they are on the foot acting torques practically balanced. The invention relates to a portable These gears are located in a narrow verti-massage and a cleaning apparatus for feet with several 40 calories space 25, which on the brush side by a Ren horizontal, parallel to each other and in a row towards side wall 35 is limited The hubs 31 of these teeth one behind the other arranged, drive-connected office wheels penetrate the side wall 35 and are brushing with bristles protruding radially to the axis of rotation, each end provided with an axial slot 32, in a substantially U-shaped, open frame as shown in FIG. 1 shows each brush mandrel 28 held and via a quick coupling each with the attack 45 with its one reduced diameter drive mechanism, one electrical or hydraulic one in a hub 31, one on the brush mandrel see drive motor and laterally arranged, interlocking cross pin 33 engages in the slot 32 and have the meshing drive wheels, are connected. thereby a rotary connection with the relevant Na- In FR-PS 22 09 541 such a foot wash is effected. These are at the opposite end Apparatus described in which two brush mandrels 28 rotatable at the same height in a sleeve 30 received- arranged, opposing brushes come next to each other, which are each loaded by a spring 29 and in are ordered. As a result, however, only a limited axial direction can be flexibly supported. The bushings 30 Part of the foot can be cleaned or massaged. are mounted in a side wall 34. This results in The present invention has the task of a quick coupling in the singing round for these brushes, one of the pedicure-serving apparatus of the one, that for their replacement and insertion respectively to create the type mentioned above, the entire foot only the sleeve 30 are pushed back by hand and instep area can clean and massage. the must, whereupon the relevant brush from the slot According to the invention, this object is achieved in that 32 can be pulled out at the other end. That further brushes are placed at right angles to the brushes, the brushes are inserted in reverse order, which are also driven, and that 60 follow. This makes changing the brushes between the support surface of the frame and the brushes very easy and can be done quickly.
In order to ensure that not only the sole area of the feet is measured, calibrated and cleaned, in addition to the lower Such a device simplifies foot care and brushes 2-6 parallel to each other, which against the brings especially older people, overweight people and the soles of the feet 65 intended to lie on, two more across Partially disabled relief. Since the brushes on simple running, further brushes 7, 8 are present between Interchangeable ways, different ones can have a gap of slightly less than foot brush sets can be used. width exists. These other brushes 7, 8 are against