DK9600150U3

DK9600150U3 - Massage device

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Publication number: DK9600150U3
Application number: DK9600150U
Authority: DK
Inventors: Helle Poulsen
Original assignee: Helle Poulsen
Priority date: 1996-05-02
Filing date: 1996-05-02
Publication date: 1996-06-28

Description

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Den foreliggende frembringelse angår en massageindretning af den i indledningen til krav 1 angivne art.The present invention relates to a massage device of the kind set forth in the preamble of claim 1.

Der kendes massageindretninger med massagelegemer, der ved hjælp af skaftdel eller strop kan bringes i kontakt med massagekrævende områder af kroppens rygside. Fælles for disse kendte massageindretninger er imidlertid, at massagelegememe kan roteres eller drejes om en akse, der ofte er vinkelret på skaftdel eller strop; men som også kan forløbe parallelt med eller i forlængelse af denne, således at massagebehandlingen oftest kun kan blive forholdsvis overfladisk, fordi massagelegememe er vanskelige at holde i position over og i tilstrækkelig trykkontakt med massageområdet. Derfor er det oftest nødvendigt med en anden person (hjælper) for at opnå effektiv massage med de kendte massageindretninger.Known massage devices are known which can be brought into contact with massage-requiring areas of the back of the body by means of a shaft part or strap. However, what is common to these known massage devices is that the massage bodies can be rotated or rotated about an axis that is often perpendicular to the shaft portion or strap; but which can also run parallel to or in extension thereof, so that the massage treatment can usually only become relatively superficial, because the massage bodies are difficult to hold in position above and in sufficient pressure contact with the massage area. Therefore, another person (helper) is most often needed to achieve effective massage with the known massage devices.

Frembringelsen har til formål at angive en massageindretning af den indledningsvis angivne art, og som ved hjælp af enkle foranstaltninger gør det muligt at forbedre massagepåvirkningen - såvel hvad angår præcis position samt tryk- og dybdevirkning.The purpose of the invention is to indicate a massage device of the kind initially specified, which, by means of simple measures, makes it possible to improve the massage effect - both in terms of precise position and pressure and depth effect.

Massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen er kendetegnet ved, at nævnte massageorgan fortrinsvis udgøres af et overvejende kugleformet eller et på lignende dobbelkonveks måde udformet massagelegeme, der er således forbundet med forbindelsesdelen, at massagelegemet hverken kan forskydes i længderetning eller roteres i forhold til forbindelsesdelen. Ved hjælp af enkle foranstaltninger opnås herved en massageindretning, der gør det muligt for en person på effektiv måde at massere sig selv - navnlig på vanskeligt tilgængelige steder af kroppen - f.eks. på ryggen, bagsiden af overarme og skuldre. Desuden opnås som en følge af en mere specifik massage en dybdevirkende opvarmning af muskulaturen på grund af gnidningsvarme, idet massagelegemet - som angivet - er forhindret i at kunne rotere i forhold til eller omkring forbindelsesdelen. Ligeledes kan den fysiologiske påvirkning udføres meget specifikt, fordi forbindelsesdelen ligger tæt til kroppen og styres fra kroppens forside. Dette indebærer, at en person selv kan nå de mest vanskeligt tilgængelige punkter på ryggen, hvor infiltrationer og muskulære ømheder oftest forekommer.The massage device according to the invention is characterized in that said massage means is preferably composed of a predominantly spherical or similarly double-convex massage body, which is connected to the connecting part so that the massage body can neither be displaced longitudinally or rotated relative to the connecting part. By means of simple measures, a massage device is thus obtained which enables a person to effectively massage himself - especially in difficult accessible places of the body - e.g. on the back, back of upper arms and shoulders. In addition, as a result of a more specific massage, a deep-acting heating of the musculature is obtained due to the heat of rubbing, as the massage body - as indicated - is prevented from rotating relative to or around the connecting part. Likewise, the physiological influence can be performed very specifically because the connector is close to the body and controlled from the front of the body. This means that a person can even reach the most difficult points on his back, where infiltrations and muscular tenderness most often occur.

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Fortrinsvis er massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen udformet således, at det omfatter et massagelegeme i form af en massiv kugle, f.eks. af træ, der er fastgjort midt på forbindelsesdelen, og at nævnte håndtag er fastgjort på forskydelig måde ved modstående ender af forbindelsesdelen.Preferably, the massage device according to the invention is designed to include a massage body in the form of a solid ball, e.g. of wood fixed in the middle of the connector and said handle is slidably attached at opposite ends of the connector.

Navnlig til brug ved massage af fødder og underben kan det være fordelagtigt, at massa-geindretningen ifølge frembringelsen er således udformet, at den omfatter to massagelegemer, der fortrinsvis består af massive trækugler, og som er fastgjort ca. midt på forbindelsesdelen umiddelbart ved siden af hinanden.Especially for use in the massage of feet and lower legs, it may be advantageous that the massaging device according to the invention is designed to comprise two massage bodies, preferably consisting of solid wooden balls, which are attached approx. in the middle of the connector immediately adjacent to each other.

På særlig enkel måde kan massagelegemet ved massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen bestå af en massiv trækugle med glat overflade og med en diameter på mellem 25 -80 mm, fortrinsvis ca. 45 mm.In a particularly simple way, the massage body of the massage device according to the invention may consist of a solid smooth wooden ball with a diameter of between 25 and 80 mm, preferably approx. 45 mm.

Til brug for bevægelseshæmmede kan massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen med særlig fordel være således udformet, at en ende af forbindelsesdelen i stedet for et håndtag er forbundet med en fikseringsplade, der er indrettet til at fastholdes ved, at en person f.eks. sidder på den, og at der mellem forbindelsedelen og fikseringspladen er indskudt en fjeder eller en elastisk stropdel. Herved bliver det på enkel måde muligt for en person, der eksempelvis kun kan bruge én arm, selv at udføre den nødvendige massagebevægelse med det ene håndtag og den raske arm, når modsatte ende af forbindelsesdelen eksempelvis er fikseret ved, at personen sidder på fikseringspladen.For the purpose of motion impaired use, the massage device according to the invention may be particularly advantageously designed so that one end of the connecting part, instead of a handle, is connected to a fixing plate arranged to be held by a person, e.g. sits on it and that a spring or elastic strap member is inserted between the connector and the fixing plate. This makes it easy for a person, for example, to use only one arm, to even perform the necessary massage movement with one handle and the healthy arm, when the opposite end of the connecting part is, for example, fixed by the person sitting on the fixation plate.

Massagelegemet ved massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen kan være udformet som et mangekantet rumligt emne med rillet eller knobret overflade.The massage body of the massage device according to the invention may be designed as a multilayer spatial blank with a grooved or knotted surface.

Massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen kan eventuelt være indrettet til kombineret vaske- og massagebehandling, hvor det kan være fordelagtigt, at massageindretningen i forbindelse med eller i umiddelbar nærhed af massagelegemet omfatter en børste, en svamp eller andet rengøringshjælpemiddel.The massage device according to the invention may optionally be arranged for combined washing and massage treatment, where it may be advantageous that the massage device in connection with or in the immediate vicinity of the massage body comprises a brush, a sponge or other cleaning aid.

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Fortrinsvis består nævnte håndtag ved massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen af fortrinsvis massive trækugler, der har mindre diameter end det kugleformede massagelegeme.Preferably, said handle of the massage device according to the manufacture consists of preferably solid wooden balls having a smaller diameter than the spherical massage body.

Massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen er fortrinsvis således udformet, at forbindelsesdelen udgøres af en halvstiv, glat reb eller snor, f.eks. en plastbeklædt snor.The massage device according to the invention is preferably designed such that the connecting part is constituted by a semi-rigid, smooth rope or string, e.g. a plastic lined string.

Frembringelsen forklares nærmere i forbindelse med tegningen, på hvilken: -The production is explained in more detail in connection with the drawing, in which: -

Fig. 1 viser et perspektivisk billede af en foretrukken udførelsesform for en massageindretning ifølge frembringelsen,FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a massage device according to the invention,

Fig. 2 viser et perspektivisk billede af en alternativ udførelsesform for en massagerindretning ifølge frembringelsen, fig. 3 viser et sidebillede af en person, der anvender en massageindretning jfr. fig. 1 til at massere ryg- og skulderparti, medens fig. 4 viser et billede af en person - set bagfra - og som tjener til illustration af, hvordan massageindretningen ifølge frembringelsen kan anvendes til massage af andre vanskeligt tilgængelige partier af kroppens bagside.FIG. Figure 2 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a massaging device according to the invention; 3 shows a side view of a person using a massage device, cf. FIG. 1 to massage the back and shoulder portions, while FIG. 4 shows a view of a person - viewed from behind - and serves to illustrate how the massage device according to the invention can be used to massage other difficultly accessible parts of the back of the body.

Den i fig. 1 viste massageindretning 2 består af et massagelegeme 4, der i den viste udførelsesform består af en glat, massiv trækugle, der er fastgjort ca. midt på en forbindelsesdel 6, der består af et plastovertrukket reb, der ved modstående ender desuden er forsynet med håndtag 8, der ligeledes består af glatte, massive trækugler, der dog har mindre diameter end massagelegemet 4. Sidstnævnte er fastgjort på forbindelsesdelen 6 på en sådan måde, at trækuglen 4 hverken kan forskydes eller drejes i forhold til det plastovertrukne reb 6. Derimod er de kugleformede håndtag 8 monteret ved modstående ender af forbindelsesdelen 6 på forskydelig måde, idet håndtagene 8 blot er fastgjort til modstående yderender af rebet 6 ved hjælp af simple knuder på dette, dvs. således at den effektive længde af forbindelsesdelen 6 kan reguleres i afhængighed af den aktuelle 4 DK 96 00150 U3 massageopgave, idet håndtagene 8 let kan forskydes indad på rebet 6 og fikseres i ønsket position ved ombukning af dette omkring håndtagskuglen indvendigt i hånden.The FIG. 1 massage device 2 consists of a massage body 4, which in the illustrated embodiment consists of a smooth, solid wooden ball, which is fastened approx. in the middle of a connecting part 6, which consists of a plastic-coated rope, which is also provided at opposite ends with handle 8, which also consists of smooth, solid wooden balls, however smaller in diameter than the massage body 4. The latter is attached to the connecting part 6 on a in such a way that the wooden ball 4 cannot be displaced or rotated with respect to the plastic-coated rope 6. In contrast, the spherical handles 8 are mounted at opposite ends of the connecting part 6 in a slidable manner, the handles 8 being simply attached to opposite ends of the rope 6 by means of of simple nodes on this, ie. so that the effective length of the connecting part 6 can be adjusted in accordance with the current massage task, the handles 8 being easily displaced inwardly on the rope 6 and fixed in the desired position by folding this around the handle ball inside the hand.

I praksis er diameteren af massagekuglen 4 f.eks. ca. 50 mm, medens håndtagskugleme har en diameter på ca. 35 mm. Massageindretningen 2 har en samlet længde på ca. 1200 mm, dvs. at afstanden mellem håndtagskugler 8 og massagekuglen 4 er ca 600 mm.In practice, the diameter of the massage ball 4 is e.g. ca. 50 mm, while the handle balls have a diameter of approx. 35 mm. The massage device 2 has a total length of approx. 1200 mm, ie that the distance between the handle balls 8 and the massage ball 4 is about 600 mm.

Som vist i fig. 2 kan en alternativ massageindretning 10 omfatte flere centralt anbragte massagekugler, f.eks. som vist 2 stk massive trækugler 12, der i princippet helt svarer til trækugleme 4 af massageindretningen 2; men som dog kan være drejelige i forhold til forbindelsesdelen, der også her består af et fortrinsvis plastovertrukket reb. Massageindretningen 10 kan med fordel anvendes til fodmassage, hvor massagekugleme 4 placeres under fodsålen og under massagebehandlingen holdes på plads af personen selv ved hjælp af håndtagskugleme.As shown in FIG. 2, an alternative massage device 10 may comprise several centrally located massage balls, e.g. as shown, two solid wooden balls 12, which correspond in principle completely to the wooden balls 4 of the massage device 2; but which, however, can be rotatable relative to the connecting part, which here also consists of a preferably plastic-coated rope. The massage device 10 can advantageously be used for foot massage, where the massage balls 4 are placed under the sole of the foot and during the massage treatment are held in place by the person himself by means of the handle balls.

Fig. 3 og 4 viser, hvordan massageindretningen 2 på fysiologisk korrekt måde kan anvendes af en person selv til massagebehandling af eksempelvis skulder- ryg- og lænde-partier.FIG. 3 and 4 show how the massage device 2 can be used in a physiologically correct manner by a person even for the massage treatment of, for example, shoulder-back and lumbar areas.

Claims

A massage device for use in massage of the body and limbs, in particular the back of the body, and comprising at least one massage member, preferably located on a center region of a connecting member, e.g. a leash or rope provided at each end with handles, characterized in that said massage means is preferably composed of a predominantly spherical or similarly double convex fashioned massage body, which is so connected to the connecting part that the massage body cannot be displaced in longitudinal or rotated relative to the connector.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a massage body in the form of a solid ball, e.g. of wood fixed in the middle of the connector and said handle is slidably attached at opposite ends of the connector.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises two massage bodies, which preferably consist of solid wooden balls, and which are fixed approx. in the middle of the connector immediately adjacent to each other.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the massage body consists of a solid wooden ball with a smooth surface and a diameter of between 25 - 80 mm, preferably approx. 45 mm.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of the connecting part, instead of a handle, is connected to a fixing plate arranged to be held by a person, e.g. sits on it and that a spring or elastic strap member is inserted between the connector and the fixing plate.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the massage body is formed as a polygonal spatial object with a grooved or knotted surface. DK 96 00150 U3

Massage device according to claim, characterized in that, in connection with or in the immediate vicinity of the massage body, it comprises a brush, a sponge or other cleaning aid.

Massage device according to claims 1,2 and 4, characterized in that said handle consists of solid wooden balls which are preferably smaller in diameter than the spherical massage body.

Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting part is constituted by a semi-rigid, smooth rope or string, e.g. a plastic lined string.