EP0092449B1 - Vorrichtung zur Gesichtsmassage - Google Patents

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EP0092449B1
EP0092449B1 EP83400545A EP83400545A EP0092449B1 EP 0092449 B1 EP0092449 B1 EP 0092449B1 EP 83400545 A EP83400545 A EP 83400545A EP 83400545 A EP83400545 A EP 83400545A EP 0092449 B1 EP0092449 B1 EP 0092449B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL 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
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H15/0092—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains hand-held
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL 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
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H2015/0064—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with freely rotating spheres

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  • the present invention relates to a facial massage device, comprising a support and at least one rotary massage ball mounted on this support.
  • Ball massage devices are described in particular in French patents Nos. 1,171,617, 1,289,561 and 1,184,759. These devices all include a support of relatively large dimensions, one of the faces of which has a number of massage protuberances, which are in fact rotating balls housed in cells formed in the support.
  • These devices are more precisely formed of a support, such as a stirrup, carrying free rotation of a ball or two and of a gripping handle connected to the support.
  • the present invention proposes to fill the existing gap by producing an improved device specially adapted for facial massage, of very small size and having very high mobility.
  • the facial massage device comprises a support, several rotary massage balls mounted on this support and an articulated handle connected to this support;
  • the massage device is more precisely characterized in that the support comprises a substantially flat plate, provided with spherical envelope recesses forming generally circular openings arranged so that each massage ball is retained and can rotate freely on itself in in all directions, in one of said recesses, the balls having a diameter greater than the thickness of the plate so that they are strongly prominent on the two faces of the plate, and in that at least part of the recesses are formed at the periphery of the plate and open outwards so that the corresponding balls housed in these recesses are prominent relative to the edge of the plate.
  • the plate is connected to the handle, using a ball joint housed in a suitable recess made in the handle.
  • the plate is circular in shape and has a central recess in which is housed a central ball, this ball being connected by a rod to the ball joint, so that the plate is articulated around the central ball, and that the plate and central ball assembly is articulated on the ball joint connected to the handle. Thanks to this double articulation, the device, and in particular the plate retaining the massage balls, has very high mobility, which allows the balls to reach all parts of the face and to be able to press against all the surfaces of this face. .
  • the plate is connected to the handle using a single-axis joint.
  • the axis of this articulation is preferably parallel to the plate.
  • this plate is preferably made in two symmetrical parts along a median plane parallel to its large faces, each of these parts comprising a series of generally spherical envelope recesses, opening onto the outer faces of each plate in the form of substantially circular openings, recesses the side wall of which has a cross section (perpendicular to the mean plane of the plates) having the shape of an arc of a circle whose radius is slightly greater than that of the corresponding ball, so that, when the two symmetrical parts are fixed against each other, the balls are retained inside the cavities defined by the juxtaposition of the corresponding recesses formed in the two symmetrical parts of the plate.
  • the balls preferably have a diameter at least twice the thickness of the plate, so that the balls are strongly prominent on both sides of the plate. This arrangement particularly promotes the application of the massage device to areas of the face which are particularly difficult to reach.
  • the massage balls have a plurality of planarized facets. These facets can be obtained for example by grinding.
  • the facial massage device 10 essentially consists of a handle 11, one of the ends 12 of which is slightly curved, carries a plate 13 serving as support for a set of balls of massage 14.
  • the support plate 13 comprises a set of peripheral recesses 15 in which the massage balls 14 are housed and retained, and a central recess 16 in which a central ball 17 is engaged, around which the plate 13 can rotate freely .
  • the central ball 17 is connected by a rod 18 to a ball joint 19 embedded in a recess 20 formed in the end piece 12 of the handle 11.
  • the articulation of the plate 13 around the end piece 12 can be obtained in a different way, represented in particular by FIG. 3.
  • the plate 13 is connected by two rods 18 and 18 'to a cylindrical part 21 with an axis generally parallel to the median plane of the plate 13.
  • This cylindrical part 21 is intended to be housed in a corresponding recess in the end part 12.
  • the plate and ball assembly can pivot around the axis of the cylindrical part 21.
  • the plate 13 is preferably made using two symmetrical parts 13a and 13b, each comprising a series of recesses of generally hemispherical shape. In the thickness direction of the plate, these recesses have a side wall whose section has the shape of an arc of a circle, the radius of which is slightly greater than that of the corresponding ball. The center of curvature of these recesses coincides with the internal surface of each part 13a and 13b and these recesses also open on the external faces of each part 13a and 13b. In this way, when the two symmetrical parts 13a and 13b are assembled, the balls are retained inside the spherical recesses, while being able to rotate freely in the cavities obtained.
  • the balls 14 are very close together which allows on the one hand to remove the risk of pinching the skin, on the other hand to use a plate 13 of small size.
  • the balls 14 preferably have a diameter at least equal to twice the thickness of the plate 13. This allows on the one hand to ensure correct massage, on the other hand to easily clean the balls after the application of products cosmetics, since the beads are released.
  • the peripheral recesses of the plate open towards the outside, in such a way that the balls are prominent both on the two faces of the plate and on the edge.
  • the rods 18 and 18 ′ can be connected not in point to a cylindrical part with an axis perpendicular to the extension of said rods, as shown in FIG. 3, but to a spherical ball joint 19 embedded in a recess corresponding provided in the end piece 12 of the handle 11.
  • the rods 18 and 18 ′ may be connected not in point to the plate 13 but to a central ball 17, in a manner comparable to FIG. 2.
  • the massage balls 14 are supported by the plate 13 in a position such that their centers are coplanar, other arrangements could be envisaged.
  • the massage balls (14) can be "flat facets". These facets can be obtained by simply grinding the ball at several predetermined locations and occupying precise positions one with respect to the other. This particular embodiment is not shown in the figures. The Applicant has found that such faceted massage balls make it possible to reinforce the massage effect.

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1. Vorrichtung (10) zur Gesichtsmassage umfassend einen Träger (13), mehrere drehbare, auf diesem Träger montierte Massagekugeln (14) und eine mit diesem Träger gelenkig verbundene Haltestange (11), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Träger eine im wesentlichen ebene Platte (13) umfaßt, die von Kugelflächen begrenzte Ausnehmungen (15) aufweist, die im allgemeinen kreisförmige Öffnungen bilden, die so angeordnet sind, daß jede Massagekugel (14) gehalten wird und sich frei um sich selbst in alle Richtungen in einer der genannten Ausnehmungen drehen kann, wobei die Kugeln einen Durchmesser haben, der größer ist als die Stärke der Platte, so daß sie aus den beiden Plattenflächen vorstehen, und daß zumindest ein Teil der Ausnehmungen am Plattenumfang angeordnet sind und sich nach außen so öffnen, daß die entsprechenden in diesen Ausnehmungen angeordneten Kugeln in bezug auf die Schmalseiten der Platte vorstehen.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte (13) mit der Haltestange (11) mit Hilfe eines Kugelgelenkes verbunden ist, das in einer geeigneten Vertiefung (20) in der Haltestange angeordnet ist.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte (13) kreisförmig ist und eine mittlere Ausnehmung (16) aufweist, in der eine mittlere Kugel (17) angeordnet ist, die durch mindestens eine Stange (18) mit dem Kugelgelenk (19) so verbunden ist, daß die Platte um die mittlere Kugel schwenkbar ist und daß die Platte und die mittlere Kugel auf dem mit der Haltestange verbundenen Kugelgelenk schwenkbar ist.
4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte (13) mit der Haltestange mit Hilfe eines um eine Achse drehbaren Gelenkes (21) (Figur 3) verbunden ist.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Achse des genannten Gelenkes (21) parallel zur Platte (13) liegt.
6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte aus zwei Teilen (13a und 13b) besteht, die hinsichtlich einer zu ihren großen Flächen parallelen Mittelebene symmetrisch sind, wobei jeder dieser Teile eine Reihe von durch Kugelflächen begrenzte Ausnehmungen aufweist, deren Seitenwände einen Querschnitt in der Form eines Kreisbogens haben, dessen Radius etwas größer ist als jener der entsprechenden Kugel, so daß die Kugeln, wenn die beiden symmetrischen Teile aneinander befestigt sind, im Inneren der Hohlräume gehalten werden, die durch das Nebeneinanderliegen der entsprechenden, in den beiden symmetrischen Teilen der Platte (13) angeordneten Ausnehmungen gebildet werden.
7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kugeln (14) einen Durchmesser haben, der mindestens doppelt so groß ist wie die Stärke der Platte (13), so daß die Kugeln aus den beiden Plattenflächen vorstehen.
8. Vorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Massagekugeln (14) eine Vielzahl abgeflachter Facetten aufweisen.
9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man die Facetten der Massagekugeln (14) durch Schleifen erhält.
EP83400545A 1982-03-22 1983-03-16 Vorrichtung zur Gesichtsmassage Expired EP0092449B1 (de)

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FR8204824A FR2523439B1 (fr) 1982-03-22 1982-03-22 Dispositif de massage facial

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