JP2003164506A - Sole finger-pressure tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sole finger-pressure tool downsized to be carried, packaged or stored for effectively and simultaneously stimulating left and right soles in the attitude easy for any one by opening left and right foot finger- pressure plates at the opening angles of left and right feet to become the attitude easy for a user. <P>SOLUTION: A left side finger-pressure plate 1 and a right side finger-pressure plate 2 are linked through a link mechanism 3 so as to be able to change the opening angles. A first engage member 31 of the link mechanism 3 has a circular bearing hole part 34, and a second engage member 36 of the link mechanism 3 has a projection part 38 fitted to freely relatively rotate in the bearing hole part 34 of the first engage member 31. The first engage member 31 has an upper plate part 32 and a lower plate part 33 mutually confronted at an interval to be elastically deformed in approaching and separating directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a toe presser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional foot sole pressure tool, one in which a required number of protrusions are provided on a plate-shaped body is known.

[0003]

In order to be able to stimulate the left sole and the right sole at the same time in such a plantar acupressure device, the above-mentioned plate-like body having a protrusion is required. It is necessary to mount the left foot and the right foot at the same time, and it is necessary to provide protrusions on the left foot and the right foot, respectively. Further, in order to effectively stimulate the soles of the feet, it is necessary that the so-called protrusions of the socks are properly brought into contact with the so-called soles of the feet.

However, in the conventional apparatus in which the left foot and the right foot are simultaneously placed on one plate-like member, the protrusion corresponding to the left sole is provided on the plate-like member. The relative position between the position of and the position of the protrusion corresponding to the right sole is constant, and the relative positions cannot be changed. Therefore, by adjusting the opening degree between the left foot and the right foot to the position of the protrusion, the user himself
There is a problem that it is inconvenient to use the method of effectively stimulating the sole of the foot in a comfortable posture, because it is necessary for the protrusion to hit the pots of the left and right soles well.

Further, if the plate-like body having the projection has a size such that the left foot and the right foot can be simultaneously placed on the plate-like body, the size of the plate-like body is large. There is a problem in that it is inconvenient to carry, or the packaging becomes large and inconvenient to store.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toe pressure tool that can be used by anyone to effectively simultaneously stimulate the left and right soles in a comfortable posture.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a toes of the foot which is capable of stimulating the left and right soles at the same time and which can be carried and stored in a compact shape. And

[0008]

A sole acupressure device according to the present invention is a left acupressure plate on which a left foot is placed, a right acupressure plate on which a right foot is placed, and inner edges of the left and right acupressure plates. A connecting mechanism that connects the parts to each other, and the connecting mechanism has a first engaging member and a second engaging member that is relatively rotatably connected to the first engaging member.

In this sole pressure device, inner side edge portions of the left pressure plate and the right pressure plate are connected to the first engagement member and the first engagement member so as to be rotatable relative to each other. Since it is connected by the connecting mechanism having the second engaging member, the opening angle between the left finger-pressure plate and the right finger-pressure plate can be changed by the action of the connecting mechanism. Therefore, the opening angle between the left and right shiatsu plates can be matched to the opening angle when the user himself opens the left and right feet so as to have a comfortable opening degree. As a result, the sole of the foot can be effectively stimulated with a comfortable posture for the user.

In the present invention, the first engaging member has a circular bearing hole portion, and the second engaging member has a convex portion fitted in the bearing hole portion so as to be rotatable relative to each other. One of the engaging member and the second engaging member is integrally connected to the inner edge of the left acupressure plate so as to project from the inner edge, and the other is the inner edge of the right acupressure plate. It is possible to employ a configuration in which the parts are integrally provided in a continuous manner in such a manner that they project from the inner edge of the part. According to this, one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member of the coupling mechanism can be integrally molded with the left acupressure plate with synthetic resin, and the other can be integrally formed with the right acupressure plate with synthetic resin. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an increase in the number of parts and an increase in cost due to the connection mechanism being separate from the left and right acupressure plates.

In the present invention, it is desirable that the first engaging member and the second engaging member of the connecting mechanism be detachable. According to this, by only disengaging the first engagement member and the second engagement member of the coupling mechanism, it is possible to use the left-side acupressure plate and the right-side acupressure plate independently, respectively. In addition, when carrying or storing, the left shiatsu plate and the right shiatsu plate can be overlapped to make the overall size compact, and the packaging can be made compact. .

In the connection mechanism in which the first engaging member and the second engaging member are detachable, the first engaging members face each other with a space therebetween and are elastically deformable in the approaching and separating directions. An upper plate part and a lower plate part, and the second engaging member has a flange plate part and the convex part protruding from the central part of the flange plate part. The bearing hole portion, into which the convex portion of the second engaging member inserted between the plate portion and the lower plate portion is fitted, is provided on at least one side of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. In addition, the convex portion is fitted into the bearing hole portion, so that the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion sandwich the collar portion of the second engaging member in a vertically slidable manner. It is desirable to be attached. According to this
When the first engaging member and the second engaging member of the connecting mechanism are connected, the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion of the first engaging member relatively slide vertically on the flange portion of the second engaging member. Since it is movably sandwiched, the left and right acupressure plates connected by the connecting mechanism do not rattle. Therefore, the opening angles of the left and right acupressure plates can be smoothly adjusted to the opening angles of the left and right feet, which is a comfortable posture for the user.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a toe press tool A according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. Shiatsu plates 1 and 2
It is a schematic side view of the state which piled up.

As shown in FIG. 1, the foot sole pressure tool A has a left side pressure plate 1 on which the left foot is placed and a right side pressure plate 2 on which the right foot is placed. The respective inner edge portions 11 and 21 are connected by the connecting mechanism 3.

On the surface of the left acupressure plate 1, a contour line 12 representing the shape of the left foot is displayed, and the contour line 1 is also displayed.
There are a large number of protrusions 13 that abut the acupuncture points existing at a plurality of places on the left sole when the left foot is put on in accordance with 2. Similarly, on the surface of the right acupressure plate 2,
A contour line 22 representing the shape of the left foot is displayed, and when the left foot is placed on the contour line 22, a large number of projections 23 that abut the acupuncture points existing at a plurality of places on the left sole are displayed. Equipped. The left acupressure plate 1 and the right acupressure plate 2 are symmetrical in plan view. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, cushioning members 14 and 24 having appropriate flexibility are provided on the back surfaces of the left and right acupressure plates 1 and 2, respectively.

The connecting mechanism 3 is a lateral portion of the inner edge portion 15 of the left acupressure plate 1, specifically, the inner edge portion 15 of the arch portion of the contour line 12 in the shape of the left foot. The first engaging member 31 that is integrally provided with the inner side edge portion 25 of the right acupressure plate 2, specifically, the contour line 22 of the inner side edge portion 25 that is shaped like the right foot. The second engaging member 36 is integrally provided in a lateral position of the arch part.

As can be seen from the combination of FIGS. 1 and 2, the first engaging member 31 is integrally connected to the left acupressure plate 1 in a posture of protruding from the inner end edge portion 15 of the left acupressure plate 1. ing. The first engaging member 31 has an upper plate portion 32 and a lower plate portion 33 that are opposed to each other with a space therebetween and are elastically deformable toward and away from each other, and the upper plate portion 32 has a circular shape. A bearing hole 34 is provided. In contrast, the second
The engaging member 36 is integrally connected to the right acupressure plate 2 in a posture of protruding from the inner end edge portion 25 of the right acupressure plate 2.
The second engaging member 36 has a circular collar plate portion 37 and a circular convex portion 38 protruding from the central portion of the collar plate portion 37. Then, the upper plate portion 32 of the first engaging member 31
The convex portion 38 of the second engaging member 36 inserted between the lower plate portion 33 and the lower plate portion 33 is the bearing hole portion 3 of the first engaging member 31.
4, the upper plate portion 32 and the lower plate portion 33 of the first engaging member 31 are slidably and rotatably fitted together, and the second engaging member 36 is formed.
The flange portion 37 is sandwiched so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the first engagement member 31 and the second engagement member 32 of the connection mechanism 3 are connected, the left acupressure plate 1 and the right acupressure plate 2 do not rattle.

In the sole acupressure device A of this embodiment, the first engaging member 31 of the connecting mechanism 3 is integrally molded with the left toe pressure plate 1 by a synthetic resin, and the second engaging member 36 is the right foot. It is formed of synthetic resin integrally with the acupressure plate 2.

When the left toe pressure plate 1 and the right toe pressure plate 2 are connected via the connecting mechanism 3 in the sole pressure device A of this embodiment, the inner edge 15 of the left toe pressure plate 1 as shown in FIG.
The inner end edge portion 25 of the right toe pressure plate 2 is in a state of facing at least on the front side or the rear side of the connecting mechanism 3 with a space therebetween. Therefore, by holding the left toe pressure plate 1 or the right toe pressure plate 2 by hand and rotating the first engagement member 31 and the second engagement member 36 of the coupling mechanism 3 relative to each other, the left toe pressure plate 1 and the right toe pressure plate 2 are arranged. It is possible to increase / decrease the opening angle between the inner edge portions 15 and 25 so that the inner edge portions 15 and 25 do not hit each other.
Therefore, the opening angle of the left acupressure plate 1 and the right acupressure plate 2 is adjusted to the opening angle when the user himself / herself opens the left foot and the right foot so as to have a comfortable opening degree. By placing the sole of the foot and placing the right sole on the right acupressure plate 2, it is possible to effectively stimulate the sole of the foot in a comfortable posture for the user. Further, as described above, since the upper plate portion 32 and the lower plate portion 33 of the first engaging member 31 sandwich the brim portion 37 of the second engaging member 36 in a vertically slidable manner, The left acupressure plate 1 and the right acupressure plate 2 are connected to each other by a connecting mechanism 3
Since they are connected without rattling, it is possible to smoothly adjust the opening angle of the left and right acupressure plates 1 and 2 to the opening angle of the left and right feet, which is a comfortable posture for the user.

In this embodiment, the coupling mechanism 3 is formed by an upper plate portion 32 and a lower plate portion 33 whose first engaging member 31 is elastically deformable in the approaching and separating directions. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the first engaging member 31 and the second engaging member 3
From the state in which 6 is connected, the protrusion 38 is formed by performing an operation of inclining the second engaging member 36 to widen the gap between the upper plate portion 32 and the lower plate portion 33 of the first engaging member 31. The second engaging member 36 is easily pulled out from the gap between the upper plate portion 32 and the lower plate portion 33 of the first engaging member 31 by pulling it out from the bearing hole portion 34, whereby the left finger pressing plate 1 and the right finger pressing plate 2 are pulled.
And can be separated. When the left acupressure plate 1 and the right acupressure plate 2 are separated in this way, the left acupressure plate 1 can be used by itself to stimulate the left sole, and the right acupressure plate 2 by itself can be used. It can be used to stimulate the back. Further, when the left side acupressure plate 1 and the right side acupressure plate 2 are separated, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the back side of the left acupressure plate 1 and the right side acupressure plate 2 can be overlapped to form a compact shape. is there. In this form, the entire size is the size of the left-side acupressure plate 1 or the right-side acupressure plate 2, so that it is convenient to carry, and when packing, the packaging 4
Becomes compact. Therefore, it can be stored in a compact form.

In this embodiment, the first engaging member 31 having the bearing hole portion 34 is continuously provided integrally with the left acupressure plate 1, and the second engaging member 36 having the convex portion 38 is integrated with the right acupressure plate 2. However, this point is that the first engaging member having a bearing hole portion is integrally connected to the right side acupressure plate, and the second engaging member having a convex portion is integrally connected to the left acupressure plate. You may set it up.

The second engaging member 36 has a convex portion 36 only on one side of the collar plate portion 37, and the convex portion 36 is the bearing hole portion 34 of the upper plate portion 32 of the first engaging member 31. Although the example in which the flange is rotatably fitted is described above, this point is that the convex portion provided only on the other surface side of the collar plate portion is formed in the bearing hole portion formed in the lower plate portion of the first engaging member. It may be configured to be rotatably fitted, or a convex portion provided on both one surface side and the other surface side of the collar plate portion may be provided on both the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion of the first engaging member. It is also possible to separately rotatably fit the bearing holes formed in the above.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since the opening angle between the left toe pressure plate and the right toe pressure plate can be adjusted to the opening angle of the left and right feet, which is a comfortable posture for the user, anyone can do it. Can be used in a comfortable posture to effectively stimulate the left and right soles simultaneously. If the left and right toe pressure plates are connected by a connecting mechanism, the left and right soles can be stimulated at the same time, and the left and right toe plates can be separated by the action of the connecting mechanism. For example, the left toe pressure plate can be used alone to stimulate the left sole, or the right toe pressure plate can be used alone to stimulate the right sole. Further, since the left toe pressure plate and the right toe pressure plate can be separated by the action of the connecting mechanism, it becomes possible to carry and store them in a compact shape.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a sole pressure tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a state where left and right acupressure plates are overlapped with each other.

[Explanation of symbols]

A sole shiatsu 1 Left Shiatsu plate 2 Right Shiatsu plate 3 connection mechanism 15,25 inner edge 31 first engaging member 32 Upper plate 33 Lower plate 34 Bearing hole 36 Second Engagement Member 37 Collar plate 38 convex

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A left acupressure plate on which a left foot is placed, a right acupressure plate on which a right foot is placed, and a connecting mechanism which connects inner edge portions of the left and right acupressure plates to each other. A sole finger pressing tool, wherein the mechanism has a first engaging member and a second engaging member which is rotatably connected to the first engaging member. 2. The first engaging member has a circular bearing hole portion, and the second engaging member has a convex portion fitted in the bearing hole portion so as to be rotatable relative to each other. One of the member and the second engaging member is integrally connected to the inner edge of the left acupressure plate in a posture of protruding from the inner edge, and the other is connected to the inner edge of the right acupressure plate. The toes of the foot according to claim 1, wherein the toes of the foot are integrally connected in a posture of protruding from the inner edge portion. 3. The foot sole pressure tool according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging member and the second engaging member of the connecting mechanism are detachable. 4. The first engaging member has an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion that are opposed to each other with a space therebetween and are elastically deformable in a direction toward and away from each other, and the second engaging member is a collar plate. And a convex portion projecting from a central portion of the collar plate portion, and the second engaging member is inserted between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion of the first engaging member.
The bearing hole portion into which the convex portion of the engaging member is fitted is provided on at least one side of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and the convex portion is fitted into the bearing hole portion. The toe presser according to claim 3, wherein the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion sandwich the flange portion of the second engaging member so as to be relatively slidable in the vertical direction. .