JP2003275262A - Massage assisting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely adjust a position of contact and an angle of contact to an affected site and to easily carry out a massage. <P>SOLUTION: An affected site is massaged by applying a U-shaped pincher 1 to the part between the cushion of the thumb tip and the cushion of the index finger tip as if to pinch the affected site by the pincher and contacting and separating a thumb tip-applied section 2 in which the cushion of the thumb tip comes into contact with the pincher 1 and an index finger tip-applied section 3 in which the cushion of the index finger tip comes into contact with the pincher 1. The pincher 1 can elastically freely bend in the direction of contact and separation, and horizontally and longitudinally and the position of contact and the angle of contact to the affected site can be freely adjusted. When the fingers applied are released, the elastic force returns the pincher 1 to an spread state and permits easy massage. Protrusions 5 coming into contact with the affected site can be freely increased. By putting the pincher 1 in a stuffed toy that is shaped like the head of an animal into which the hand can be inserted, one can use it while enjoying it as a toy. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage assisting tool which is held in a hand and is applied to an affected area to rub and loosen stiffness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional massage assisting tool is an actual flat blade 4
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 42824/1992, this massaging auxiliary tool 10 has a pinching member 11 having a protrusion 15 and a pinching member 12 having protrusions 13 and 14, as shown in FIG. Facing each other. The affected part is sandwiched between two holding bodies 11 and 12, and the protrusions 13, 14 and 15 are pressed against the affected part, and the pressure points are pressed to loosen the stiffness.

[0003]

By the way, in order to use the massage assisting tool 10, the affected part is sandwiched by two pinching members 11 and 12 facing each other, or conversely two pinching members 11, 12. It is necessary to repeat the contacting / separating operation of separating 12 together. In order to repeatedly perform this contacting / separating operation, it is necessary to repeatedly carry the hands holding the two holding bodies 11 and 12.

Further, since the two holding bodies 11 and 12 can only reciprocate around the pin as the rotation axis by the contacting and separating operation, it is impossible to adjust the front and rear and left and right positions and change the angle of contact with the affected part.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily rub and loosen the affected area with one hand, and to freely adjust the contact position and contact angle to the affected area.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is designed so that a diseased part is sandwiched by a U-shaped sandwiching body extending from the belly of the fingertip of the thumb to the belly of the fingertip of the index finger. The thumb and finger tips of the thumb, where the belly of the fingertip of the thumb touches the nipping body, and the forefinger of the forefinger, where the belly of the fingertip of the forefinger contacts the nipping body, are separated from each other, and the affected area is massaged and loosened.

The gripping body is a synthetic resin integrally molded product, and is elastic in the contacting / separating direction, the lateral direction, and the front-back direction of the thumb fingertip and the index finger fingertip in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the gripping body. As it can be flexed, the position of contact with the affected area,
You can freely adjust the contact angle and massage with a bare hand massage.

Further, the elastic force provided to the gripping body brings the thumb fingertip and the index finger fingertip contacting portions into contact with each other to close the gripping body, and then the force of the hand to be released is removed. The elastic body causes the clamp body to return to the open state, so that massage can be performed easily.

Furthermore, if necessary, it is also possible to increase the number of protrusions that come into contact with the affected part in the middle of the sandwiching body to the thumb fingertip portion and the index finger fingertip portion. As a result, it becomes possible to perform an operation of sandwiching the affected part from various positions.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION One embodiment is shown in FIGS.
The massage assisting tool of this embodiment comprises a U-shaped holding body 1 that extends from the belly of the fingertip of the thumb to the belly of the fingertip of the index finger.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holding body 1 has a U-shape, and a thumb finger tip addressing portion 2 and an index finger finger tip addressing portion 3 which are addressed to an affected area face each other. The facing thumb fingertip portion 2 and index fingertip fingertip portion 3 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. 1 in a normal state in which no force is applied. The thumb and the crotch of the index finger are applied to the outer peripheral side of the central portion 4 of the U-shaped clamp 1, the belly of the tip of the thumb is directed to the thumb tip 2 and the belly of the index finger is the tip of the index finger. The sandwiching body 1 is sandwiched along with the addressing portion 3. The finger to be attached to the index finger / tip portion 3 may be, for example, a middle finger or a ring finger other than the index finger, or four fingers other than the thumb may be attached to the index finger / tip portion 3.

By the operation of the finger attached to the holding body 1, the holding body 1 bends at the central portion 4 of the U-shaped holding body 1 in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and the thumb fingertip addressed portion. 2 and the index finger / fingertip addressed portion 3 come into contact with and separate from each other in the direction of arrow 6 in FIG. Also, if the force is released, the thumb fingertip addressed portion 2
Since the index finger 3 is returned to the open state by the elastic force, the massage can be performed easily.

By repeating this contacting / separating operation, the affected area can be massaged and loosened. Further, simply pressing the affected area with the thumb fingertip addressed portion 2 or the index finger fingertip addressed portion 3 can stimulate the acupoint which is the affected area like finger pressure.

Further, the holding body 1 is a flexible synthetic resin integrally molded product, and in the middle of the holding body 1 in the longitudinal direction,
Not only the contacting / separating direction of the thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressing portion 3 but also the lateral direction and the front-back direction can be elastically bent. By making it bendable, the bending position and direction of the central portion 4 can be adjusted, and the contact / separation of the thumb / fingertip 2 and the index finger / tip 3 can be displaced forward, backward, leftward, and rightward within a certain fixed range. For example, as shown by an arrow 7 in FIG. 5, it is possible to shift the facing thumb fingertip portion 2 and the index finger fingertip portion 3 in the left-right direction so as to twist the holding body 1. Further, as shown by a broken line 8 in FIG. 3, it is also possible to shift the facing thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressing portion 3 in the front-back direction. By these operations,
The position where the clamp body is applied to the affected area can be set more finely, and a massage can be performed with a feeling similar to rubbing and unraveling with bare hands.

In the thumb fingertip portion 2 and forefinger fingertip portion 3 of this embodiment, the cross-sectional shapes at the positions shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, which are the portions addressed to the affected area, are arcuate protrusions, respectively. Is forming. Since the contact area between the arc-shaped projection and the affected area is small, the force from the hand tends to concentrate,
You can easily massage and relieve muscle stiffness with a little force. The cross-sectional shape may be a shape other than the arc-shaped projection of the embodiment, but the force applied from the hand is concentrated as the area in contact with the affected area is narrower, and even a weak person such as a woman or a child can easily massage. You can

If necessary, it is possible to increase the number of protrusions that come into contact with the affected area in the middle of the sandwiching body 1 to the thumb fingertip addressed portion 2 and the index fingertip addressed portion 3. . For example, in this embodiment, a pair of projections 5 and 5 are provided, and the projections 5 and 5 of the pair are combined with the thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressing portion 3 to sandwich the affected area at four points. Enable operation. As a result, the number of locations that are applied to the affected area increases, and it becomes possible to perform an operation of sandwiching the affected area from various positions.

In this embodiment, when the thumb-tip portion 2 and the index-finger portion 3 are in contact with each other, the protrusions 5 and 5 of the pair have a slight gap w as shown in FIG. Have a distance. The arrangement of the thumb finger tip portion 2, the forefinger finger tip portion 3, and the pair of protrusions 5 and 5 does not matter whether they are in contact with each other, as long as the affected portion can be sandwiched.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a stuffed animal in the shape of a head into which a hand can be inserted and any one of the above-described holding bodies 1 are provided, and the holding body 1 is inserted into the stuffed toy. Then, the thumb fingertip addressed portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressed portion 3 are positioned and brought into contact with and separated from the lower jaw portion 9a and the upper jaw portion 9b. The mouth of the stuffed toy opens and closes in accordance with the contact / separation operation of the thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressing portion 3. With this, even a child can enjoy the massage. In addition, by removing the sandwiching body 1 from the stuffed animal and playing with the stuffed animal alone, or by using the sandwiching body 1 as an animal mouth,
It is also possible to attach a sticker designed with eyes and ears to a toy for massage with the image of an animal.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the holding body is elastic and bendable, the contact position and the contact angle to the affected area can be freely adjusted, and the holding body is opened when the force is removed. I can go back to, so I can massage easily. Furthermore, it is also possible to increase the number of protrusions if necessary, and it is possible to perform an operation of sandwiching the affected part from various positions.

On the other hand, if the above-mentioned holding body is put in the animal head-shaped stuffed animal into which the hand can be inserted, it can be used as a toy while having fun.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a usage state of one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a usage state of one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a usage state of one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cutaway side view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 clamp 2 thumb and fingertips 3 person index fingertip address part 4 central part 5 protrusions 9a Lower jaw 9b Upper jaw

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Daisuke Miyaura             1-17-14 Esaka-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka Esaka             Yoshikawa Building Sunpack Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C100 AD12 AD15 AF02 AF03 BB01                       CA01 DA01 DA02 DA04 DA05                       DA08 DA09 DA10 DA11 EA10                       EA13                 4C101 BA01 BB00 BC27 BD12 BD14                       BD15 BD17 BE02 EB01

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A U-shaped gripping body 1 extending from the belly of the fingertip of the thumb to the belly of the fingertip of the forefinger. The gripping body 1 is held in the hand and the affected part is sandwiched in that state. In the massage assisting tool for contacting and separating the thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index fingertip addressing portion 3 as described above, the thumb fingertip addressing portion 2 and the index finger fingertip addressing portion 3 are provided in the middle of the holding body 1 in the longitudinal direction.
A massage assisting tool made of a synthetic resin integrally molded product, which is elastically bendable in the contacting / separating direction, the lateral direction, and the front-back direction. 2. The holding body 1 according to claim 1 and a stuffed animal in the shape of a head of an animal into which a hand can be inserted. The holding body 1 is put in the stuffed animal, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw are provided with the holding body 1. A massage assisting tool, characterized in that a thumb fingertip addressed portion 2 and a forefinger fingertip addressed portion 3 are positioned and brought into contact with each other.