JP3134820U - Foot health equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a foot health that can stably perform flexion and extension of a foot for strengthening muscular strength and can be used for elderly and rehabilitation trainees without fear of hurting the sole of the foot during depression. Get the instrument.
[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A pair of round holes (5) are formed at both ends of a stepping plate (2) for placing and stepping on a sole, and a gel material made of a soft elastic material that can be elastically deformed in the pair of round holes (5). Alternatively, a pair of elastic members 3 formed in a ring shape with a rubber material are inserted and engaged to form the foot health device 1 in a swing shape. The foot is placed on the stepping plate 2 and the elastic member 3 is fixed to the hand or a part of the user's body to allow the foot to bend and stretch against the elastic force of the elastic member 3.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a foot health device for strengthening or rehabilitating the muscle strength of a foot through the bending and stretching movement of the foot.

  Conventionally, in order to train muscle strength such as legs and arms or perform rehabilitation by a simple method, a health device using the elastic force of a rubber material or a gel material has been widely used. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1 Kimono is known. In this prior art, an upper end of a triangular bar-like stepping frame for placing a sole is engaged in the center in the length direction of one long elastic member formed of a rubber material. Then, with the feet inserted into the stepping frame, holding the both ends of the expansion / contraction member with both hands and tensioning the expansion / contraction member in a V shape, the stepping frame is continuously depressed against the elastic force of the expansion / contraction member. By doing so, the muscle strength of the foot is reinforced through the flexion and extension of the foot.

Utility Model Registration No. 3036979

  However, in the above-described prior art, since the step frame and the telescopic member are engaged at only one point on the upper end of the step frame, the lower end side of the step frame lacks horizontal balance, and the foot fluctuates during stepping. There is a risk that the stepping frame cannot be stepped on smoothly. In addition, since the step frame is formed in a triangular bar shape, the lower edge of the step frame and the sole contact with each other in a line, and the load when stepping on the step frame is a part of the sole, that is, the step frame There was also a risk of concentrating on the contact area and hurting that area. In addition, even if there is no hindrance in the use of healthy persons, such conventional techniques are dangerous for use by elderly people and rehabilitation trainers and cannot be used.

  Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and with a simple configuration, it can stably perform the flexion / extension movement of the foot for strengthening the muscle strength, and hurts the sole when stepping on. It is intended to obtain a foot health device that can be used for elderly people and rehabilitation trainers without fear.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention forms a pair of round holes at both ends of a stepping plate for placing a foot and stepping on, and softly elastically deformable in the pair of round holes. A pair of elastic members formed in a ring shape with a gel material or rubber material made of material are inserted and engaged to form a swing shape. Then, with the foot placed on the stepping plate and the elastic member fixed to the hand or a part of the user's body, the foot is bent and extended by stepping on the elastic member against the elastic force continuously. The strength of the leg can be strengthened.

  In addition, as described above, the present invention has a telescopic member inserted into and engaged with a pair of round holes respectively formed through both ends of the stepping plate so that the stepping plate and the telescopic member are engaged in a total of four places. It becomes. Therefore, compared to the conventional foot health device that engages the telescopic member and the stepping frame only at one place, it becomes possible to stably hold the stepping plate, and suppresses the wobble of the foot during the stepping, It is possible to smoothly perform the bending and stretching movements of the foot for strengthening the above-described muscle strength.

  Moreover, this invention performs the said stepping in the state which mounted the sole on the stepping plate and made the surface contact of the stepping plate and the whole sole. Therefore, like a conventional health device in which the expansion and contraction member and the step frame come in linear contact, the load concentrates on a part of the sole, that is, the contact portion between the sole and the step frame when stepping on. It is possible to use the foot health device safely without fear of hurting.

  The present invention is configured as described above, and it is possible to reinforce the muscle strength of the foot through the bending and stretching motion of the foot by continuously stepping on the elastic member against the elastic force. In addition, since the elastic member is inserted and engaged with a pair of round holes formed so as to penetrate both ends of the stepping plate, the stepping plate and the expansion member are engaged at a total of four locations. Therefore, compared to the conventional foot health device that engages the telescopic member and the stepping frame only at one place, it becomes possible to stably hold the stepping plate, and suppresses the wobble of the foot during the stepping, It is possible to smoothly perform the bending and stretching movements of the foot for strengthening the above-described muscle strength.

  Further, the above stepping is performed with the sole placed on the stepping plate and the stepping plate and the entire sole contacting the surface. Therefore, like a conventional health device in which the expansion and contraction member and the step frame come in linear contact, the load concentrates on a part of the sole, that is, the contact portion between the sole and the step frame when stepping on. It is possible to use the foot health device safely without fear of hurting. Moreover, since it can be used safely, it can also be used for elderly people and rehabilitation trainers.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. (1) is a foot health device according to this embodiment, which is a stepping plate for placing a foot and stepping on. (2) and a pair of elastic members (3) formed in an annular shape by a gel material or rubber material made of a soft elastic material that can be elastically deformed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the stepping plate (2) is formed in a rectangular shape by an elastic flat plate such as a rubber material or a gel material, and is placed on the center in the length direction for placing the sole. A surface (4) is formed, and a pair of round holes (5) are formed through both ends. Thus, by forming the stepping plate (2) with an elastic flat plate, the placement surface (4) is deformed along the shape of the sole when the sole is placed on the placement surface (4). Therefore, the sole can be stably placed on the placement surface (4).

  Then, as described above, the pair of elastic members (3) are respectively inserted into and engaged with the pair of round holes (5) provided at both ends of the stepping plate (2), so that the foot health device (1) is shaped like a swing. Forming. Thus, by inserting and engaging the pair of expansion members (3) into the pair of round holes (5) provided at both ends of the stepping plate (2), the stepping plate (2) and the expansion member (3) However, it will be engaged in a total of four places.

  Further, the elastic member (3) is formed in a tubular shape with a soft elastic gel material or rubber material, and is inserted into and engaged with a pair of round holes (5) as shown in FIG. It is formed in an annular shape by connecting both ends on the back side of the stepping plate (2). Then, by forming the expansion / contraction member (3) into a tubular shape as described above, the rod-shaped engagement pieces (6) are inserted into the hollow portions at both ends of the expansion / contraction member (3) as shown in FIG. Both ends of (3) can be easily joined together, and the manufacturing cost of the elastic member (3) can be reduced as compared with the case of forming with a stripping material having the same diameter and the same length. .

  In addition, it is also possible to form the expansion / contraction member (3) with a stripping material. In this case, the expansion / contraction member (3) has a stronger elastic force than the case where it is formed hollow, and is stronger. It is suitable when trying to train a leg with repulsive force. However, it also has a drawback that the manufacturing cost is higher than when it is formed hollow.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a hand grip (7) is attached to each of the pair of elastic members (3). The hand grip (7) is formed of a resin material having a rough surface to prevent slipping when grasped by a hand, and is formed in a cylindrical shape by providing an insertion passage (not shown) in the axial direction. The elastic member (3) can be inserted through the insertion passage. The hand grip (7) is also made of an elastic material.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the pair of elastic members (3) are substantially triangular for inserting the toes of the foot above the stepping plate (2) by bundling one side with a bundling tool (8). The insertion part (10) is formed. By forming the insertion portion (10) using the bundling tool (8) in this way, positioning when placing the foot on the stepping plate (2) is facilitated, and the step is placed on the stepping plate (2). The sole of the foot is difficult to slip back and forth and left and right.

  In order to use the foot health device (1) of the present invention formed as described above, as shown in FIG. 1, the sole is placed on the placement surface (4) of the stepping plate (2), The toe of the foot is inserted into the insertion portion (10), and the grip (7) for holding the hand through which the elastic member (3) is inserted is gripped with both hands. When the stepping plate (2) is stepped on with a foot in this state, the elastic member (3) is elastically deformed downward as shown in FIG. Further, when the foot is lifted to the position before the stepping-in after this stepping, the elastic member (3) returns to the original position by the elastic force. By continuously stepping and lifting the foot against the elastic force of the elastic member (3), the muscle strength of the foot and rehabilitation training can be performed.

  Further, in the present invention, as described above, since the telescopic member (3) is inserted and engaged with the pair of round holes (5) formed through both ends of the stepping plate (2), the stepping plate (2 ) And the elastic member (3) are engaged at a total of four positions. Therefore, compared to the conventional foot health device that engages the telescopic member and the stepping frame at only one place, the stepping plate (2) can be stably held. It is possible to suppress wobble and smoothly perform flexion and extension of the foot for strengthening muscle strength.

  In the present invention, as described above, since the sole is placed on the placing surface (4) of the stepping plate (2) and the stepping plate (2) is stepped on, the stepping plate (2) and the foot With the entire back in surface contact, the leg can bend and stretch for strength enhancement. Therefore, like a conventional health device in which the expansion and contraction member and the step frame come in linear contact, the load concentrates on a part of the sole, that is, the contact portion between the sole and the step frame when stepping on. The foot health device (1) can be used safely without fear of hurting, and can also be used for the elderly and rehabilitation trainers.

  In the above usage example, the telescopic member (3) is stepped on while holding the hand grip (7) inserted through the telescopic member (3) with both hands. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the elastic member (3) is stepped on while the elastic member (3) is engaged with a belt (11) wound around the waist of the user. By engaging the elastic member (3) with the belt (11) in this way, it is possible to perform the bending and stretching motion of the foot via the stepping on the stepping plate (2) without using both hands. Even when it is difficult to stably hold the elastic member (3) via the hand grip (7), such as when there is an obstacle in the arm, the elastic member (3) can be held by the belt (11). It is possible to stably perform the bending and stretching movements of the legs for strengthening the muscular strength.

The perspective view which shows the use condition of the health device for legs. The perspective view of the foot health instrument. The perspective view which shows a different usage example.

Explanation of symbols

1 foot health appliance 2 stepping plate
3 telescopic members 5 round holes

Claims (1)

A pair of round holes are formed in both ends of the stepping plate for placing the soles and stepped on, and the pair of round holes are annularly formed with a soft elastic gel material or rubber material that can be elastically deformed. A pair of formed elastic members are inserted and engaged to form a swing, the foot is placed on the stepping plate, and the elastic member is fixed to the hand or a part of the user's body to resist the elastic force of the elastic member. A foot health device characterized in that it allows bending and stretching movements of the foot.

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