JP3238508U - Equipment for foot massage - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a sole pressure point massage device that can be used in a relaxing manner in a bathtub and has a massage effect such as improving blood circulation by stimulating pressure points on the sole.
A foot sole massage device (10) having projections (12) provided on the surface of a ball body (11), wherein the projection has a substantially circular shape in a plan view looking toward the center of the foot sole massage device, A vertical cross-sectional view passing through the central portion of the back acupuncture point massage device has a substantially trapezoidal shape, and the upper surface of the trapezoid is gradually curved from the central portion to the slope of the peripheral edge. Moreover, the projection is characterized by having a rough surface.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sole acupoint massage device that stimulates the acupoints of the sole in a bathtub and improves blood circulation.

Conventionally, it has been known that massage from the soles of the feet is effective in relieving fatigue in the feet.
As such a sole massage device, the following are known.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a sole acupressure supporter in which a cushion material and acupressure parts are covered with a sweat-absorbing fabric cover.
Patent Literature 2 discloses a healthy leg band comprising a pad portion having a protrusion on the upper portion of the bulge and a leg tightening band integral with the pad portion.
Patent Document 3 discloses a sole pressure point massage device in which an attachment band is attached to cover the instep of the foot with the mat in contact with the sole by means of a hook-and-loop fastener, and the protrusion is fixed to the portion that contacts the sole. It is

JP-A-2004-358268 Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-43082 Utility Model Registration No. 3023752

However, the foot sole massage devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are mainly intended for the sole massage effect.
It is not a device for massaging the pressure points on the soles of the feet while relaxing in the bathtub.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a sole pressure point massage device that can be used in a relaxing manner in a bathtub and has a massage effect such as improving blood circulation by stimulating pressure points on the sole.

The instrument 10 for a sole pressure point massage according to the present invention includes:
a ball body 11;
Equipped with a protrusion 12 that contacts the sole,
The protrusion 12 that contacts the sole of the foot is trapezoidal, and its upper surface 12a is gradually curved from the central portion 12b to the peripheral slope surface 12c.

i.e.
(1) In the foot sole massage device 10 in which the projections 12 are provided on the surface of the ball body 11,
The protrusion 12 is
It has a substantially circular shape in a plan view looking toward the central portion 11a of the foot sole massage device 10,
A vertical cross-sectional view passing through the central portion 11a of the foot sole massage device 10 has a substantially trapezoidal shape,
The upper surface 12a of the trapezoid is characterized by gradually curving from the central portion 12b to the peripheral slope surface 12c.
(2) In (1) above, the protrusion 12 has a rough surface.

The foot sole massage device according to the present invention is configured as described above,
To provide a massage effect such as improvement of blood circulation by stimulating acupuncture points on the sole while relaxing in a bathtub, and to make it possible to repetitively sustain the effect.

1 is a perspective view of an entire foot sole massage device according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a sectional view passing through the center of the instrument for a sole pressure point massage concerning an embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a schematic explanatory drawing which showed the usage example in the bathtub for the sole acupoint massage apparatus which concerns on embodiment, (a) presses a sole acupressure point massage apparatus to the side wall of a bathtub, and a sole acupressure point massage is carried out. It is an explanatory view showing a state of massaging the. (b) is an explanatory view showing a state of massaging the sole pressure points by pressing the sole pressure point massage device against the bottom of the bathtub.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an entire foot sole massage device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view passing through the center of the foot sole massage device according to the embodiment.
As illustrated,
A large number of projections 12 (humps) are provided on the surface of the ball body 11, which is the body of the foot sole massage device 10.
The shape of the protrusion 12 is
It has a substantially circular shape in a plan view looking toward the center 11a of the foot sole massage device 10,
A vertical cross-sectional view passing through the center 11a of the foot sole massage device 10 has a substantially trapezoidal shape,
The upper surface 12a of the trapezoid is gradually curved from the central portion 12b to the peripheral slope 12c.
In FIG. 2, since the number of projections 12 formed on the surface of the ball body 11 is not specified, it is indicated by broken lines (the ball body 11 is also indicated by broken lines).

<Material>
Rubber having a specific gravity of 1 or less can be used as the material of the foot sole massage device 10 .
Rubber with a specific gravity of 1 or less causes the foot massage device to float on the surface of the water in the bathtub when not in use.
It is possible to prevent a user from stepping on a sole pressure point massage device submerged in a bathtub and falling over.
This is because if the sole massage device does not float on the surface of the water, there is a danger that the user will step on the device submerged in the bathtub and fall when standing up from the bathtub.
Examples of rubber having a specific gravity of 1 or less include synthetic rubber and natural rubber.
For example, polybutadiene rubber is preferable from the standpoint of workability.

<Ball body 11>
The shape of the ball main body 11, which is the main body of the foot sole massage device 10, is as follows:
Examples include a spherical shape and a football shape, but the shape is not specified.
In the case of a spherical shape, setting the diameter to about 30 to 80 mm facilitates the operation of the foot sole massage device 10 .

<Protrusion 12>
A large number of projections (protruding like bumps) 12 are formed on the surface of the ball body 11, which is the body of the foot sole massage device 10.
Its shape is described below.
As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the protrusion 12 provided on the surface of the ball body 11 is
It has a substantially circular shape in a plan view looking toward the center of the foot sole massage device 10,
A vertical cross-sectional view passing through the center of the foot sole massage device 10 has a substantially trapezoidal shape,
The upper surface of the trapezoid is gradually curved from the central portion 12b to the peripheral slope surface 12c.
That is, although the projection 12 has a substantially trapezoidal shape, its upper surface 12a is not perfectly flat, but is gently curved along the curved surface of the ball body 11.
In addition, the slope 12c of the peripheral edge is also gradually curved with no corners.
The reason for this is to make it easier for the foot sole massage device 10 to roll smoothly in the bathtub.
That is, when the foot sole massage device 10 is pressed against the wall of the bathtub and rolled,
The area in contact with the bathtub wall can be increased, and greater friction can be generated to make it less slippery.

In addition, it is possible to make it more difficult to slip by contacting the sole with a larger area to increase friction.
As for the number of protrusions, the greater the contact area on the sole, the greater the friction.
If the ball body is spherical, it does not matter if there is some gap.
It should be noted that the projections 12 do not have to be uniform in size.
For example, there are protrusions with a diameter of 10 mm and protrusions with a diameter of 15 mm.
The size of the protrusion 12 means the size of the area of the protrusion 12 joined to the base surface (surface) 11b of the ball body 11 in a plan view.
Also, the projections 12 may be so dense that the base surface 11b of the ball body 11 cannot be seen.

Further, the distance between the projections 12 may be wide so that the base surface 11b of the ball body 11 can be seen.
This is because large and small protrusions should be present for effective foot sole massage.
That is, it is possible to stimulate the acupuncture point with the projection 12 of a desired size.
For example, the arch of the foot is brought into contact with a large projection, and the base of the toe is brought into contact with a small projection 12, thereby increasing the massage effect of each projection.
A single foot sole massage device can be used in a variety of ways (such as pressing pressure points).

<Roughness of top surface of projection>
The surface of the protrusions is roughened to create friction, making it difficult to slip even in water.
That is, when the surface of the projections 12 is smooth, friction does not occur when the sole pressure point massage device 10 is operated and rolled with the sole in the bathtub, so it is not easy to roll the pressure point massage device. do not have.
Therefore, by roughening the surface of the projection,
When operated by pressing against a smooth wall surface or bottom of a bathtub, it can be easily brought into contact with the pressure point on the sole without slipping.

<How to use the foot massager>
FIG. 3 shows an example of use of the foot sole massage device according to Embodiment 1 in a bathtub.
(a) is a state of massaging the sole pressure points by pressing the sole pressure point massage device against the side wall of the bathtub,
(b) shows a foot sole massage device being pressed against the bottom of a bathtub to massage the sole acupuncture points.
While sitting in the bathtub or sitting in the bathtub, the device for the sole pressure point massager is operated by rolling it on the sole of the foot.
When not using the foot sole massage device, keep it floating on the surface of the bathtub. By keeping the sole pressure point massage device visible, pressure point pressing and massage can be performed safely.

It should be noted that the foot sole massage device of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the invention. can be omitted, replaced, or changed.
For example, the size and shape of the protrusions can be arbitrarily changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

10 Foot sole massage device 11 Ball body 11a Central portion 11b Ball body base surface 12 Projection 12a Projection upper surface 12b Projection central portion 12c Slope of protrusion

Claims (2)

In a foot sole massage device (11) having projections (12) provided on the surface of the ball body,
The projection (12) is
It has a substantially circular shape in a plan view looking toward the central portion (11a) of the foot sole massage device (11),
A vertical cross-sectional view passing through the center (11a) of the foot sole massage device (11) has a substantially trapezoidal shape,
The instrument for massaging sole pressure points, wherein the upper surface (12a) of the trapezoid is gradually curved from the central part (12b) to the slope surface (12c) of the peripheral edge. 2. The device for massaging the sole pressure point according to claim 1, wherein the projection (12) has a rough surface.

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