JPH1176348A - Rotary massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy and satisfactorily appliable rotary massager which can be accompanied with massage effect or skin stimulating operation in addition to the effect of warming, cooling or water retaining agent. SOLUTION: This rotary massager is provided with a hollow almost spherical plastic vessel 1 and a plastic Y-shaped handle 4, the plastic vessel 1 can be rotated by inserting both supporting shafts 5, which are arranged while facing both the terminal parts of the Y-shaped handle 4, to bearing parts 2 opened at both the top parts of the plastic vessel 1, and the warming, cooling or water retaining agent is housed in the hollow part of the plastic vessel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device which can be easily used at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various massage tools are known, but electric massagers are expensive and cannot be generally used at home. On the other hand, as an easy method, for example, means for utilizing the heating effect of a sheet-shaped disposable body warmer and applying vibration from the upper surface thereof has been disclosed. Is hard to say. In addition, even when a massager is combined with a sheet-like coolant, a poultice, or the like, a refreshing feeling or a therapeutic effect is only temporarily provided, and a satisfactory massage effect is not accompanied. This is considered to be due to the use of a heating agent or a cooling agent in the form of a sheet.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a structure which, when applied to the skin, has a massage effect, a skin irritation effect, etc. in addition to the effects of a heating agent, a cooling agent or a water retention agent, and is easy and An object of the present invention is to provide a massage device excellent in usability.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a rotary massager comprising a hollow substantially spherical plastic container and a plastic Y-shaped handle. The plastic container is configured to be rotatable by inserting both support shafts provided opposite to the rear end of the Y-shaped handle into bearing portions pierced on both top portions of the container, and the hollow of the plastic container is formed. The present invention relates to a rotary massage device containing a heating agent, a cooling agent or a water retention agent in a part.

That is, a heating agent, a cooling agent, or a water retention agent is stored in a substantially spherical plastic container instead of a conventional sheet-like bag, and a massage effect and a skin irritating effect can be easily and efficiently achieved by rotating a curved container. And so on.

As the material of the substantially spherical plastic container used in the present invention, any material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, and polycarbonate can be used, and a material having an outer diameter of about 3 to 8 cm is easy to use.
Holes having a hole diameter of about 4 to 10 mm for rotatably inserting the support shaft are formed in both top portions of the plastic container.
Although the plastic container may be integrally molded, it is convenient to use a configuration in which the plastic container is formed into two parts that can be separated from each other at the center and integrated by fitting or screws. In addition, both the top and side portions of the plastic container are provided with vent holes and water seepage holes as appropriate according to the contents to be stored. Such a curved plastic container is gentle on the skin, and imparts a massage effect, a skin stimulating effect and the like efficiently by its rotating action.

[0007] Y loaded in the rotary massage device of the present invention
The character-shaped handle is composed of the plastic container support portion and the handle portion, and can be made of any material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, and polycarbonate as in the case of the container. At both ends of the support portion, support shafts for supporting the container are provided to face each other, and are inserted into the perforated bearing portions. Also, the shape of the handle can be variously changed,
For example, it is convenient and convenient to fold two plastic plates each having a width of about 1 cm and a length of about 10 to 15 cm.

In the present invention, a heating agent, a cooling agent, or a water retention agent is stored in a hollow portion of a plastic container for the purpose of cosmetics, therapeutic effects, and the like.

The heating agent is obtained by encapsulating a heat-generating composition containing iron powder, activated carbon, salts, a water-absorbing resin and water in a breathable sheet. The components and composition of the heat-generating composition are not limited at all.
Any of the conventionally known ones can be used. For example, iron powder which is a main component of the oxidative heat reaction includes reduced iron, cast iron and the like, and powdery powder is generally used, but powdery powder and the like may be mixed. Activated carbon and salts are required as an accelerator for oxidizing iron powder, and examples of the salts include sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride.

As the water-absorbing resin, a resin having a high water-retaining ability and capable of keeping the whole in a dry state is preferable in terms of production. For example, isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol-acrylate copolymer, starch-acrylate graft copolymer polyacrylate crosslinked product,
Examples include, but are not limited to, acrylate-acrylate copolymers, acrylate-acrylamide copolymers, cross-linked polyacrylonitrile hydrolysates, and the like. Of course, a base material such as wood flour, perlite or vermiculite may be used in combination as a water retention agent. The exothermic composition used in the present invention further contains, in addition to the above components, a weak acid salt of an alkali metal, a weak acid salt of an alkaline earth metal, a hydrogen generation inhibitor such as a metasilicate, a bulking agent, and α-starch. Material biasing agent, or zirconium,
Materials such as ceramics may be added as appropriate.

The breathable sheet encloses a heat-generating composition, through which oxygen necessary for an exothermic reaction is supplied.
The material of the breathable sheet is not particularly limited, but a porous film, that is, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethanes having fine continuous pores on the surface and inside,
Alternatively, a sheet obtained by laminating plastics obtained by softly modifying them and a nonwoven fabric is preferable.

Examples of the cooling agent used in the present invention include ice, cooling packs obtained by adding water to ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, urea, etc., and are formed into a reusable solid or gel. What you do is easy to use.

On the other hand, water retention agents include sponge, felt,
A water-absorbing material such as cotton or cloth containing an aqueous solution, lotion, cream or the like of a cosmetic, medicinal or nutritional component.
Above all, an aqueous solution-impregnated body is preferable in that components can be efficiently leached from the water seepage holes provided on the side surface of the plastic container.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rotary massage device according to the first aspect, wherein the heating agent in which the exothermic composition is sealed in a breathable sheet is stored in a hollow portion of the plastic container, and both ends of the plastic container are provided. A vent is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the rotary massage device of the first aspect, a reusable solid or gel coolant is stored in a hollow portion of the plastic container.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rotary massage device according to the first aspect, wherein a water retaining agent containing a cosmetic, medicinal or nutritional component aqueous solution is contained in a sponge or felt in a hollow portion of the plastic container, and the plastic container is made of plastic. The container is provided with a water seepage hole on the side surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rotary massager according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the plastic container comprises two parts fitted on the center surface.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a heating agent, a cooling agent, or a water retention agent is stored in a substantially spherical plastic container instead of a conventional sheet-like bag, and the application portion is rotated by the rotating action of the curved container. Because of this structure, in addition to the effects of the heating agent, the cooling agent or the water retention agent, there is provided a rotary massage device that is easy to use and has excellent feeling in use, which can have a massage effect, a skin irritation effect and the like. The massage effect here means the effect of enhancing the feeling of use and spreading the applied ingredients smoothly and widely, and such a remarkable effect,
This is derived from a combination with a storage container having a specific structure, and cannot be achieved using a conventional sheet-like storage bag. The shape of the plastic container or the Y-shaped handle can be appropriately selected according to the use form and application. For example, the shape may be curved so as to easily hold the handle portion, or parts such as accessories may be loaded.

According to any one of the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, a preferable heating agent, cooling agent or water retaining agent is used, so that a rotary massager having better performance can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the plastic container is constituted by two parts fitted on the center surface, a more convenient rotary massager is provided.

[0021]

Next, embodiments of the rotary massager of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, and FIG.
Shows a cross-sectional view passing through the support shaft. The plastic container 1 made of hard polyethylene has a substantially spherical shape with an outer diameter of about 5 cm and is hollow. Reference numeral 2 denotes a perforated bearing portion having an inner diameter of about 8 mm, which is provided on two right and left sides. The Y-shaped handle
It comprises a support part 3 and a handle part 4, and a support shaft 5 is attached to the support part 3 so as to face the support part 3. The material of the Y-shaped handle is also made of hard polyethylene, and the handle portion 4 is of a folding type having a length of about 15 cm. Vent holes 7 are provided at both tops of the plastic container 1, and two parts are fitted through the central surface 8. As the exothermic composition 9 of the heating agent 6, 5.0 g of iron powder, 0.7 g of activated carbon, 0.3 g of sodium chloride, 0.1 g of sodium metasilicate, 0.2 g of wood powder, water-absorbent resin (isobutylene-anhydrous) A mixture consisting of 0.3 g of maleic acid copolymer) and 2.9 g of water was prepared. This is applied to two porous film sheet bags 10
After that, it was stored in a plastic container 1 to obtain a rotary massage device of the present invention. The rotary massager was stored in a non-breathable film bag and stored until use. After the non-breathable film bag was broken, the plastic container 1 was rotated and used on the skin surface coated with the moisturizing cream. The skin was appropriately stimulated, and the improvement and diffusion of the medicinal effect were observed. In addition, this rotary massager was able to maintain the temperature of 40 to 50 ° C. for about 3 hours. Further, for comparison, a similar test was conducted using a normal sheet-shaped disposable body warmer, but it was difficult to use, and such a useful effect was not obtained.

Embodiment 2 FIG. Instead of the heating agent of Example 1,
7.5 g of ammonium nitrate, 7.5 g of urea and 10 g of water
Was stored in a nylon bag to obtain a rotary massager of the present invention. When this was placed on the forehead and the plastic container 1 was rotated and used, a pleasant refreshing feeling could be experienced. The cooling agent could be repeatedly used by cooling it in a refrigerator.

Embodiment 3 FIG. The rotary massage device of the present invention is obtained by providing a water retaining agent obtained by enclosing a sponge impregnated with a lotion instead of a heating agent, in addition to providing a water seepage hole on the side surface of the plastic container 1 of Example 1. Was. When applied to the cheeks, the skin felt smoothly and the massage effect improved the cosmetic effect.

[0025]

According to the present invention, a heating agent, a cooling agent or a water-retaining agent is housed in a substantially spherical plastic container. Provided is a rotary massager that is easy to use and has excellent usability, which can have an effect, a skin irritating action, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rotary massager according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view passing through the support shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Plastic container 2. Bearing part 3. Support part 4. Handle part 5. Support shaft 6. Heating agent 7. Vent 8. Center plane 9. Exothermic composition 10. Breathable sheet

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A rotary massager comprising a hollow substantially spherical plastic container and a plastic Y-shaped handle, wherein a bearing portion perforated at both tops of the plastic container has the Y-shaped handle. A plastic container is configured to be rotatable by inserting both support shafts provided opposite to both ends, and a heating agent is provided in a hollow portion of the plastic container,
A rotary massage device containing a coolant or a water retention agent. 2. A heating agent comprising a heat-generating composition containing iron powder, activated carbon, salts, a water-absorbing resin and water sealed in a breathable sheet, and ventilation holes provided on both tops of a plastic container. The rotary massager according to claim 1, wherein the rotary massager is provided. 3. The rotary massager according to claim 1, wherein the coolant is in a reusable solid or gel form. 4. A water retention agent comprising a sponge or felt containing an aqueous solution of a cosmetic, medicinal or nourishing component, and a plastic container provided with water seepage holes on side surfaces thereof. Item 4. A rotary massage device according to Item 1. 5. The plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the plastic container comprises two parts fitted on the center surface.
The rotary massage device according to any one of the above.