WO2001032252A1

WO2001032252A1 - Pyramid that is used for relaxing or meditating

Info

Publication number: WO2001032252A1
Application number: PCT/EP2000/008383
Authority: WO
Inventors: Peter Neuhaus
Original assignee: Peter Neuhaus
Priority date: 1999-11-03
Filing date: 2000-08-28
Publication date: 2001-05-10
Also published as: DE19952970A1; AU7414500A; DE20014497U1

Abstract

The invention relates to pyramid that is used for relaxing or meditating and the like, optionally for partially filling with a concentrated salt water solution. The pyramid is essentially straight and regular and consists of a base component, an intermediate component and a top. In one embodiment, the pyramid is a welded double-walled pyramid (a-b) comprising an introduced entrance component (1) and optionally a door that can be pushed out or marked and fastened.

Description

Serving relaxation, relaxation or meditation

pyramid

The invention relates to relaxation, relaxation, meditation and the like. Like. serving pyramid, possibly for partial filling with a concentrated salt water solution, essentially as a regular pyramid. Relaxation cabins are known which have a housing which is optically and acoustically sealed off from the surroundings and has a tub for a bathing liquid comprising a concentrated salt solution and a device for regulating the temperature of the bathing liquid and additional ventilation.

Such devices are usually box-like, coffin-like or box-like and accordingly have a rather deterrent effect, in particular for people with claustrophobia. In general, the feeling of space in such cabins, tanks, also called psychoisolation tanks, is not of a kind that one would like to undergo meditation, isolation or expensive therapeutic treatments.

The object of the invention is to give such a psycho insulation tank a shape which ensures greater acceptance, also of an intellectual nature.

For this purpose, the invention is based on a relaxation, relaxation, meditation cabin, possibly for partial filling with a concentrated salt water solution, essentially as a straight regular pyramid, consisting of a base part, an intermediate part and a tip as a welded double-walled pyramid with a On employed rose part and an optionally herausd _* shiftable door.

An entry aid, in particular in the form of stairs, is preferably provided in the area of the door.

The pyramid can have a rectangular or square base area and a pyramid base angle between 40 and 70 °. According to a further development form of the invention, the slope angle of the pyramid in the upper part can be smaller than in the lower part of the pyramid, especially for people who are concerned with further intellectual penetration. Here, the secret of the well-known of Snofru built pyramid, the articulated pyramid of Dahschur. As in antiquity and in Central America, the pyramid can also be built up in stages with the resulting consequences.

Finally, the pyramid can consist of mastabas stacked on top of one another.

In general, the individual pyramid parts will each be designed as double-walled structures and welded together.

As additional units, the pyramid can have controllable underwater loudspeakers, optionally with an intercom and controllable lamps arranged under or over water.

It is also important to have a controllable water inlet and outlet, particularly one that can be controlled by a program.

In a further development of the invention, the pyramid will stand on a vibration-damping layer, in particular a 3 cm thick layer of sand or a layer of rubber / gel etc. in the plastic jacket.

In general, the walls are soundproof. A heating mat is expediently provided in the raised floor of the base part; the pyramid has a water inlet and outlet, the outlet being provided below the entrance threshold.

The hot water filling has a salt content of approximately 50:50 vol .-%.

The relaxation tank according to the invention enables effective risk-free and drug-free relaxation, creates mental and physical revitalization, reduces stress hormones and achieves very good results for cardiovascular complaints and musculoskeletal complaints. The generation of feelings of happiness goes alongside. Learning performance is also improved, creativity is increased, the healing process can be accelerated, blood pressure can be reduced, and pain can be reduced. Therapeutic applications of the pyramid for the treatment of sleep and eating disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and mental training are possible. Due to the pointed shape of the relaxation pyramid, any condensation water is drained off to the side. The user is not bothered by condensate dripping from the ceiling during the rest phase.

The relaxation pyramid according to the invention can be described as a bath tub with an optical housing that is acoustically sealed off from the environment and that contains a bath tub for a bathing liquid made of a concentrated medical saline solution. In addition, a device for regulating the temperature of the bathing liquid and the temperature of the air inside the tank is provided. The temperature of the bath liquid can be set to 34 to 35 ° C., in particular 34.5 ° C., using the heating mat mentioned. This heating mat with a voltage between 12 and 44 volts and approx. 30 to 500 watts can be walked on watertight via an inspection flap.

A device for regulating the oxygen content inside can also be provided.

The underwater loudspeakers and lamps generate acoustic and optical stimuli, for example heart tones or light tones, which are directed to the relevant parts of the body and make the pyramid a kind of brain machine or mind machine. Classical music can be broadcast to relax.

The boarding aid, a step for the disabled and a side flap make access easier. The individual parts are provided with guides and snap into each other.

The pyramid can be operated as follows: during an electronically controlled starting process (the water inlet phase), the user initially lies on the tub floor, which is filled to a maximum of 5 cm. After a few minutes, the remaining bath water is slowly added. This slowly accustoms the user to the weightless state (he lifts off the floor). In the final phase (the water drainage phase) the bath water is completely emptied and the user sinks back onto the bath floor. After leaving the relaxation pyramid, the cleaning process is carried out automatically by the user.

The preferably provided, advantageously packed in plastic layer of sand serves for sound insulation and absorbs floor vibrations. The new shape of a pyramid creates an increased ability to concentrate and a better sense of wellbeing. A special stone (for example crystal or quartz) can be placed on the pyramid tip for optical improvement. Air is generally discharged from the top of the pyramid.

It is not ignored that a device for relaxation and psychosensory stimulation has already become known (P 38 73 549.0-08), in which a housing is provided with an impermeable shell in the form of a sandwich-like shell and a metallic shield. Here, a thermally and acoustically insulating material is enclosed between two walls made of synthetic material. An impermeable heating plate lies on a layer of air-inflated cylinders. Hollow balls made of elastic plastic can also lie on the heating plate. The device can have interior lighting. Nothing is said about the shape of the housing. Since so far only elongated boxes or coffin-like housings were known as isolation tanks, the term housing should be interpreted in this direction.

Also known is a relaxation cabin for one person (DE 36 37 150 C2) in a customary form invented by John Lilly at the time (essentially rectangular box-shaped housing with a bevel in the roof with a door), which is based on the underside of a rigid one Base plate to mount vibration-damping bearing feet. A heating foil is attached under the tub. Loudspeakers and / or a video monitor are provided in the cabin above the water.

An example embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which

1 shows the pyramid in the assembled state,

FIG. 2 shows the pyramid in an exploded view,

FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the pyramid shown in FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment and

Figure 6 is the floor plan of Figure 5.

A pyramid is shown with a square or rectangular bottom with a tip. The pyramid consists of a box-like main part a, in which the entrance area can be clearly seen, a pyramid tip a 'and a base part a ". The parts a, a', a" can be placed on top of each other via small plastic struts as a centering stabilizer. The other side parts can, for example, be inserted into one another via tongue and groove. However, the pyramid can also already be welded, but additional parts b can be supplied, which, depending on the space requirement, can be built up in whole or in part. However, they do not influence the actual function of the relaxation pyramid.

If we look at Figure 2, we see an entry aid 10 in the area of the base part, which is arranged under an entry 1 (e.g. door with two hinges and hydraulic shock absorbers). A bath water inlet 2 and a bath water outlet 3 are provided on the side, and a flushing device 7 for hygienic cleaning of the tank interior. A filter system of the following design is also planned: brine pump, cartridge filter and carbon filter. Another temporary basin (not shown) is used for filtering, processing and storing the medical saline solution during the cleaning process. A heating mat 9 is located in the raised floor of the base part, has a voltage between 12 and 44 volts and approximately 300 to 500 watts and can be walked on watertight via an inspection flap. One can also see a device 4 for regulating the oxygen content, furthermore underwater loudspeakers 5 are attached and additionally underwater and overwater lamps 6, which generate optical stimuli (for example heart sounds, music and light effects) which contribute to the relaxation of the user. These can be controlled both internally and externally to support medical therapy by the patient and the therapist or the operator and by the user. The parts are assembled and welded tightly, but it is not considered that the parts provided with guides are inserted into one another and thereby welded.

According to a specific embodiment which is not to be regarded as limiting, the height of the base part plus intermediate part plus tip is 60 cm + 60 cm + 60 cm = 1.80 m. The edge length of the pyramid is approximately 300 cm. The usable part of the pyramid at approx. 200 cm, the angle between the base and the pyramid edge, for example at 52 ° in the exemplary embodiment (between 40 ° - 70 °), the entrance has a width of 100 cm, the threshold of 25 cm and the door one Height of 80 cm. Dimensions and heights change according to the pyramid angle or the pyramid base angle. The dimensions are only examples and do not belong to the patent drawing.

The pyramid stimulates / reinforces the mystical world of imagination of the patient / customer. The "healing power" of the pyramid is used.

If the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 was still built in three horizontally separated building blocks, and this with a double floor, this is the case with FIG. 3 departed. It is a single-walled one-sided pyramid with a pyramid angle between 40 and 70 °, preferably 51.9 °, the angle of the Cheops pyramid. The pyramid 20, the angle of which is 51.9 °, extends to the bottom. Inside the pyramid one can see a basin 22 which is laminated from food-safe plastic. This pool is divided into two and each half is provided with a flange and a rubber seal. A metal structure, the actual pyramid, is built above the pool. Plastic plates are placed on these and screwed to the metal frame using a folded V 4 A sheet. A heating mat, not shown, is located in or on the bottom of the tub 22. The entrance (the doors) is designated 24, the ventilation 26, which is in the form of a cover. The advantage of this construction is that a single man can build and dismantle the pyramid. The condensed water runs off safely due to the acute angle. The pyramid shows an internal insulation, preferably made of two hard or soft rays of differently absorbing material, ie materials with a high atomic weight and materials with a low atomic weight. At 31 the water inlet is provided, at 32 (correspondingly low) the water outlet is provided. The pyramid is comfortably equipped with loudspeakers 33 (real underwater loudspeakers), intercom 35 in order to be able to maintain contact with the therapist, light and possibly a television. For example, special programs for football clubs or, for example, twenty psychodelic programs can be specially played to support the therapeutic effect (floating, isolating, beaming upwards). There are two small diodes in the slope. In addition to plastic, the tub can also be made of stainless steel and, if the entire pyramid is made of stone, then it can be made of stone.

Figure 4 has the same reference numerals for the same parts as Figure 3, namely the pyramid 20, parts broken away in the plan, along the line 34 and you can see again the tub 22, the ventilation hood 26, the underwater speaker boxes 35, the door 24. The tub 22 is located entirely within the pyramid 20. Again, it is an equilateral straight-angled pyramid without being limited to it. The interior lighting can be seen at 36. This can also be controlled with the music and / or from the outside.

Figure 5 shows a pyramid 40 seen from the entrance for limited space. Up to the level of the tub 42, the pyramid has the appearance of the pyramids described so far, then it is angled vertically downwards at 44, but has the same capacity for the tub 42 on the inside. The door and entrance can be made lighter at 46. The ventilation 48 is replaced as a ventilation hood. The hood can be formed as a special stone, for example from crystal or quartz, for optical improvement.

Figure 6 shows a plan view (floor plan) of Figure 5. The same reference numerals apply to the same parts. The pyramid 40 spans the tub 42. The space requirement in the floor plan is significantly less than that of the pyramid reaching to the bottom. The embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 also has a flushing device for hygienic cleaning of the interior of the tank. Furthermore, a filter system with brine pump, cartridge filter, carbon filter and UV lamp. Another temporary basin, which is used for filtering, processing and storing the medical saline solution during the cleaning process, can be assigned. In all embodiments of the pyramid, the user is optically and acoustically sealed off from the outside world in his carrycot. A device is provided for regulating the oxygen content in the interior of the pyramid. The underwater and overwater lamps and underwater loudspeakers generate optical and other stimuli (e.g. heart sounds, music). There are light effects with a specially written software that is able to positively influence the human brain and contribute to the relaxation of the user. The user initially lies on the heated heating mat and / or in a very small layer of water and is then slowly accustomed to the weightless condition by the water pouring in and rising.

After leaving the relaxation pyramid, the cleaning process is carried out automatically by the user.

It has been found that the pyramid gives an increased ability to concentrate and a better sense of well-being.

In a modification of the pyramid shape, but in a further development of the measure according to the invention, the tub (then round) can be accommodated in a large cone with a ventilation hood at the top for people who prefer to react to round shapes.

A special dimension of 2.25 m, with larger space requirements of 3.2 x 3.2 m at a height of 2.1 m, will prove itself.

Claims

claims

1. The relaxation, the relaxation, the meditation u. Serving pyramid, possibly for partial filling with a concentrated salt water solution, essentially as a straight regular pyramid, consisting of a base part, an intermediate part and a tip in the form of a welded double-walled pyramid (ab) with an inserted entry part (1) and optionally push-out or hinged door.

2. pyramid according to claim 1, characterized by an entry aid (10), in particular in the form of stairs in the region of the door (1).

3. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a rectangular or square base and a pyramid base angle between 40 and 70 °.

4. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slope angle of the pyramid is smaller in the upper part than in the lower part of the pyramid.

5. Pyramid according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is constructed in a step-like manner.

6. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of mastabas piled on top of one another.

7. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual pyramid parts are each designed as a double-walled structure and screwed together.

8. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that controllable underwater loudspeakers (5), optionally with intercom and controllable underwater or overwater lamps are arranged.

9. pyramid according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a controllable, in particular programmable water supply and drain (2; 3).

10. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that its base part on a vibration-damping layer, in particular a 3 cm thick layer of sand or a layer of rubber / gel etc., is in the plastic jacket (8).

11. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the walls are sound-insulating.

12. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a heating mat (8) is provided in the raised floor of the base part (a ").

13. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drain is provided below the input threshold.

14. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water filling has a salt content of 50:50 vol .-%.

15. pyramid, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 14, in particular for small space requirements, characterized in that a two-part basin is arranged within the single-shell pyramid with the venting pyramid tip, each half being provided with a fastening flange and rubber seal, the basin food-safe plastic is formed, is overbuilt by a metal structure forming the pyramid, against which plastic plates are laid and fastened.

16. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in a development of the form of the preceding claims, a cone, truncated cone or a cone angled downwards into the vertical or a rotating polygon is used instead of the pyramid.

17. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a television / video device is provided as additional equipment for the reception of more than 20, in particular psychodelic programs, matched to the type of user.

18. Pyramid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that acoustic and optical stimuli are generated by underwater speakers and above and underwater lamps.

19. A method for operating isolation tanks, in particular using a relaxation pyramid according to one of claims 1 to 14, in a single-shell version, preferably with an angle of repose of 51.9 °, characterized in that the user on a dry plate heated to body temperature (floor ) is brought to rest and then experiences the sensation of the sudden influx of gushing water heated to a certain temperature, in particular the beaming upwards.