JP3117992U - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a massager suitable for carrying while being able to massage various parts of the body.
SOLUTION: A flexible part 1 that is easily elastically bent and deformed, a pair of gripping parts 2 that are arranged with the flexible part 1 sandwiched therebetween, and a longitudinally central part of the flexible part 1 that are spaced apart. It is massager A1 provided with a pair of press part 3, Comprising: The pair of holding | gripping part 2 can be attached or detached with respect to the flexible part 1. FIG.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a massage device for massaging and relaxing each part of the body.

  In order to relieve the body part that feels uncomfortable or tired, generally called elasticity, a massager is used to massage the user himself. FIG. 12 shows an example of a conventional massage device. The massage device X shown in the figure includes a pair of gripping portions 91, a flexible portion 92, a pair of pressing portions 93, and a pull string 94. When using the massage device X, the user holds the pair of grip portions 91 with both hands. Then, with the pair of pressing portions 93 attached to both sides of the neck, for example, the flexible portion 92 is bent so that the pair of gripping portions 91 are brought close to each other. Then, the pair of pressing portions 93 are pressed against the neck. Thereby, it is possible to massage the neck. The user performs an operation of appropriately bending the massage device X until the tension felt in the neck is eased. Thereby, the user can make the part which feels tension comfortable. In addition, if the drawstring 94 is used, it is possible to appropriately perform massage on a body part that is difficult to massage in a posture in which the pair of gripping portions 91 are gripped.

  However, there are various parts of the body part to be massaged, and the size and shape of each part are different. In the massage device X, since the distance between the pair of pressing portions 93 is constant, it may be difficult to appropriately massage a plurality of locations having different sizes and shapes. Moreover, the massage device X is a relatively long instrument in the extended state. If such an instrument is to be carried, for example, while traveling, it cannot be accommodated in a small travel bag. For this reason, there has been a demand for an easy-to-carry massager suitable for carrying on a trip.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-24078.

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and it is possible to massage various parts of the body and to provide a massage device suitable for carrying. It is an issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  A massager provided by the present invention includes a flexible part that is easily elastically bent and deformed, a pair of gripping parts that are arranged with the flexible part interposed therebetween, and a longitudinal center part of the flexible part. A massage device including a pair of spaced apart pressing portions, wherein the pair of gripping portions are detachable from the flexible portion.

  According to such a configuration, during use, the flexible portion and the pair of gripping portions can be appropriately massaged, while the flexible portion and the pair of pairs are stored during storage or transportation. It is possible to divide it into a holding part. Thereby, the said massage device is suitable for carrying around on a trip.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pair of pressing portions are supported by the pair of gripping portions, and the pair of gripping portions are at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction of the flexible portion. It can be attached. According to such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately change the distance between the pair of pressing portions according to the size and shape of the body part to be massaged. Therefore, it is preferable for applying massage to various parts of the body.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of holes arranged in a longitudinal direction are formed in one of the portions near the both ends of the flexible portion or the portions near the one end of each gripping portion. A short axis that can be inserted into each of the holes is formed on the other side of the part near the both ends of the part or the part near the one end of each gripping part. According to such a configuration, the pair of gripping portions can be appropriately attached to a plurality of positions with respect to the flexible portion.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the short shaft is formed with a male screw, can be screwed to the male screw, and connects the flexible portion and the pair of gripping portions. A pair of nuts is further provided. According to such a configuration, the flexible portion and the pair of gripping portions can be reliably coupled.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of holes are arranged at a constant pitch, and in the flexible part or each grip part where the short axis is formed, the short axis and It further includes an additional short axis arranged at a certain pitch in the longitudinal direction. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the pair of gripping portions from being unduly rotated with respect to the flexible portion. Therefore, a desired body part can be massaged with a relatively strong force.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the flexible part or the gripping part in which the plurality of holes are formed is arranged at one end with the plurality of holes spaced apart from the constant pitch. A notch is formed. According to such a configuration, in addition to the state in which the short axis and the additional short axis are inserted through the plurality of holes, the additional short axis is inserted into one of the plurality of holes, It can be used in a state where the short axis is attached to the notch. Therefore, the distance between the pair of pressing portions can be further increased.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each pressing portion is formed with a female screw, and each holding portion is formed with a pressing portion fixing shaft formed with a male screw that can be screwed into the female screw. ing. According to such a structure, it is possible to carry with the pair of pressing portions removed. Moreover, if a plurality of types of the pressing parts having different shapes are prepared, the massage can be performed by changing to the pressing parts corresponding to the part to be massaged.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each pressing portion is formed with a female screw, and each holding portion is formed with a pressing portion fixing shaft formed with a male screw that can be screwed into the female screw. The male screw of the pressing portion fixing shaft and the male screw of the short shaft have the same size. According to such a structure, it can be used in the state which replaced the said nut and the said press part.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pair of nuts are formed as an additional pair of pressing portions by having protrusions, respectively. According to such a configuration, two types of massage can be performed using the pair of pressing portions and the pair of additional pressing portions.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pair of gripping portions are formed with protrusions at portions that are both ends of the massager when connected to the flexible portion. According to such a structure, in addition to the said press part, a different kind of massage can be given with the said protrusion.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show a massage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The massage device A1 of the present embodiment includes a flexible portion 1, a pair of gripping portions 2, a pair of pressing portions 3, and a pair of nuts 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the massage device A <b> 1 is an instrument used for massaging the neck, shoulders, and the like by bending and stretching the flexible portion 1 while the user grasps a pair of grip portions 21. It is. As shown in FIG. 2, the massage device A1 is configured to be easily disassembled.

  The flexible part 1 has a band shape and is located at the center of the massage device A1. The flexible portion 1 is made of a resin such as polypropylene, for example, and is easily elastically bent and deformed. As shown in FIG. 4, three holes 1 a and one notch 1 b are formed in the portion near both ends of the flexible portion 1, respectively. The three holes 1 a are arranged at a constant pitch P in the longitudinal direction of the flexible part 1. Each notch 1b has a semicircular shape. The distance between the center of the notch 1b and the center of the hole 1a adjacent to the notch 1b is the pitch P described above. In the present embodiment, the flexible part 1 has a length of about 300 mm and a width of about 22 mm. The holes 1a and the notches 1b have a diameter of about 10 mm and a pitch P of about 25 mm.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pair of gripping portions 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is located near both ends of the massage device A1. Each grip part 2 is made of a resin such as polypropylene, for example. In the present embodiment, each grip portion 2 has a length of about 250 mm and a cylindrical portion having a diameter of about 25 mm.

  A grip 21 is formed near one end of each grip portion 2. The grip 21 is a part for the user to grip, and has a shape suitable for the user to grip firmly. A pressing portion fixing shaft 22 for fixing the pressing portion 3 is provided near the other end of the grip portion 2. As shown in FIG. 5, a male screw 22 a is formed at a portion near the tip of the pressing portion fixing shaft 22. In the present embodiment, the pressing portion fixing shaft 22 has a diameter of about 16 mm and a length of about 24 mm. The male screw 22a has a screw size with an outer shape of about 9 mm and a screw pitch of about 2 mm.

  A threaded short shaft 23 and a threadless short shaft 24 are provided on a plane formed on the opposite side of the pressing portion fixing shaft 22 in each gripping portion 2. The short shaft 23 with a screw and the short shaft 24 without a screw are for positioning when each grip portion 2 is attached to the flexible portion 1. A male screw 23 a is formed at a portion from the tip of the threaded short shaft 23. In the present embodiment, the threaded short shaft 23 has a diameter of about 9 mm and a length of about 14 mm. The male screw 23a has a screw size with an outer shape of about 9 mm and a screw pitch of about 2 mm. The screwless short shaft 24 is disposed closer to the center in the longitudinal direction of the grip portion 2 than the threaded short shaft 23. The center-to-center distance between the threaded short shaft 23 and the unthreaded short shaft 24 is the same as the arrangement pitch P of the three holes 1a and notches 1b shown in FIG. 4, and in this embodiment is about 25 mm. Yes. The unthreaded short shaft 24 has a shape obtained by removing a portion where the male screw 23a is formed from the threaded short shaft 23, and has a diameter of about 9 mm and a length of about 4.5 mm.

  Protrusions 25 are formed on portions of the grips 2 that are both ends in the state of the massage device A1. The protrusion 20 has a conical shape with rounded tips, and in this embodiment, the height is about 10 mm and the tip curvature is about 5 mm. The user can perform massage by repeatedly pressing the protrusion 25 on the shoulder, for example, in a state where the massage device A1 is folded in half or the grip portion 2 is removed from the flexible portion 1.

  The pair of pressing portions 3 are portions that are pressed against the user's neck, shoulders, or the like in the massage using the massage device A1, and have a circular dome shape that is relatively short as a whole. As shown in FIG. 7, five protrusions 31 are formed on the pressing portion 3. These protrusions 31 are for pressing appropriate positions of the user's neck and shoulders. As shown in FIG. 8, a female screw 3 a is formed on the lower side of the pressing portion 3 in the figure. In the present embodiment, the outer shape of the pressing portion 3 is about 53 mm. The internal thread 3a has a thread size of an inner diameter of about 9 mm and a thread pitch of about 2 mm, and can be screwed into the male thread 22a of the pressing portion fixing shaft 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of nuts 4 is for fixing the pair of gripping portions 2 to the flexible portion 1 and has a handle shape. Each nut 4 is formed with a female screw 4a. The female screw 4 a has a screw size that can be screwed with the male screw 23 a of the threaded short shaft 23, and has the same size as the female screw 3 a of the pressing portion 3.

  Next, the operation of the massage device A1 will be described below.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, massage is performed in a state where the flexible portion 1, the pair of gripping portions 2, the pair of pressing portions 3, and the pair of nuts 4 are separated from each other. It is possible to carry the container A1. This is suitable for carrying the massage device A1 on a trip, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each grip portion 2 can be attached to the flexible portion 1 at three positions. This is because, in addition to the three holes 1a being formed in the flexible portion 1, the notches 1b are formed at the same pitch P as the plurality of holes 1a. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, the massage device A1 can be assembled in a plurality of types from a narrow state to a wide state with respect to the center distance D of the pair of pressing portions 3. Therefore, the position of the pair of pressing portions 3 can be adjusted appropriately according to the location to be massaged. In the present embodiment, the center-to-center distance D can be set to a maximum of five sizes by separately setting the attachment positions of the pair of gripping portions 2 with respect to the flexible portion 1.

  By connecting the flexible portion 1 and the grip portion 2 using the threaded short shaft 23 and the screwless short shaft 24, it is possible to prevent the flexible portion 1 from rotating unfairly with respect to the grip portion 2. it can. Further, by tightening the nut 4 with respect to the threaded short shaft 23, the flexible portion 1 and the grip portion 2 can be firmly coupled.

  Unlike FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 3, a pair of press part 3 and a pair of nut 4 are different by the female screw 3a of a pair of press part 3, and the female screw 4a of a pair of nut 4 being respectively the same size. It is also possible to replace them.

  Since it is difficult to sandwich the pair of pressing portions 3, even if it is difficult to massage, the projection 25 can be used to massage properly. Moreover, it is not necessary to assemble the massage using the protrusion 25 as the massage device A1, and it can be performed only by the grip portion 2 in the disassembled state.

  10 and 11 show another embodiment of the massage device according to the present invention. In these drawings, elements similar to those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment of the massage device according to the present invention. Massager A2 of this embodiment differs from 1st Embodiment which the shape of a pair of press part 3 mentioned above. The pair of pressing portions 3 has a shape in which each central portion bulges greatly in the height direction.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to give a massage in a range and strength different from those of the above-described embodiments. Further, as is apparent from the description of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the massage device according to the present invention can perform massages with various feelings by preparing a plurality of types of pressing portions 3 having different shapes. Is possible.

  FIG. 11 shows a third embodiment of the massage device according to the present invention. The massage device A3 of the present embodiment is different from any of the above-described embodiments in the shape of the pair of nuts 4 and the distance between the centers of the pair of pressing portions 3.

  The pair of nuts 4 has the same shape as the pair of pressing portions 3 in the second embodiment described above. Thus, the pair of nuts 4 is an additional pressing part that can press the body separately from the pair of pressing parts 3. The pair of pressing portions 3 has a center-to-center distance wider than any of the above-described embodiments.

  According to the present embodiment, in addition to the massage using the pair of pressing portions 3, the massage using the pair of nuts as an additional pressing portion is possible. These massages differ in the shape and spacing of the objects to be pressed. For this reason, it is suitable for repeatedly giving massage to different parts of the body. These massages can be performed in a reversible state without disassembling the massager A3 or disassembling or assembling the pair of pressing portions 3 and the pair of nuts 4.

  The massage device according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. The specific configuration of each part of the massage device according to the present invention can be varied in design in various ways.

  As a material for the massage device according to the present invention, various resins may be used in addition to polypropylene. If it is made of resin, it is advantageous for reducing the weight of the massage device. For example, a metal may be used as the material of the flexible portion, or wood may be used as the material of the grip portion. The shape of a pair of press part 3 is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can be set as the various shapes suitable for a massage.

  In the embodiment described above, as a means for coupling the flexible portion and the gripping portion, a plurality of holes are formed in the flexible portion, and the threaded short axis and the screwless short axis are formed in the gripping portion. On the contrary, a threaded short axis and an unthreaded short axis may be formed in the flexible part, and a plurality of holes may be formed in the grip part.

It is a whole perspective view showing a 1st embodiment of a massage device concerning the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a whole top view showing a 1st embodiment of a massage device concerning the present invention. It is a top view which shows the flexible part of 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the holding part of 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part top view which shows the combined state of the flexible part and holding part in 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the press part of 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the VIII-VIII line of FIG. It is a whole perspective view which shows the multiple types of coupling state of 1st Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a whole top view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a whole top view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the massage device which concerns on this invention. It is a whole perspective view which shows an example of the conventional massage device.

Explanation of symbols

A1, A2, A3 Massager 1 Flexible part 1a Hole 1b Notch 2 Gripping part 3 Pressing part 3a Female thread 31 Projection 4 Nut 4a Female thread 21 Grip 22 Pressing part fixing shaft 22a Male thread 23 Threaded short axis (short axis)
23a Male thread 24 Threaded short shaft (additional short shaft)
25 Protrusions

Claims (10)

A flexible portion that is easily elastically bent and deformed;
A pair of gripping portions arranged with the flexible portion interposed therebetween;
A pair of pressing portions spaced apart from each other with the longitudinal center portion of the flexible portion interposed therebetween;
A massage device comprising:
The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of gripping portions are detachable from the flexible portion. The pair of pressing portions are supported by the pair of gripping portions,
The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of gripping portions can be attached to a plurality of positions in a longitudinal direction of the flexible portion. A plurality of holes arranged in the longitudinal direction are formed in one of the portions near the both ends of the flexible portion or the portions near the one end of each gripping portion,
The massage device according to claim 2, wherein a short axis that can be inserted into each hole is formed on the other end of the flexible portion or the other end of the grip portion. A male screw is formed on the short shaft,
The massage device according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of nuts that can be screwed onto the male screw and that couple the flexible portion and the pair of gripping portions. The plurality of holes are arranged at a constant pitch,
The flexible portion or each of the grip portions, in which the short axis is formed, further includes an additional short axis arranged at a certain pitch in the longitudinal direction from the short axis. The massage device according to 3 or 4.   Of the flexible part or the gripping part, the plurality of holes are formed with a notch disposed at one end of the flexible part or spaced apart from the fixed pitch. Item 6. A massager according to item 5. Each pressing part is formed with a female screw,
The massager according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a pressing portion fixing shaft formed with a male screw that can be screwed into the female screw is formed in each gripping portion. Each pressing part is formed with a female screw,
Each gripping portion is formed with a pressing portion fixing shaft formed with a male screw that can be screwed into the female screw.
The massage device according to claim 4, wherein the male screw of the pressing portion fixing shaft and the male screw of the short shaft are the same size.   The massage device according to claim 8, wherein the pair of nuts are formed as an additional pair of pressing portions by having protrusions, respectively.   The massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the pair of gripping portions are formed with protrusions at portions that become both ends of the massage device in a state of being connected to the flexible portion.

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