JPH0586332U - Massage tool - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is an object of the present invention to provide a massage tool which is lightweight, convenient to handle, and excellent in durability. [Structure] A substantially cylindrical rolling element having a groove formed on its peripheral surface, an operating rod rotatably supporting the rolling element at one end, and an acupressure ball disposed at the other end of the operating rod. The rolling elements and the acupressure spheres are made of a hard foam material.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a massage tool, and more particularly to a manual massage tool.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As a device of this kind, for example, while holding the sphere part of a massage tool in which multiple spheres are connected to a long string against the part to be massaged, hold both ends of the string in your hand and move the string to move the sphere part. Therefore, it is known that the part where the spherical part abuts is loosened.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the above-mentioned conventional massage tool, since the spherical portion rubs against the string, there is a problem that the string is easily broken during use and the durability is poor. In addition, if the string breaks during use, the sphere will scatter around.

In addition, when the sphere is large or the number of spheres is large, the weight of that portion becomes heavy, and there is a problem that handling and operation are inconvenient. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a massage tool that is lightweight, easy to handle, and excellent in durability.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, a massage tool according to the present invention comprises a substantially cylindrical rolling element having a groove formed on its peripheral surface, an operating rod pivotably supporting the rolling element at one end thereof. It is characterized in that the rolling element and the acupressure ball are made of a hard foam material and are formed of an acupressure ball provided at the other end of the operating rod.

[0006]

[Action]

 First, in the massage tool of the present invention, the operating rod is held in the hand to bring the rolling element into contact with the portion to be massaged, and the operating rod is operated in the rolling direction of the rolling element. Then, in addition to the acupressure effect due to the rolling of the rolling elements, the blood flow in the concave groove formed on the peripheral surface and the portion massaged by the stimulation from the surface by the hard foam material is promoted.

[0007] Next, when the acupressure sphere is held in the hand and the acupressure sphere is pressed against the portion to be acupressure, in addition to the acupressure effect, in the same manner as described above, the hard foam material on the peripheral surface is used. The stimulation from the surface of the skin promotes blood circulation in the acupressure area.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a massage tool according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 generally indicates the massage tool. This massaging tool 1 includes a substantially cylindrical rolling element 2 having a groove 8 formed on its peripheral surface, an operating rod 3 for pivotally supporting the rolling element 2 at one end, and the other end of the operating rod 3. And the rolling element 2 and the acupressure sphere 4 are made of a light-weight hard bubble material such as "pumice stone".

As shown in FIG. 2, the operating rod 3 is formed by bending a metal round bar, and is formed with a rolling element pivot support portion 5 at the front end portion and a finger pressure ball fixing screw portion 6 at the rear end portion, respectively. A rolling member retaining screw 7 is formed at the end of the rolling member pivot portion 5.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rolling element 2 has a side surface at one end formed into a hemispherical surface 2a, and a part of the operating rod 3 is fitted to the side surface at the other end to mount the rolling element 2 thereon. A groove 9 for immovably fixing is formed, and a pivot hole 10 is formed in the cylindrical rolling element 2 so as to penetrate in the axial direction thereof. In order to pivotally support the operating rod 3, the rolling element pivotal support portion 5 of the operating rod 3 is inserted into the pivot support hole 10, and the cap 11 is screwed to the rolling element retaining screw portion 7. At this time, when the rolling element 2 is rotatably supported, a spacer 12 is interposed between the groove 9 and the operating rod 3 facing the groove 9 as shown in FIG.

When the rolling element 2 is rotatably supported on the operating rod 3, as shown in FIG. 6, a cap screwed to the rolling element retaining screw 7 with the spacer 12 removed. 11 is tightened and the operating rod 3 is fitted into the groove 9. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a plurality of recessed ridges 13 are engraved on the circumferential surface of the acupressure sphere 4, and the acupressure formed on the rear end of the operating rod 3 is formed in the central portion. A female screw 14 that is screwed into the spherical body fixing screw portion 6 is provided, and the acupressure ball fixing screw portion 6 is screwed into the female screw 14.

A method of using the massage tool 1 formed as described above will be described below. When the rolling element 2 is used as a roller type massage tool, first, the rolling element 2 is rotatably supported by the operating rod 3, and then the operating rod 3 of the massage tool 1 is held in the hand to perform a massage. The rolling element 2 is brought into contact with the portion to be set. Next, when the operating rod 3 is operated in the direction in which the rolling element 2 rolls, the acupressure effect due to the rolling of the rolling element 2 and, in addition to this, the concave groove 8 formed on the peripheral surface and the hard bubble property The stimulation of the rough surface of the material promotes blood circulation in the massaged part.

On the other hand, when the massage tool 1 is tapped or acupressure type, the cap 10 screwed on the rolling element retaining screw 7 is tightened and the operating rod 3 is fitted into the groove 8 and rolled. The moving body 2 is fixed to the operating rod 3, and in this state, a desired portion of the hemispherical surface 2a is tapped or pressed to give a stimulus to promote blood circulation in the portion. Further, when the acupressure sphere 4 is held in the hand and the acupressure sphere 14 is pressed against the portion to be acupressure, the acupressure stimulus is applied in addition to the stimulus applied by the acupressure, and the hard foam material on the peripheral surface is also used. This stimulates blood circulation in the acupressure area due to stimulation from the surface.

[0014]

【effect】

 As described above, according to the present invention, in the massage tool of the present invention, the operating rod is held in the hand and is operated in the direction in which the rolling element rolls to the portion to be massaged. Since the acupressure sphere is pressed against the part to be acupressure while holding it, the cord suddenly breaks when using it like a massage tool in which multiple spheres are connected to a conventional long cord. It has the advantage of being excellent in its durability.

Moreover, since the rolling elements and the acupressure spheres are formed of a hard foam material, they have an advantage that they are light in weight and can be handled and operated conveniently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a massage tool.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an operating rod.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a rolling element.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a rolling element.

FIG. 5 is a plan view crossing the central portion of a state in which the rolling elements of the massage tool are rotatably supported.

FIG. 6 is a plan view crossing the central portion of the state where the rolling elements of the massage tool are pivotally supported so as not to rotate.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the acupressure sphere.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a state where the acupressure sphere is traversed at the central portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Massage tool 2 ... Rolling element 3 ... Operating rod 4 ... Acupressure sphere 8 ... Recessed groove

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substantially cylindrical rolling element having a concave groove formed on its peripheral surface, and an operating rod pivotally supporting the rolling element at one end thereof.
A massage tool comprising a shiatsu ball arranged at the other end of the operating rod, wherein the rolling element and the shiatsu ball are made of a hard foam material.