JPH09108285A - Massaging implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of part items and that of manufacturing processes of a massaging tool by providing a grip at the end of a J-shaped rod, and providing an acupressure ball with an uneven surface at the end of the curved part of the rod in such a manner that the ball can rotate. SOLUTION: A steel pipe is curved into an almost J shape to form a rod 101, with a grip 102 provided at the end of the rod 101 ∥. A golf ball 103 is rotatably provided via a bearing 104 on the end of the curved part of the rod 101 as an acupressure ball with an uneven surface. The golf ball 103 may be one with a diameter of about 40mm, or those with different diameters, obtainable at stores. In the golf ball 103, the pipe-shaped bearing 104 is pressed and fitted into a rotating-shaft hole bored through the center of the golf ball 103, a wire-frame shaft 105 is inserted into the bearing 104, and the golf ball 10 is rotatably pivoted to the end of the curved part of the rod 101 by the wire frame shaft 105.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manual massage device that holds a rod in a hand and massages the acupressure ball provided at the tip of the rod by pressing and / or rolling it on the body, for example, the back.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a manual massage device, for example, there is one shown in FIG.
No. 26090).

In the figure, reference numeral 7 is a sickle-shaped rod, and a grasping portion 1 is provided at one end thereof, and a plurality of massage rollers 9 are provided at a sickle portion 10 at the other end. The rollers 9 are rotatably attached to a plurality of rotating shafts 8 which are fixed to intersect with the sickle portion 10 of the rod 7.

Therefore, according to this structure, when the grasping portion 1 is held by hand and the sickle portion 10 is hung on the nape or shoulder for massage, the sickle portion 10 is concavely curved toward the nape or shoulder. Acupressure can be applied to the nape or shoulder by simply moving the rod 7 back and forth with respect to the body.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional one, since the massaging roller 9 has a dedicated shape and a plurality of massaging rollers 9 are required, the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps are large and the cost is high. There was a problem.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a manual massage device which can be provided at a low cost without requiring a large number of parts and manufacturing steps.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention described in claim 1, a grip is provided at the base end portion of a substantially J-shaped rod, and a curved portion of the rod. The feature is that a finger-pressure ball having an uneven surface is rotatably provided at the tip.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the number of the acupressure balls having a relatively large diameter is one, the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps are small, and a low-cost manual massage device can be provided.

Further, since the above-mentioned acupressure ball is an acupressure ball having an uneven surface, when pressing and / or rolling the acupressure ball on the body, for example, the back, an effective acupressure action can be obtained by the unevenness of the surface. To be

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the massage device according to the first aspect, the acupressure ball is pivotally supported on a wire frame shaft provided at the tip of the curved portion of the rod. It is a feature.

Therefore, in this invention, since the wire frame formed by bending the wire into an appropriate shape is used as the rotary shaft of the acupressure ball, it is possible to provide a massaging device at a lower cost.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in the massage device according to claim 1 or 2,
The feature is that the acupressure ball is a golf ball.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the golf ball is used as the acupressure ball having the uneven surface, it is possible to provide a massage device at a lower cost.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 101 denotes a rod made of a steel pipe curved in a substantially J shape, and a grip 102 is provided at the base end portion of the rod. It is provided. Also, the rod 101
A golf ball 103 as an acupressure ball having an uneven surface is rotatably provided at the tip of the curved portion.

As the golf ball, for example, a commercially available golf ball having a diameter of about 40 mm is used, but other diameters may be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the golf ball 103 has a rotating shaft hole 103a bored through the center thereof.
The pipe-shaped bearing 104 is press-fitted into the
A wire frame shaft 105 is inserted through 04, and the golf ball 103 is rotatably supported by the wire frame shaft 105 at the tip of the curved portion of the rod 101.

A pipe-shaped bearing 1 in which the wire frame shaft 105 is press fitted into the golf ball 103.
Although various methods can be considered for attaching the wire to the tip of the curved portion of the rod 101 while inserting the wire into the rod No. 04, first, a straight wire is inserted into the pipe-shaped bearing 104 of the golf ball 103, and then the wire is inserted. It can be manufactured by bending both ends into an appropriate shape (see, for example, FIG. 2) and inserting the ends into the ends of the curved parts of the rod 101 to fix them.

The structure of this embodiment has been described above. Next, the operation thereof will be described. As shown in FIG.
01 The grip 102 at the base end is gripped by hand, and the golf ball 103 provided as the acupressure ball at the tip of the rod is applied to the body part to be massaged, for example, the back, and the grip 1
The golf ball 103 rolls in a pressed state and massage is performed by moving the 02 up and down by pushing it out.

At this time, due to the strength of the pressing force by the dimples (uneven surface) of the rolling golf ball 103,
A more effective acupressure effect can be obtained.

The acupressure effect can be obtained by merely pressing the golf ball 103 against the body part to be massaged.

As another embodiment of the above embodiment, for example, a rod formed by a frame having a spring property may be used, whereby the grip 102 is pushed out and the golf ball 103 is pressed to a portion to be massaged. The finger pressure is relieved by the spring deformation, and the pressing force adjustment becomes easy.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, since there is one acupressure ball having a relatively large diameter, the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps are small, and a low-cost manual massage device is provided. Further, since the acupressure ball is a shiatsu ball having an uneven surface, when pressing and / or rolling the shiatsu ball to the body, for example, the back, an effective acupressure action due to the unevenness of the surface is provided. can get.

If a wire frame formed by bending a wire into an appropriate shape is used as the rotary shaft of the acupressure ball, a low-cost massage device can be provided. Furthermore, if the acupressure ball is a golf ball, it is possible to provide a massage device at a lower cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a main part taken along arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the massage device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 ... Rod 102 ... Grip 103 ... Golf ball 103a ... Rotating shaft hole 104 ... Bearing 105 ... Wireframe shaft

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 27, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Brief description of drawings

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a main part taken along arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the massage device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a conventional massage device.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 101 ... Rod 102 ... Grip 103 ... Golf ball 103a ... Rotating shaft hole 104 ... Bearing 105 ... Wireframe shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A grip (102) is provided at the base end of a substantially J-shaped rod (101), and a shiatsu ball (103) having an uneven surface is rotatable at the tip of the curved portion of the rod (101). Massage equipment characterized by being provided. 2. The acupressure ball (103) is connected to the rod (1).
The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the massage device is pivotally supported on a wire frame shaft (105) provided at the tip of the curved portion of (01). 3. The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the acupressure ball (103) is a golf ball.