Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foot massage apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 足部按摩器具
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Application No.: US11244254Application Date: 2005-10-05
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Publication No.: US07494476B2Publication Date: 2009-02-24
- Inventor: Thomas K. S. Wong , Joanne W. Y. Chung , Sonny H. M. Tse , Ka Lun Fan , Ching Ching Cheung , Pony Ma , Yin Ki Lau , Sarah W. M. Au
- Applicant: Thomas K. S. Wong , Joanne W. Y. Chung , Sonny H. M. Tse , Ka Lun Fan , Ching Ching Cheung , Pony Ma , Yin Ki Lau , Sarah W. M. Au
- Applicant Address: HK Kowloon
- Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Current Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Current Assignee Address: HK Kowloon
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Main IPC: A61H23/02
- IPC: A61H23/02 ; A61H1/00

Abstract:
A foot massage apparatus comprises: a housing (5); a pair of replaceable footprint plates (4) with holes (40) arranged according to a particular foot massage pattern, which are placed on an upper plate (51) of the housing (5); protrusions (2; 3) protruding from the holes (40) of each replaceable footprint plate (4); a vertical adjustment mechanism provided in the housing (5), for adjusting the height of the protrusions (2; 3); a horizontal adjustment mechanism provided in the housing (5), for adjusting the horizontal position of the protrusions (2; 3); and a driving mechanism provided in the housing (5), for driving the protrusions (2; 3) to move up and down cyclically. The foot massage apparatus of the present invention has the advantages of enhancing a particular bodily function and fitting different foot sizes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070078361A1 Foot massage apparatus Public/Granted day:2007-04-05
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