公开(公告)号：US20050159688A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US10504187

申请日：2003-02-10

申请人： Fumie Sakamoto ,  Chigiko Fujii ,  Nobuko Sakamoto ,  Tomoko Sakamoto ,  Katsuhiro Sakamoto

发明人： Fumie Sakamoto ,  Chigiko Fujii ,  Nobuko Sakamoto ,  Tomoko Sakamoto ,  Katsuhiro Sakamoto

IPC分类号： A61H15/00

CPC分类号： A61H15/0092 ,  A61H2015/0014 ,  A61H2205/10

摘要： This invention relates to a massager and a massing method. There has been known a conventional leg massager described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3043777. However, there are great differences between individuals in their configurations of the legs, i.e. the above-knee and below-knee parts. Specifically, the shape of the leg portion from ankle to calf of leg differs greatly in individuals, the conventional massager has suffered a disadvantage such that it is difficult to massage the whole leg sufficiently with a single roller and the work becomes onerous where changing the roller in accordance with the shape of the leg. In the light of the foregoing disadvantages of the conventional massager, the present invention was made to provide a massager comprising stays connecting a plurality of rollers, and operating parts extending longitudinally from the stays. With the massager, a massage can be applied to the arm or leg of a user by handling the operating parts extending so as to incline the stays for adjusting the inclination of the stays, consequently to allow the rollers to conform to the shape of the arm or leg and exert massaging pressure on the arm or leg while rotating the rollers along the arm or leg without weakening the massaging pressure. Thus, the massage can be given to the entire aim and leg of the user in an unrestrained operation without restricting the posture of the user being massaged with the massager. In order to solve all of the conventional problems imposed by the conventional massagers, according to the present invention there is provided a massager comprising stays, operating parts formed on the stays, and roller means comprising a plurality of rollers, which are rotatably supported by the stays for holding an arm or leg between the rollers and adjustable in distance therebetween by handling the operating parts to change the inclination of the stays. That is, smooth rolling pressure can readily be given to the arm or leg by handling the operating parts to allow the rollers to conform to the configuration of the arm or leg and rotating the rollers along the arm or leg held between the rollers, while varying the inclination of the stays to adjust the distance between the rollers.