Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1980-03-10
1982-09-07
Pinkham, Richard C.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 57, 128 67, 272 96, A61H 100
Patent
active
043478387
ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises an improved foot massage device having a plurality of rotatable balls forming a generally convex surface. The balls are mounted on parallel bars in turn supported in a frame suitable for placement on the floor. A detachable electric vibrator is mounted within the frame to impart a vibrating and massaging action to the balls through the frame. The user merely places his foot upon the massager and moves the foot back and forth to have a gentle massaging and vibrating action imparted to the foot. Mounted on the frame is a generally vertical conical spindle that is rotatable and formed to impart the massaging and vibrating action to the arch of the foot when placed in contact with the spindle.
The vibrator is conveniently detachable from the underside of the foot massager. Attachable to the vibrator are a general massage attachment and a special spinal roller attachment.
In an alternate version the rows of balls are staggered to provide a lateral squeezing and stretching action to the foot simultaneous with the up and down longitudinal squeezing and stretching as the foot is moved over the balls. In this version the balls may be separate or in the form of beaded rollers. The beaded rollers may be mounted on the parallel bars or formed with integral stub shafts inserted in socket holes in the frame.
REFERENCES:
patent: D101862 (1936-11-01), Fehn
patent: 2438249 (1948-03-01), Mattison
patent: 2752915 (1956-07-01), Riblet
patent: 2765786 (1956-10-01), Blong
patent: 2895470 (1959-07-01), Reiter
patent: 3083709 (1963-04-01), Lengsheld
patent: 4010743 (1977-03-01), Fitzsimmons
patent: 4198962 (1980-04-01), McCauley
Deimen James M.
Moy Carl
Pinkham Richard C.
LandOfFree
Foot massager does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Foot massager, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Foot massager will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1337992