Massage tool by finger and palm

Abstract

To provide a massage tool which is used by gripping in a hand and capable of achieving massage operation under comparatively minor consciousness, although a conventional massage tool used by gripping in a hand has a main operation of making fingers in contact with the massage tool move without sliding on the surface of the massage tool and, in the event of largely moving an in-hand position of the massage tool, the fingers in contact are necessarily once detached to change the finger position in contact with the massage tool; for this purpose, the massage operation is need to be performed by enhancing consciousness to the finger operation and, in performing the massage operation while doing other things, consciousness / convergence on other things lowers disadvantageously; as a result, the improved massage tool as described earlier is provided.SOLUTION: A massage tool is made flat, and a shape in view from a vertical direction for the plane to be flat is made a roughly triangular shape, with the surface structured in a roundish shape without corners. Further, a part of the roughly triangular arbitrary side in an outer shape is convexly formed, and the roughly triangular arbitrary side is formed by making it arcuately concave.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a massage tool that is held in the hand. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventional massage tools that are held in the hand include those that use natural walnut shells, those that are spherical and have multiple protrusions, etc. These conventional massage tools are massaged by rotating the massage tool by pressing the fingers or palm of the hand against the massage tool and rolling it around in the hand to change its direction and position.

[0003] When performing a massage using a conventional massage tool, the main movement of the fingers touching the massage tool is to move the fingers without slipping on the surface of the massage tool. Therefore, the range of movement of the massage tool is limited if the fingers are simply moved while touching the massage tool. When moving the position of the massage tool in the hand significantly, it is necessary to remove the fingers from the massage tool, change the position of the fingers touching the massage tool, and then touch the massage tool again.

[0004] Therefore, the movements of the fingers become complicated and it is necessary to pay more attention to the movements of the fingers when massaging. Therefore, when massaging while doing other things, it has the disadvantage that the awareness and concentration on other things decreases. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-137320 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] To provide a massage tool to be held in the hand and used, which allows the user to perform finger movements with simple finger movements and with relatively little awareness. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The massage tool of the present invention is flattened as shown in Fig. 4, has a generally triangular shape when viewed perpendicularly to the plane of the flat shape as shown in Fig. 3, and has a rounded surface with no corners. Furthermore, any one side of the generally triangular outer shape of the massage tool may be formed into a convex shape as in the case of the side convex portion 6 in Fig. 1, or one side of the generally triangular shape may be formed into a concave arc shape as in the case of the curved portion 5 in Fig. 1. Effect of the Invention

[0008] Since the massage tool has a flat outer shape, it is placed on the open palm so that the surface of the palm is parallel to the flat surface of the massage tool, and as the hand is closed, the massage tool is rotated about 90 degrees so that it is perpendicular to the palm while sliding inside the hand, and then rotated another 90 degrees as the hand is opened again, so that the massage tool is inverted. By continuously repeating this opening and closing movement of the fingers, it is possible to continuously rotate the massage tool while sliding it easily inside the hand.

[0009] Since the external shape of the massage tool is approximately triangular, the acute angle formed by two sides of the approximately triangular shape of the massage tool can be received by the fingers and palm, the massage tool is unlikely to slip out of the hand, and it is possible to stably hold and rotate the massage tool in the hand without having to be conscious of the movements of the fingers.

[0010] Since the massage tool is approximately triangular, when the massage tool is rotated in the hand, there are three ways to select the two sides of the approximately triangular shape of the massage tool that are received by the fingers and palm, and various parts of the surface of the massage tool can be brought into contact with the hand in various directions to perform a variety of massage actions.

[0011] Since the surface of the massage tool is rounded without any corners, the massage tool can be smoothly slid and rotated in the hand.

[0012] At least one side of the roughly triangular external shape of the massage tool is an arc concave toward the center of the triangle, so that when the arc-shaped side is gripped, the hand or palm fits stably into the concave shape of the arc, enhancing the effect of stabilizing the massage tool in the hand and making it less likely to slip out of the hand.

[0013] By forming one side of the approximately triangular external shape of the massage tool partially into a convex shape, when the massage tool is rotated in the hand, the convex shape comes into strong contact with the fingers and palm, thereby enhancing the effect of the massage.

[0014] Due to the above effects, the massage tool can be stably slid and rotated in the hand, making it possible to perform the massage action of the massage tool rubbing and stimulating the hand or palm without being too conscious of the movement of the fingers. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a massage tool of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back side of FIG. [Diagram 3] 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a massage tool of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the massage tool of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of BB shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the CC shown in FIG. [Figure 8] A diagram showing the first axis of rotation [Figure 9] Diagram showing the second axis of rotation [Figure 10] Diagram showing the third axis of rotation [Figure 11] Diagram showing the fourth axis of rotation [Figure 12] This is an oblique view of the front side of one embodiment of the massage tool of the present invention, on which temporary grid-like lines are drawn to represent the surface shape. [Figure 13] This is an oblique view of the back side of one embodiment of the massage tool of the present invention, with temporary grid-like lines drawn on the surface to represent the surface shape. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the back of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the massage tool has a substantially triangular outer shape. Also, as shown in Fig. 4, when the massage tool is viewed from a different angle than that of Fig. 3, the outer shape is flattened. As shown in curved portion 5 of Fig. 3, one side of the substantially triangular shape is recessed in an arc shape toward the center of the massage tool. As shown in side protrusion portion 6 of Fig. 3, a part of one side of the substantially triangular shape protrudes.

[0017] The size of the massage tool of the present invention is preferably about the same size as the palm of the hand, but it may be larger or smaller than the palm of the hand as long as it can be held in one hand.

[0018] The material of the massage tool of the present invention is preferably one that is easy to slide in the hand, and may be any material such as rock, wood, ceramic, metal, resin, etc. Also, a combination of a plurality of materials may be used.

[0019] As long as the massage tool has a flat, roughly triangular outer shape and maintains a smooth surface, it may have a flat convex portion 7, which is a protruding part of the surface, or a flat concave portion 8, which is a recessed part of the surface, at any position on the surface of the massage tool, as shown in Fig. 7. The flat convex portion 7 and the flat concave portion 8 provide various stimuli to the fingers and palm when the massage tool is slid in the hand, thereby enhancing the massage effect. In addition, by providing a large number of concave and convex portions on the surface of the massage tool, it is possible to obtain the effect of making the massage tool easier to slide in the hand.

[0020] Figures 12 and 13 are perspective views with temporary grid-like lines drawn to clearly show the unevenness of the surface of the massage tool. In this example, the surface of the massage tool has concave and convex shapes with relatively small changes in height in various places.

[0021] When gripping any two sides of the roughly triangular shape of the massage tool and rotating it in the hand, there are basically two ways to arrange the rotation axis and the massage tool. One is to rotate the massage tool by placing any one vertex of the roughly triangular shape of the massage tool near the base of the index finger, using a line passing between the thumb and index finger as the rotation axis, as shown in the first rotation axis 1 of Fig. 8. The other is to rotate the massage tool by placing any one vertex of the roughly triangular shape of the massage tool near the base of the little finger, using a line passing near the base of the little finger as the rotation axis, as shown in the second rotation axis 2 of Fig. 9.

[0022] In addition to the basic arrangement of rotation axes and massage tools, there is also a method of use in which the line passing from the area between the thumb and index finger through the area between the base of the little finger and the palm is used as the rotation axis, as shown in the third rotation axis 3 of Figure 10, and the center of any two sides of the approximately triangular shape is positioned on the rotation axis and the massage tool is rotated.

[0023] In addition, as shown in the fourth rotation axis 4 in Figure 11, a line passing near the center of the palm and perpendicular to the palm is used as the rotation axis, and the flat surface of the massage tool is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the center of the massage tool is positioned on the rotation axis and the massage tool is rotated.

[0024] There is also a method of use in which the rotation axis of the massage tool is switched or the direction of rotation is reversed while the massage tool is being rotated, thereby providing a variety of massage effects. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1 First Rotation Axis 2 Second Rotation Axis 3. Third Rotation Axis 4 Fourth Rotation Axis 5 Curved section 6-sided convex part 7 Flat surface convex part 8 Flat concave

Claims

1. The massage tool for the fingers and palm is formed in a substantially triangular, flat shape with a rounded surface without corners, and is used by being held in the hand and slid and rotated.

2. 2. The massage tool for fingers and palms of claim 1, wherein at least one side of the approximately triangular shape is curved toward the center of the approximately triangular shape.

3. 3. The massage tool for fingers and palms of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one side of the approximately triangular shape is partially convex.

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