Stretching manipulation tool

Abstract

Improve the usability of the stretching and osteopathic manipulation device. 【Solution means】 A stretching and osteopathic manipulation device 1 that is disposed between a supine user HU and a supine surface (the upper surface of the mattress MT, the floor surface FL) on which the user HU lies supine, and that assists in stretching and osteopathic manipulation of the user HU, comprising: a back placement part 2 on which the back HB of the user HU is placed; and a buttocks placement part 3 on which the buttocks HH of the user HU is placed. The buttocks placement part 3 is provided integrally with the back placement part 2 and is thinner than the back placement part 2. A stopper 32 on which the thigh part HS of the user HU is positioned is provided on the upper surface 31 of the buttocks placement part 3.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a stretching and osteopathic appliance.

Background Art

[0002] There is known a stretching and osteopathic appliance that is disposed between a supine user and a supine surface (e.g., the upper surface of a mattress or a floor surface) on which the user lies, and that assists stretching by stimulating the muscles etc. of the user by the user's own weight, or straightens the spine etc. to correct distortion.

[0003] For example, the stretching and osteopathic appliance described in Patent Document 1 is constituted by a long member bent in a substantially W shape when viewed from the side. In this stretching and osteopathic appliance, the mountain-shaped portion located in the middle in the longitudinal direction is the first placement portion, and the user's back is placed on the first placement portion. The upwardly inclined portion on one end side of the first placement portion is the second placement portion, and the user's buttocks are placed on the upper surface of the second placement portion. The upwardly inclined portion on the other end side of the first placement portion is the third placement portion, and the user's head is placed at the end of the third placement portion. Therefore, the end of the third placement portion is constituted by a curved surface.

[0004] Further, the stretching and osteopathic appliance described in Patent Document 2 is provided with three mountain-shaped portions having different heights along the longitudinal direction. In this stretching and osteopathic appliance, the mountain-shaped portion located on one end side in the longitudinal direction is a waist placement portion on which the user's waist is placed, and the mountain-shaped portion located on the other end side in the longitudinal direction is a neck placement portion on which the user's neck is placed. Further, the mountain-shaped portion located between the waist placement portion and the neck placement portion is an upper back placement portion on which the user's upper back is placed.

[0005] When using the stretching and osteopathic appliance, the user places the stretching and osteopathic appliance on a supine surface such as the upper surface of a mattress or a floor surface, and places the user's back, buttocks, and neck on the stretching and osteopathic appliance. For example, the user places their buttocks on the appropriate part of the stretching and chiropractic appliance, and then leans their upper body backward and places their back and neck on the corresponding parts of the stretching and chiropractic appliance. When each part of the user's body is placed on the corresponding part of the stretching and chiropractic appliance, the user's own weight causes the stretching and chiropractic appliance to stimulate the user's muscles and the like. In addition, the user's spine and the like are stretched and the distortion is corrected. As a result, the stretching effect on the user is enhanced, and a chiropractic effect is obtained.

[0006] As described above, when using the stretching and chiropractic appliance described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is considered that the user places their buttocks on the appropriate part of the stretching and chiropractic appliance and then leans their upper body backward. Here, if the position of the stretching and chiropractic appliance shifts with the movement of the user, the placement positions of other parts of the user (for example, the back and neck) will also shift. In addition, in order to enhance the stretching effect and the chiropractic effect, even when a user in the supine position swings their upper body left and right around the spine, there is a risk that the position of the stretching and chiropractic appliance will shift with the movement of the user.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to improve the usability of the stretching and chiropractic appliance.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a stretching and osteopathic appliance disposed between a user in a supine position and the supine surface on which the user lies, for assisting the stretching and osteopathy of the user, comprising a back placement part on which the back of the user is placed, and a hip placement part on which the hip of the user is placed, wherein the hip placement part is provided integrally with the back placement part and thinner than the back placement part, and a stopper for positioning the thigh of the user is provided on the upper surface of the hip placement part.

Advantages of the Invention

[0010] According to the stretching and osteopathic appliance of the present invention, the usability can be improved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] <Outline of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described using the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the components, types, combinations, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. described in this embodiment are merely illustrative examples and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only thereto without specific description. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the stretching and osteopathy apparatus 1, FIG. 2(a) is a view for explaining the use state of the stretching and osteopathy apparatus 1, and FIG. 2(b) is a partially enlarged view for explaining the use state of the stretching and osteopathy apparatus 1. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2(a), and 2(b), the stretching and osteopathy apparatus 1 includes a back placement portion 2 on which the back HB of the user HU is placed and a hip placement portion 3 on which the hip HH of the user HU is placed.

[0013] The width W21 (see FIG. 3) of the upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2 on which the back HB of the user HU is placed is narrower than the width W22 (see FIG. 4) of the lower surface 22 facing the surface of the mattress MT, and has a block shape extending along the direction along the spine HP of the user HU (hereinafter referred to as the spine direction). A groove 21a extending along the spine direction of the user HU is provided on the upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2. The width W21a (see FIG. 4) of the groove 21a is determined to be, for example, slightly wider than the thickness of the spine HP of the user HU. Therefore, the left-right central portion (the portion corresponding to the spine HP) of the back HB of the user HU fits into the groove 21a when the back HB of the user HU is placed on the back placement portion 2.

[0014] The hip placement portion 3 is a substantially rectangular portion in plan view provided integrally with the back placement portion 2 on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the back placement portion 2. The hip placement portion 3 is the portion on which the hip HH of the user HU is placed and is provided thinner than the back placement portion 2. The upper surface 31a of the hip placement portion 3 (base portion 31) is a seating surface and is provided at a lower height than the upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2. On the upper surface 31a of the hip placement portion 3, at the tip position on the side opposite to the back placement portion 2, a stopper 32 is provided. The stopper 32 is constituted by, for example, a hemispherical protruding portion, and is disposed on the crotch HS of the user HU when the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 is in use, suppressing relative displacement between the user HU and the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1.

[0015] As shown in FIGS. 2(a) and (b), the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 is installed on a supine surface such as the surface of the mattress MT or the floor surface FL. The user HU lies supine such that the buttocks HH are placed on the hip placement portion 3 of the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 and the back HB is placed on the back placement portion 2. At this time, by placing the back of the head and the neck of the user HU on a pillow, the angle of the neck of the user HU can be adjusted. When the user HU lies supine, due to the weight of the user HU, a stimulus from the back placement portion 2 is applied to the back HB of the user HU. When a stimulus is applied to the back HB, the muscles of the back HB and the muscles in the vicinity of the back are stretched or the muscle tension is relaxed. Also, the spine HP and the pelvis are stretched, and the ribs expand to correct the distortion. As a result, a stretching effect and a chiropractic effect are obtained. That is, the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 assists the stretching and chiropractic of the user HU.

[0016] Furthermore, when the buttocks HH of the user HU are placed on the hip placement portion 3, the stopper 32 is disposed on the crotch HS of the user HU. The stopper 32 fits into the crotch HS of the user HU, suppressing the displacement of the buttocks HH of the user HU to the other end side and the displacement of the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 to the one end side. In addition, the user HU can easily place the buttocks HH at a desired position on the hip placement portion 3 by using the stopper 32 as a position reference.

[0017] <Details of the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1> Hereinafter, the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 as seen from the side of the hip placement portion 3, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 as seen from the side of the back placement portion 2, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 as seen from above, FIG. 6 is a view of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 as seen from the side, and FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the movement of the user HU before starting the use of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1.

[0018] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 is substantially rectangular in plan view and can be made of various materials such as foamed resin, engineering plastic, various rubbers such as silicone rubber, wood, and metal plate. In the following description, the dimensions of each part of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 will be described. However, since the dimensions are merely illustrative, the appliance is not limited to such dimensions.

[0019] The overall length L1 of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 is, for example, 50 cm to 70 cm, and the overall width W1 is, for example, 12 cm to 20 cm. The length L2 of the back placement portion 2 is determined to be about 70% to 50% of the overall length L1, and the length L3 of the hip placement portion 3 is determined to be about 30% to 50% of the overall length L1. The height H2 of the back placement portion 2 is, for example, 8 cm to 12 cm, and the thickness H31 (see FIG. 6) of the base portion 31 provided in the hip placement portion 3 is, for example, 1 cm to 3 cm.

[0020] The width W21 of the upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2 is, for example, 4 cm to 5 cm, while the width W22 of the lower surface 22 of the back placement portion 2 is slightly narrower than the overall width W1 of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 and is sufficiently wider than the width W21 of the upper surface 21. For this reason, both side surfaces 23 of the back placement portion 2 are constituted by inclined surfaces that slope downward toward the outside in the width direction. A groove 21a is formed along the longitudinal direction (the direction of the spine) on the upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2. The groove 21a is provided over the entire upper surface 21 of the back placement portion 2. The width W21a of the upper end opening of the groove 21a is, for example, 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm, and the depth H21a of the groove 21a is, for example, 1 cm to 3 cm.

[0021] On the other end side of the back placement part 2 (the part on the hip placement part 3 side), an end inclined surface 24 that smoothly slopes downward toward the base part 31 of the hip placement part 3 is provided. When the stretching and body straightening device 1 is in use, the hip HH, waist, and back HB, etc. of the user HU abut against the end inclined surface 24. However, since the end inclined surface 24 is constituted by a smooth inclined surface, it is difficult to give an uncomfortable stimulus to the user HU.

[0022] The hip placement part 3 includes a base part 31 that is substantially rectangular in plan view, a stopper 32 provided on the upper surface 31 of the base part 31, and a rib-shaped protruding part 33 provided between the stopper 32 and the end inclined surface 24 of the back placement part 2 on the upper surface 31 of the base part 31. The hip HH of the user HU is placed on the base part 31. For this reason, the upper surface 31 of the base part 31 functions as a seating surface.

[0023] The stopper 32 is provided at the other end of the base part 31 and at a substantially middle position in the width direction. As also shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 32 is constituted by a substantially hemispherical protruding part. The diameter Φ32 (see FIG. 3) of the stopper 32 is, for example, 6 cm to 8 cm, and the height H32 of the stopper 32 is, for example, 4 cm to 6 cm. The stopper 32 is positioned at the thigh part HS of the user HU when the stretching and body straightening device 1 is in use, and by fitting into the thigh part HS, displacement between the user HU and the stretching and body straightening device 1 is suppressed. And since the stopper 32 is configured in a hemispherical shape and has no corners, it is difficult to give an uncomfortable stimulus to the user HU when the stretching and body straightening device 1 is in use.

[0024] The rib-shaped protruding part 33 is the part on which the gluteal cleft of the user HU is placed when the stretching and body straightening device 1 is in use. By placing the gluteal cleft on the rib-shaped protruding part 33, the position of the hip HH with respect to the hip placement part 3 is defined, and adjustment of the position of the hip HH becomes easy. The rib-shaped protrusion 33 is, for example, a semi-cylindrical portion in which the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction is slightly constricted compared to both end portions in the longitudinal direction. The width W33 of the constricted portion is narrower than the diameter Φ32 of the stopper 32, and the height H33 is also sufficiently lower than the height H32 of the stopper 32. For example, the width W33 of the rib-shaped protrusion 33 is 3 cm to 5 cm, and the height H33 is 1 cm to 3 cm. Note that the rib-shaped protrusion 33 may have a shape other than the semi-cylindrical shape as long as the natal cleft of the user HU can be placed thereon and the position of the buttocks HH can be determined. For example, the rib-shaped protrusion 33 may be configured in a triangular prism shape.

[0025] <Usage method of the whole body stretching device 1> Next, the usage method of the whole body stretching device 1 will be described. When using the whole body stretching device 1, the user HU places the whole body stretching device 1 on the supine surface. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the user HU places the whole body stretching device 1 on the upper surface 21 of the mattress MT laid on the floor surface FL.

[0026] Next, the user HU places the buttocks HH on the buttocks placement portion 3 of the whole body stretching device 1. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the user HU raises the upper body and extends the lower body, and places the buttocks HH on the buttocks placement portion 3 in a long sitting position placed on the mattress MT.

[0027] When placing the buttocks HH on the buttocks placement portion 3, since the stopper 32 is provided on the upper surface 31 of the buttocks placement portion 3, the user HU can adjust the position of the buttocks HH so as to accommodate the stopper 32 in the thigh portion HS. This facilitates the adjustment of the position of the buttocks HH. In addition, the user HU places the natal cleft of the user HU on the rib-shaped protrusion 33 provided between the back placement portion 2 and the stopper 32. By placing the natal cleft on the rib-shaped protrusion 33, the position of the buttocks HH is determined, and the adjustment of the position of the buttocks HH becomes easy.

[0028] After placing the buttocks HH on the buttock placement part 3, the user HU reclines the upper body in the back direction indicated by the reference DW in FIG. 7, and places the back HB on the upper surface 21 of the back placement part 2. When reclining the upper body, since the stopper 32 fits into the crotch HS of the user HU, relative displacement between the user HU and the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 is suppressed, and inconveniences such as the buttocks HH of the user HU shifting from the preferred position or the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 shifting from the user HU are suppressed. As a result, the usability of the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 can be improved.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 2(a) and (b), when the user HU reclines the upper body, the back HB of the user HU is placed on the back placement part 2. At that time, the left - right central portion of the back HB fits into the groove 21a provided on the upper surface 21 of the back placement part 2. For this reason, the back placement part 2 can be positioned at an appropriate location on the back HB. In addition, since the back placement part 2 is provided with an end - surface inclined surface 24 formed by a smooth inclined surface, even if the buttocks HH, waist, back HB, etc. of the user HU partially contact the end - surface inclined surface 24, it is difficult to give an uncomfortable stimulus to the user HU.

[0030] When the weight of the user HU acts on the back placement part 2, a stimulus from the back placement part 2 is applied to the back HB of the user HU. When a stimulus is applied to the back HB, the back HB and the surrounding muscles are stretched or the muscle tension is relaxed, so a stretching effect can be obtained. In addition, when the weight of the user HU acts on the back placement part 2, the spine HP and pelvis of the user HU are stretched, and the ribs are expanded, so the distortion is adjusted. In this way, by using the stretching and chiropractic appliance 1 according to the present embodiment, the stretching effect on the user HU is enhanced, and a chiropractic effect is obtained. As described above, the width W21 of the upper surface 21 of the back placement part 2 is narrower than the width W22 of the lower surface 22 facing the surface of the mattress MT, and has a block shape extending along the spine direction of the user HU. For this reason, the weight of the user HU can be efficiently applied to the back HB of the user HU.

[0031] When the upper body of the user HU swings in the left - right direction around the backbone HP with the back HB of the user HU placed on the back placement part 2, a stimulus associated with the swing is applied to the back HB of the user HU. Even when the user HU is swinging, since the stopper 32 fits into the crotch HS of the user HU, the inconvenience that the stretching overall appliance 1 deviates from the user HU is suppressed.

[0032] <Regarding the modification> In the above - mentioned embodiment, the stopper 32 was constituted by a hemispherical protrusion, but as long as it fits into the crotch HS of the user HU, the stopper 32 is not limited to a hemispherical protrusion. For example, the stopper 32 may be configured in a triangular prism shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

[0033] In the above - mentioned embodiment, a muscle - like protrusion 33 on which the gluteal cleft of the user HU is placed was provided between the stopper 32 and the back placement part 2, but the muscle - like protrusion 33 may be omitted.

[0034] Regarding the back placement part 2, in the above - mentioned embodiment, an example was shown in which the width W21 of the upper surface 21 on which the back HB is placed is narrower than the width W22 of the lower surface 22, and the upper surface 21 is configured in a block shape extending along the direction of the backbone HP of the user HU. However, the back placement part 2 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the back placement part 2 may be in a semi - cylindrical shape obtained by splitting a cylinder along the axial direction, or in a quadrangular prism shape. Similarly, the concave groove 21a provided on the upper surface 21 of the back placement part 2 may be omitted, or the end inclined surface 24 may be omitted.

[0035] 〔Summary of the embodiment examples, functions, and effects of the present invention〕 〈The first embodiment〉 This embodiment is a stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 that is disposed between a supine user HU and the supine surface (the upper surface of the mattress MT, the floor surface FL) on which the user HU lies supine, and that assists in stretching and osteopathy of the user HU. The appliance includes a back placement portion 2 on which the back HB of the user HU is placed, and a hip placement portion 3 on which the buttocks HH of the user HU are placed. The hip placement portion 3 is provided integrally with the back placement portion 2 and is thinner than the back placement portion 2. On the upper surface 31 of the hip placement portion 3, a stopper 32 is provided at a position where the thigh HS of the user HU is positioned.

[0036] In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, the user HU can easily place the buttocks HH at a desired position on the hip placement portion 3 by using the stopper 32 as a positioning guide. When the buttocks HH of the user HU are placed on the hip placement portion 3, the stopper 32 is disposed on the thigh HS of the user HU. By fitting within the thigh HS of the user HU, the stopper 32 suppresses displacement between the user HU and the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1. Thus, in the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, since the stopper 32 is provided on the upper surface 31 of the hip placement portion 3, the usability of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 can be improved.

[0037] 〈Second Embodiment〉 In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, the stopper 32 is characterized by being a substantially hemispherical protrusion. In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, since the stopper 32 is configured by a substantially hemispherical protrusion without corners, it is difficult to give an uncomfortable stimulus to the user HU during use of the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1.

[0038] 〈Third Embodiment〉 In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, a muscle-like protrusion 33 on which the natal cleft of the user HU is placed is provided on the upper surface 31 of the hip placement portion 3 between the back placement portion 2 and the stopper 32. According to the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, by placing the natal cleft on the muscle-like protrusion 33, the position of the buttocks HH on the hip placement portion 3 is defined, facilitating adjustment of the position of the buttocks HH.

[0039] <Fourth Embodiment> In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, the backrest portion 2 has a block shape in which the width W21 of the upper surface 21 on which the back HB is placed is narrower than the width W22 of the lower surface 22 facing the supine surface, and the upper surface 21 extends along the direction of the user HU's spine. Further, a concave groove 21a extending along the direction of the user HU's spine is provided on the upper surface 21 of the backrest portion 2. In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, the own weight of the user HU can be efficiently applied to the back HB of the user HU.

[0040] <Fifth Embodiment> In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, the portion of the backrest portion 2 on the side of the buttock rest portion 3 is constituted by an end inclined surface 24 that slopes downward toward the buttock rest portion 3. In the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 according to this embodiment, when the stretching and osteopathic appliance 1 is in use, the buttocks, waist, back HB, etc. of the user HU partially contact the end inclined surface 24. However, since the end inclined surface 24 is constituted by a smooth inclined surface, it is difficult to give an uncomfortable stimulus to the user HU.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0041] 1... stretching and osteopathic appliance, 2... backrest portion, 21... upper surface of the backrest portion, 22... lower surface of the backrest portion, 23... both side surfaces of the backrest portion, 24... end inclined surface, 3... buttock rest portion, 31... base portion, 31a... upper surface of the base portion, 32... stopper, 33... rib-shaped protrusion, L1... total length of the stretching and osteopathic appliance, W1... total width of the stretching and osteopathic appliance, L2... length of the backrest portion, W21... width of the upper surface of the backrest portion, W21a... width of the groove provided on the upper surface of the backrest portion, H21a... depth of the groove provided on the upper surface of the backrest portion, W22... width of the lower surface of the backrest portion, L3... length of the buttock rest portion, Φ32... diameter of the stopper, H32... height of the stopper, W33... width of the constricted portion of the rib-shaped protrusion, H33... height of the rib-shaped protrusion, HU... user, HB... back of the user, HP... spine of the user, HH... buttocks of the user, HS... thighs of the user, MT... mattress, FL... floor surface

Claims

1. A stretching and shiatsu appliance disposed between a supine user and the surface on which the user lies supine, for assisting the user's stretching and shiatsu, comprising: a backrest portion on which the user's back is placed; a hip rest portion on which the user's hips are placed; the hip rest portion is provided integrally with the backrest portion and is thinner than the backrest portion; A stretching and shiatsu appliance, characterized in that a stopper for positioning the user's thigh is provided on the upper surface of the hip rest portion.

2. The stretching and shiatsu appliance according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is a substantially hemispherical protrusion.

3. The stretching and shiatsu appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that a muscle-like protrusion on which the user's natal cleft is placed is provided between the backrest portion and the stopper on the upper surface of the hip rest portion.

4. The backrest portion has a block shape in which the width of the upper surface on which the back is placed is narrower than the width of the lower surface facing the surface on which the user lies supine, and the upper surface extends along the direction of the user's spine; The stretching and shiatsu appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that a concave groove extending along the direction of the user's spine is provided on the upper surface of the backrest portion.

5. The stretching and shiatsu appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that a portion of the backrest portion on the hip rest portion side is constituted by an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the hip rest portion.

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