Background Art As well known to those skilled in the art, conventional cosmetology for improving the condition of the skin is to apply functional cosmetic cream to the skin or to massage the skin.

However, since in case of such creams, active components of the creams do not pass through the defense layer of the skin under the epidermis, a lengthy period of time is required for permeation of the cream into subcutaneous tissue.

Therefore, in order to permeate the active component of cream into the dermis after passing through the defense layer, to clean sweat pores by pushing the waste material out of them, and to resolve the subcutaneous fatty layer, application of functional cosmetic cream to the skin and massage of the skin has to be carried out together.

When the skin is massaged after the a functional cosmetic cream is applied to the skin, the skin becomes healthy because the waste material gets out of the skin, skin cells are revived and the blood vessels of the skin are strengthened.

The massage of the skin is classified into two types; manual massages of the skin and massages of the skin by a cosmetic instrument.

In comparison with the manual massage of the skin,

the massage of the skin by the cosmetic instrument is more effective in that the cosmetic cream permeates into subcutaneous tissue more rapidly, elasticity of the skin is improved due to activation of the subcutaneous tissue and fat resolution of the subcutaneous tissue, and elimination of the waste material out of the skin is improved.

One type of the massage of the skin by a cosmetic instrument is the massage by a low frequency cosmetic instrument to provide electric stimuli to the skin by bringing an electric conductor, connected to a low frequency oscillator, into contact with the skin.

Such low frequency cosmetic instruments are classified into two types; professional instruments used in a professional massage parlor and domestic instruments used at home.

However, these instruments have problems. That is, the professional instruments are complex and high-priced, while the domestic instruments are troublesome for use and are difficult to use in broad area because two small conductors have to be brought into contact with the skin while being held by hand and two small conductors have to be fixed on the skin by a pressure band.

Disclosure of the Invention Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations, capable of massaging the skin easily and widely by covering a desired portion of the body easily and widely while pressure is applied to the portion, thereby improving fat resolution and eliminate waste material in the skin.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations, comprising; a pressure bandage dimensioned sufficiently to cover a desired portion of the skin, band fixing means fixing a first end of the

pressure bandage to a second end of the pressure bandage, a plurality of electric conductors fixed to the inner surface of the pressure bandage and a low frequency oscillator supplying low frequency energy to the electric conductors.

The electric conductors may be longitudinally arranged in two rows on a sheet attached to the inner surface of the pressure bandage.

The electric conductors may be narrow strip-shaped conductors, the narrow strip-shaped conductors being longitudinally arranged in three or more rows on a sheet attached to the inner surface of the pressure bandage.

The electric conductors may be a plurality of circular prominent conductors, the circular prominent conductors being regularly arranged on a sheet attached to the inner surface of the pressure bandage.

Brief Description of the Drawings The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a knocked-down perspective view, showing a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the first embodiment of this invention; Fig. 2 is an assembled perspective view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectioned view taken along a line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a plan view, showing a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the second embodiment of this invention; Fig. 5 is a plan view, showing a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the third embodiment of this invention; and Fig. 6 is a plan view, showing a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the fourth embodiment of this invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Fig. 1 is a perspective view, showing a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the first embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is an assembled perspective view of Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a sectioned view taken along a line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

The cosmetic pressure band 10 of this embodiment comprises a pressure bandage 20, a Velcro tape, a plurality of electric conductors 40 and a low frequency oscillator 50.

The pressure bandage 20, made of synthetic fibers, such as spandex, consists of an outer bandage 21 and an inner bandage 22 and is dimensioned sufficiently to cover a desired portion of the skin. A plurality of rectangular holes 2 are regularly formed on the inner bandage 22, the area of the hole 2 being smaller than the area of the electric conductor 40, and a switch cover 25 is formed on a side portion of the inner bandage 22. The outer bandage 21 and the inner bandage 22 are connected to each other by sewing while the conductors 40 are interposed between the bandages 21 and 22. The Velcro tape consists of a hook piece 31 and a file piece 32.

The hook piece 31 is fixed on the right end of the front surface of the inner bandage 22 while the file piece 32 is fixed on the left end of the rear surface of the outer bandage 21. The pressure bandage 20 may have various shapes, such as, a strip, a rectangle or a trapezoid, according to a desired portion of the skin.

The conductors 40 individually have a broad area and are interposed between the outer bandage 21 and the inner bandage 22 as described above. The conductors 40 may be fixed by a sewing or a bonding.

The low frequency oscillator 50 is connected to the conductors 40. The low frequency oscillator 50 consists of an oscillation circuit, a power source, a negative wire 52, a positive wire 53 and a push button-type switch 54. The power source may be an exchangeable first battery or a rechargeable second battery. The negative wire 52 and the positive wire 53 are flexible or

extensible and are electrically and alternately connected to the conductors 40. The push button-type switch 54 switches power supply from the power source to the oscillation circuit, upwardly projects from the case of the low frequency oscillator 50 for a user's convenience and is positioned under the switch cover 25 of the inner bandage 22.

When an operation indicating lamp is further comprised in the first embodiment, it becomes possible for a user to confirm whether the oscillator is operated or not, or the power source is consumed or not.

When a delay setting circuit, which cuts off power supply after a certain period of time passes from the time of turn-on, is added to the first embodiment, a user is able to set an arbitrary operating period of time.

Additionally, when oscillation intensity regulating means is supplemented to the embodiment, a user is able to regulate the intensity of oscillation at will.

Operation of the first embodiment is described in the following.

The push button-type switch 54 is pushed by hand before the skin is covered by the pressure band 10, thereby operating the low frequency oscillator 50 by supplying power to the oscillating circuit. During the operation of the low frequency oscillator 50, the skin is covered by the pressure band 10, and the hook piece 31 is attached on the file piece 32 with a proper pressure applied to the skin. As a consequence, positive low frequent energy and negative low frequent energy are supplied to the conductors 40. The supplied positive low frequency energy and negative low frequency energy meet through the skin and are activated, thus improving fat resolution and eliminating waste material in the skin by permeating into subcutaneous tissue. As a result, the condition of the skin is improved.

In Fig. 4, is illustrated a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the second embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment, the conductors 40a are longitudinally arranged in two rows on the sheet 45 attached to the inner bandage 22 of the

pressure bandage 20. According to this embodiment, wiring becomes easier because the negative wire 52 is connected to the conductors 40a in the first row and the positive wire 53 is connected to the conductors 41a in the second row.

In Fig. 5, is illustrated a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the third embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment, the narrow strip-shaped conductors 40b are longitudinally arranged in three or more rows on the sheet 45 attached to the inner bandage 22 of the pressure bandage 20.

In Fig. 6, is illustrated a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations according to the fourth embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment, a plurality of circular prominent conductors 40c are regularly arranged on the sheet 45 attached to the inner bandage 22 of the pressure bandage 20. According to this embodiment, massage effect is added to the original effect because the pressure of the prominent conductors 40c is applied to the skin.

According to the second embodiment to fourth embodiment, the multiple conductors may be formed on the sheet by a silk-screen process, a coating process or an etching process. Each of the conductors has to be fixed to the pressure bandage individually according to the first embodiment, while the conductors fixed to the sheet may be fixed to the pressure bandage as a whole according to the second embodiment to fourth embodiment. According to the second embodiment to fourth embodiment, a wiring arrangement becomes simple because the wiring arrangement becomes symmetric, and a wiring using a connector becomes possible.

In the above embodiments of this invention, the Velcro tape is preferred as band fixing means because it allows the length of the covered band 10 to be regulated.

However, when a different shape of a band is provided pursuant to a portion of the body to which the band is covered, a slide fastener may be used instead of the Velcro tape.

Industrial Applicability As described above, this invention provides a cosmetic pressure band generating low frequency vibrations, capable of massaging the skin easily and widely by covering a desired portion of the body easily and widely while pressure is applied to the portion.

Thereby, cosmetic effects to improve fat resolution and eliminate waste material in the skin, are obtained.

This invention produces various effects according to its usage. That is, in case that the band is used after various kinds of functional cosmetics, such as, a nutrition cream, a moisturizing cream or a cleansing cream, are applied to the skin or a pack paper containing such functional cosmetics are positioned on the skin, the band improves the permeation of the functional cosmetics into the skin, thereby improving effects of the functional cosmetics.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.