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Title:
THE HYDROMASSAGE SANDALS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/098485
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The hydromassage sandals (1) are made of a suitable molding plastic and corresponding to a foot size, and have capability for the hydromassage of the separate reflex points and, or, specific combinations of the separate reflex points, which are located on the sole of the human foot. The hydromassage sandals are adopted for home use in a bath tub, or in a shower stall, or in an other place provided with a drainage and a liquid source under pressure; and have discharge openings (33) disposed in the soles (11) of the sandals, and liquid flow inlet (19) disposed in each sandal; which comprises a base (5), a cover (4, 7) and the switches (6).

Inventors:
GORINSTEIN BORIS (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2003/000381
Publication Date:
November 18, 2004
Filing Date:
May 12, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
GORINSTEIN BORIS (IL)
International Classes:
A61H33/00; A61H35/00; A61H39/04; (IPC1-7): A61H39/00
Foreign References:
US4807602A1989-02-28
US3837334A1974-09-24
US6309366B12001-10-30
US3595244A1971-07-27
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Claims:
CLAIMS
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2. The discharge openings are disposed in the soles of the hydromassage sandals.
3. All discharge openings are divided to a few separate groups, and the each group comprises few discharge openings that are disposed one near other; and each said group is disposed in opposite to some reflex point, that is located on the sole of the human foot; in such a manner, that said some reflex point is located within said group.
4. The each reflex point of the sole of the human foot maybe is opened or is closed to hydromassage, because of a switch.
Description:
THE HYDROMASSAGE SANDALS FIELD OF EXPECTED INVENTION The expected invention relates generally to the hydromassage devices of the sole of the human foot and in particular to the hydromassage of the reflex points, that located on the sole of the human foot.

DESCRIPTION The hydromassage sandals made of a suitable molding plastic, and corresponding to a foot size; the hydromassage sandals comprises the right sandal and the left sandal. The each sandal comprises a base, a cover and the switches. The base and the cover joint together by means of side snaps for the purpose of forming internal cave. The switches and the cover joint together too by means of the ring snap.

The cover comprises a sole of the sandal, the straps, the enclosures for the purpose of a fixing the sole of the human foot on said sole of the sandal; and a sandal number is dispose on the sole of the sandal; the drainage recesses, a high flange having an inner taper; the catches of the side snaps are disposed from the outside said high flange; a liquid flow inlet, the windows are disposed in said drainage recesses and are intended for disposing within the each window the switch; the ring snaps are arranged in the inner side of the cover and are intended for mounting of said switches; the concave cylinder surfaces, each of these is providing contact with cylindrical surface of the switch; the window numbers are disposed near each window; and the supports.

The base comprises a floor, membranes in outer side said floor for variation liquid pressure in internal cave for the purpose of increasing a massage effect; a low flange having an external taper for contact with said internal taper of the cover, for the purpose of to prevent a leak of liquid from said internal cave outwardly; and the hooks of the side snaps are disposed from the outside said low flange.

The switch comprises: two shaft ends arranged in both sides of switch and having function to provide enable spinning the switch; a cylindrical surface, which has function to contact with said concave cylinder surfaces to prevent the leak of the liquid from said internal cave outwardly; the group of the few discharge openings and a handle.

The switch has state"on"and state"ofF'and when user is spinning the handle and is positioning the switch in the state 4'on", the group of the few discharge openings is appearing in said window and discharge openings are disposing in opposite to some reflex point, that located on the sole of the human foot, and are discharging the liquid receive from said internal cave outwardly and upwardly in said some reflex point; and, when the user is spinning the handle backward and is positioning the switch in the state"off', the said cylinder surface is appearing in window and is closing it.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the hydromassage sandals; Fig. 2 is an explode view of the hydromassage sandals; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of inner side left cover without the switches; Fig. 4 is a view A from Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective bottom view of left sandal; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the switch; Fig. 7 is a top view of the left sandal; Fig. 8 is a section B-B from Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a section C-C from Fig. 7; Fig. 10 is a view D from Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a view E from Fig. 9; Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the connection of the hydromassage sandals in a bathtub; Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the connection of the hydromassage sandals in a shower stall; Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the connection of the hydromassage sandals in a room with a drainage; DETAIL DESCRIPTION The hydromassage sandals 1 comprise the right sandal 2 and the left sandal 3. The right sandal comprises a right cover 4, a base 5, and the switches 6 and the left sandal comprises left a cover 7, a base 5 and the switches 6. The base and the cover joint together by means of the side snaps 8 for the purpose of forming internal cave 9. The switches and the cover joint together too by means of the ring snap 10.

The right cover and the left cover comprise a sole of the sandal 11, the straps 12 and the enclosures 13 for the purpose of a fixing the sole of the human foot on said sole of the sandal; the sandal number 14 is dispose on the sole of the sandal; the drainage recesses 15; the high flange 16 having an inner taper 17; the catches 18 of the side snaps are disposed from the outside said high flange; a liquid flow inlet 19, the windows 20 are disposed in said drainage recesses and are intended for disposing within each the window the switch; said ring snaps are arranged in the inner side of the cover 23 and are intended for mounting of said switches; the concave cylinder surfaces 22 each of these is providing contact with cylindrical surface of the switch; the window numbers 21 are disposed near each window; and the supports 24.

The base comprises a floor 25, membranes 26 in outer side said floor for variation liquid pressure in internal cave for the purpose of increasing a massage effect; a low flange 27 having an external taper 28 for contact with said internal taper of the cover, for the purpose of to prevent a leak of liquid from said internal cave outwardly; and the hooks 29 of the side snaps are disposed from the outside said low flange.

The switch comprises: two shaft ends 30 arranged in both sides of switch and having function to provide enable spinning the switch; the cylindrical surface 31, which has function to contact with said concave cylinder surfaces to prevent the leak of the liquid from said internal cave outwardly, the group 32 of the few discharge openings 33 and a handle 34.

The switch has state"on"35 and state"off"36 and when user is spinning the handle and is positioning the switch in the state"on", the group of the few discharge openings is appearing in said window and discharge openings are disposing in opposite to some reflex point, that located on the sole of the human foot, and are discharging the liquid receive from said internal cave, outwardly and upwardly in said some reflex point; and, when the user is spinning backward the handle and is positioning the switch in the state"oS", the said cylinder surface is appearing in window and is closing it.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The user of the hydromassage sandals can use them in two ways.

First way: When following the requirement to treat the disease the user is setting the certain switches to state"on"in correspondence to the"treating combination" reflex points and the rest switches to state"oW'. Therefore the hydromassage sandals are used as a treating device.

Second way: When user wants to get a pleasure from these hydromassage sandals he can perform a relaxation massage, what can be done by the switching all switches in state"on"what allows hydromassage of the whole sole of the human foot and gives pleasure to the user.

The user can use the hydromassage sandals in bathtub 37 in a standing position <BR> <BR> or in a setting position, while the hydromassage sandals are connected to faucet 38<BR> with standard source hose 39; and between sandals and standard source hose with standard sandal hoses 40, and standard tee 41.

The user can use the hydromassage sandals in shower stall 42 in a standing position and simultaneity is taking shower while the hydromassage sandals are connected to the water source 43 with standard source hose 39; and between sandals and standard source hose with standard sandal hoses 40, and standard tee 41.

The user can use the hydromassage sandals in a room provided with a drainage 44 and a liquid source 45 under pressure in a standing position or in a setting position while the hydromassage sandals are connected to the liquid source with standard source hose 39; and between sandals and standard source hose with standard sandal hoses 40, and standard tee 41.

APPLICATION From east traditional medicine there are known, that massaging the separate reflex points and, or, specific combinations of the separate reflex points that located on the sole of the human foot, effectively treating the different diseases; while the positions of these reflex points on the sole of the human foot are known too; and devices for the hydromassage of the sole, of the human foot are known; for example: US Pat. 4,184, 488; WO 97/42926; EP 0 423 852 Al ; and devices for the hydromassage of the sole of the human foot in the state, that the feet of a user are submerged in a water are known too; however described above all devices have the disadvantage of not being able to perform hydromassage of the separate reflex points and, or specific combination of the reflex points, that located on the sole of the human foot; in comparison to said devices, the expected invention, resides in a hydromassage sandals, which overcomes the mentioned problem, is adapted for home use in a bathroom or in a shower stall, or in an any other place which is provided a drainage and a liquid source under pressure, in particular, it is receiving water from faucet of conduit; the expected invention has following differences between said hydromassage sandals and the device in accordance with said US Pat. 4,184, 488: the discharge openings are disposed in the soles of the hydromassage sandals; all discharge openings are divided to a few separate groups, and the each group comprises few discharge openings that are disposed one near other; and each said group is disposed in opposite to some reflex point, that is located on the sole of the human foot in such a manner, that said some reflex point is located within said group; the each reflex point of the sole of the human foot maybe is opened or is closed to hydromassage, because of a switch.

LIST OF DETAILS Fig Name 1 1 Hydromassage sandals 2 1 Right sandal 3 1 Left sandal 4 2 Right cover 5 2 Base 6 2 Switch 7 2 Left cover 8 1 Side snap 9 9 Internal cave 10 4 Ring snap 11 1 Sole of the sandal 12 1 Strap 13 1 Enclosure 14 1 Sandal number 15 2 Drainage recess 16 2 High flange 17 3 Inner taper 18 3,8 Catch 19 1 Liquid flow inlet 20 4 Window 21 7 Window number 22 4 Concave cylinder surfaces 23 3 Inner side of the cover 24 3 Support 25 2 Floor 26 5, 9 Membrane 27 2 Low flange 28 2 External taper 29 2,8 Hooks 30 6 Shaft end 31 6 Cylindrical surface 32 6 Group 33 6 Discharge opening 34 6 Handle 35 10 State"on" 36 11 State"off' 37 12 Bathtub 38 12 Faucet 39 12 Standard source hose 40 12 Standard sandal hose 41 12 Standard tee 42 13 Shower stall 43 13 Water source 44 14 Drainage 45 14 Liquid source