Global Patent Index - EP 0106224 A1

EP 0106224 A1 19840425 - Massage apparatus.

Title (en)

Massage apparatus.

Title (de)

Massagegerät.

Title (fr)

Appareil de massage.

Publication

EP 0106224 A1 19840425 (DE)

Application

EP 83109662 A 19830928

Priority

DE 3237696 A 19821012

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4569337A] A massage apparatus, comprising: a base member having front and rear massage surfaces, each surface having a pattern of projections for transmitting vibrations; a vibrator for the massage surfaces; first support members formed integrally with and extending from the base member and forming walls of a vessel having the front surface as a bottom; and, second support members extending from the base member opposite to the first support members, the first and second support members holding the base member at an inclined angle such that when the massage apparatus rests on the first support members the rear massage surface can be placed to slope upwardly and away from a user for a dry massage and when the massage apparatus rests on the second support members the front massage surface can be placed to slope upwardly and away from a user for a dry massage when the vessel is empty and a wet massage when the vessel is filled with water, whereby a user may choose between a wet and dry massage and between dry massage by either massage surface merely by reversing the apparatus.

Abstract (de)

Dieses Massagegerät eignet sich besonders für die Fußpflege und ist mit einer vorzugsweise mit Noppen (10) versehenen, als Massagefläche dienenden Auflage (6) versehen, die mittels einer Vibrationseinrichtung in Vibration versetzbar ist. Die Auflage (6) dieses Massagegerätes bildet den Boden eines mit Wasser füllbaren Gefäßes, das mit dem Massagegerät selbst einstückig ausgebildet ist.

IPC 1-7

A61H 23/02; A61H 35/00

IPC 8 full level

A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61H 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61H 23/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2205/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0106224 A1 19840425; EP 0106224 B1 19871125; AT E31018 T1 19871215; DE 3237696 A1 19840412; DE 3374657 D1 19880107; JP H0322182 B2 19910326; JP S5988150 A 19840522; US 4569337 A 19860211

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83109662 A 19830928; AT 83109662 T 19830928; DE 3237696 A 19821012; DE 3374657 T 19830928; JP 18857483 A 19831011; US 54083383 A 19831011