Pneumatic massaging apparatus

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EP 0 986 999 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/12

(21)	Application number: 99307276.8

(22)	Date of filing: 14.09.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61H 23/04, A47C 27/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.09.1998 JP 26031098

(71)	Applicant: Japan Nac Co., Ltd
	Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Pref (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Meguro, Yasuo Hono-City, Tokyo (JP)

(74)	Representative: Jenkins, Peter David et al
	PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS London WC1N 2LS (GB)

(54)	Pneumatic massaging apparatus

(57) A pneumatic massaging apparatus comprises a mat-like member having a surface, an engaging members provided on said surface of the mat-like member, a plurality of air bags and an air supply unit. Each of which has an engaging member provided on a bottom thereof and has a desired configuration, said engaging members of the air bags being detachably engaged with said engaging members on the mat-like member such that each of said air bags can be positioned at desired positions on the mat-like member. The air supply unit for supplying air to each of said air bags in a controllable manner. Therefore, specific portions of a user's body can be massaged effectively in a total massage mode.

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