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FOOT MASSAGING DEVICE
Filed July 5, 1957
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Patented Jan. 13, 1959
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2,868,191
FOOT MASSAGING DEVICE
Steve Juhasz, Hammond, La.
Application July 5, 1957, Serial No. 670,140
3 Claims. (c1. 128-60)
This invention relates to foot massaging devices, and
28 of one of said members 16 is disposed substantially
perpendicular to the apex 28 of each adjacent mem
ber 16 and that the apices of all of the members 16
are disposed in a common curvilinear plane extending
transversely of the longitudinal axis of the support 12
(see Figures 3 and 4).
To utilize this device, the user is in a seated posi
tion with the device 10 placed on the ?oor adjacent his
feet. The toes of one or both feet are then placed over
10 the members 16 and the feet are then rocked backward
ly until the heel engages thereagainst. Thereafter the
foot motion is reversed in direction.
Having described and illustrated one embodiment of
this invention in detail, it will be understood that the
same is offered merely by way of example, and that the
invention is to be limited only by the scope of the
more speci?cally, the instant invention pertains to the
provision of a device for relieving tired and aching feet,
following appended claims.
and to improve blood circulation therethrough.
What is claimed is:
One of the primary objects of this invention is to
l. A massaging device comprising an elongated sub
provide a foot massaging device of the type described 20 stantially rectangular support having a convex side;
above which is non-complex in construction and as
a plurality of prismatic members, each face of each of
sembly, inexpensive to manufacture, and durable in
said members being an equilateral parallelogram; said
use.
members each having one face thereof juxtaposed with
Other and further objects and advantage of the pres
respect ‘to said support, said one faces being arranged
ent invention will become more evident upon a con 25 in side-by-side relationship with the apex of one of said
sideration of the following speci?cation when read in
members being angularly inclined with respect to the
conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:
apex of a next adjacent one of said members; and means
Figure l is a top plan view of a foot massaging de
?xedly securing said members to said support.
vice, constructed in accordance with the teachings of
2. A foot massaging device comprising an elongated
30 substantially rectangular support having a convex side;
this invention;
Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the foot mas
a plurality of prismatic members each of said mem
saging device illustrated in Figure 1;
bers having a pair of opposed substantially triangular
Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the foot mas
saging device;
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Figure 4 is a detail cross-sectional view taken sub—
stantially on the vertical plane of line 4-4 of Figure 1,
looking in the direction of the arrows; and
ends and each face of each of said members being an
equilateral parallelogram; said members each having
one face thereof juxtaposed with respect to said sup
port, said one faces being arranged in side-by-side re
lationship with the apex of each one of said members
Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the mas
and being, disposed at an angle of substantially 90°
saging members.
with respect to the apex of a next adjacent member.
Referring now more speci?cally to the drawing, ref 40
3. A massaging device comprising an elongated sub
erence numeral 10 designates, in general, a massage de
stantially rectangular support having a convex side; a
vice constructed in accordance with this invention. The
plurality of prismatic members, each face of each of
device 10 is seen to comprise an elongated substantially
said members being an equilateral parallelogram; said
rectangular support 12 having an upper convex side 14.
members each having one face thereof juxtaposed with
Reference numeral 16 denotes a plurality of prismatic 45 respect to said support, said one faces being arranged
polygonic members, one of which is shown in perspec
in side-by-side relationship with the apex of one of
tive in Figure 5. Each of the members 15 is formed,
said members being angularly inclined with respect
preferably, of a solid plastic material having opposed
triangular ends at 18, 20 disposed in parallel relation.
to the apex of a next adjacent one of said members and
with the apices of all of said members disposed in a
Each of the faces 22, 24 and 26 of the members 16 50 common curvilinear plane extending transversely of the
have the con?guration of an equilateral parallelogram,
longitudinal axis of said support; and means ?xedly se
and the planes of the faces 22, 24 intersect to form an _ curing said members to said support.
edge or apex 28 oppositely disposed with respect to
the face 26.
References Cited in the ?le of this patent
As seen in Figure 1 of the drawing, the members 16 55
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are arranged in side-by-side relation with the faces 26
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Krickl ______________ __ Nov. 7, 1876
thereof juxtaposed with respect to the convex side 14 of
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Thompson __________ .._ Dec. 19, 1916
the support' 12. Any conventional means may be
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Morris ______________ __ Ian. 2, 1945 ‘
used as, for example, waterproof glue to secure the
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members 16 to the support 12. The arrangement of 60
the members 16 on the support 12 is such that the apex
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Great Britain ________ .... Aug. 27, 1931