| 摘要 |
A foot massager (10) simulates hand therapeutic and Reflexology massage, allowing both of a human's feet to be automatically massaged at the same time, in about a third of the time that a manual massage would require. The massager includes a first powered section (11) comprising horizontally rotatable hard rollers (26) powered for rotation about a vertical axis (28) for massaging the balls of the feet; a second powered section (12) comprising a plurality of arcuately spaced horizontal shafts (38) mounting hard rollers for rotation and a common shaft powered about a common horizontal axis (41), for massaging arches; and a third section (13) for massaging the heels, including along the sides of the heels. The third section includes flexible rollers (52, 53) mounted on generally vertically extending elements (50, 51) spring biased against the sides of the heel as they are reciprocated in the direction of elongation of the foot. The ball massaging elements are rotated at a speed of between about 25-55 rpm, the arch massaging elements are rotated at a speed of between 10-30 rpm, and the heel massaging elements are reciprocated at a speed of between about 10-30 cycles per minute. |
