| US 7,575,560 B2 | ||
| Foot massaging apparatus with rotatable roller and toe pinching unit | ||
| Akihiro Mizuuchi, Hikone (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/236,497. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0111654 A1, May 25, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 601—27 [601/29; 601/115; 601/118; 601/133; 601/152] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A foot massaging apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to support a user's foot;
a rotatable roller unit mounted on said housing; and
a toe-region pinching unit mounted on said housing and located in front of said rotatable roller unit, said toe-region pinching
unit having at least one air cell configured to be inflated and deflated, and an air charger/discharger configured to inflate
and deflate respectively, the at least one air cell by charging and discharging air thereto and therefrom, so as to repeatedly
pinch the toe region of the user's foot when a massage is being performed.
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