Structure of massaging slipper

• US 5,802,743 A
• Filed: 09/23/1997
• Issued: 09/08/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kuo-Ching Chien
• Original Assignee: Kuo-Ching Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Kuo-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): PATTERSON, MARIE D
• Application Number:
  US08/935,779
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: 36/141, 36/136, 36/11.5, 36/28
• US Class Current: 36/141
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/00 Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/14 with foot-supporting parts
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/1415 characterised by the location under the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/146 provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0064 with freely rotating spheres
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/125 Foot reflex zones

Abstract

A structure of massaging slipper, especially a structure of massaging slipper wherein a movable massaging ball is mounted for doing massage when it is worn on a foot, the massaging slipper is comprised of a slipper, an elastic gasket and a massaging ball, wherein the slipper is provided on its top surface with a round hole which receives therein by insertion a plunger on which the elastic gasket is placed, the massaging ball is placed on the elastic gasket and the plunger and is embedded in the round hole not to drop; the massaging ball is located exactly to be opposite to the middle of the sole of a foot, so that the foot of a person wearing the slipper can be massaged; the massaging ball can alternatively be taken to massage muscles of the body of the person, hence the slipper can have multiple functions, and thus is more practical.

Claims

1. A structure of massaging slipper comprised of a slipper, an elastic gasket and a massaging ball, said structure is characterized in that:

said slipper is provided on the top surface thereof with a round hole which receives therein by insertion a plunger on which said elastic gasket is placed, said massaging ball is placed on said elastic gasket and plunger and is embedded in said round hole not to drop;

when said massaging ball is pressed by an external pushing force, it is movable and rotatable in said round hole by means of said elastic gasket provided at the bottom thereof and then is restorable to its original position.