Patent ID: 6629940
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A lower leg massager comprising:a massaging device for massaging a lower leg, the massaging device having a right and a left massaging member each formed of an elongated board having a predetermined length and a predetermined width, the right and left massaging members each having an inside surface bounded by the lengths and width thereof, the inside surfaces opposing each other at a predetermined distance to create a therapeutic recess for enclosing the lower leg, the inside surfaces having a lengthwise inclined angle therebetween, and also a widthwise inclined angle therebetween; and a driving device for moving the right and the left members toward and away from each other so that the lengthwise inclined angle changes to an opposite lengthwise inclined angle, the extent of the widthwise inclined angle also changing when the right and the left members move toward and away from each other, wherein the right and the left massaging members are formed of leaf springs that are resiliently deformable in a direction of thickness.