Information
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Patent Grant
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6698039
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Patent Number
6,698,039
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Date Filed
Tuesday, October 1, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, March 2, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 004 622
- 004 621
- 004 619
- 004 594
- 004 5741
- 004 5711
- 601 156
- 601 157
- 601 158
- 607 86
- 607 111
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International Classifications
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator which can massage entire feet with jets of high-pressure water and simultaneously sterilize minute germs on the feet with ozone jets. In a footcare whirlpool massage instrument having a support base and a footbath part formed on the support base and into which water is jetted, the footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to the present invention further comprises an ozone generator installed inside the support base and for jetting ozone into the footbath part.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a footcare whirlpool massage instrument, and more particularly to a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator capable of massaging entire feet with jets of high-pressure water and simultaneously killing minute germs on feet with ozone jets.
2. Description of the Prior Art
With the income level increase in recent years, the stress problem, which was put aside during the economic developments, is emerging as an issue at home, in society, and so on, and most people become seriously aware of the importance of health more than ever. Accordingly, diverse health auxiliary instruments and foods deeply penetrate into everyday life to form a large-scale market, and even the massage therapy, which has been handed down as one of folk remedies from generation to generation and used in a particular level of society such as athlete, is being brought into the public.
Such a massage therapy, by converting rotational motions into vibratory motions with a driving device such as a motor, has an effect of relieving muscular fatigue by stimulating acupuncture points of the human body to promote metabolism.
In recent years, as a massage instrument used for the massage therapy as stated above, a massage chair from which users can obtain the massage effect on their neck, back parts, and the like, while comfortably sitting thereon, has been developed and widely used, such a massage chair is provided with a vibration-generating device, and users can control its vibration strength and pattern to their desires. Further, a message chair having a footbath has been developed and widely used which can relieve back and neck fatigue together with foot fatigue at the same time
Such a massage chair having a footbath takes in reservoir water of the footbath and strongly jets into the footbath to produce whirlpool which presses and massages feet.
However, the conventional massage instrument as described above which generates whirlpool which massages feet massages and washes feet in the footbath by using the whirlpool generated by water jets, but has a limit in eliminating up to minute germs on feet with only the water jets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problem, so it is an object of the present invention to provide a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator which can form whirlpool in a footbath with high-pressure water jets in order for the whirlpool to press and massage the surfaces of feet and simultaneously kill minute germs on the feet with ozone jets into the footbath.
In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to the present invention, in a footcare whirlpool massage instrument having a support base and a footbath part formed on the support base and into which water is jetted, further comprises an ozone generator installed inside the support base and for jetting ozone into the footbath part.
Further, according to a preferred feature of the present invention, the ozone generator includes a case installed in the support base; a control circuit part installed in the case and for supplying electric power from external; an ozone generator installed in the case and connected to the control circuit part, and for generating ozone based on controls of the control circuit part; a discharge hose connected to an outlet side of the ozone generator and for discharging the generated ozone outside the case; and an ozone switch connected to the control circuit part and for turning on and off operations of the ozone generator.
Further, according to another feature of the present invention, the discharge side of the discharge hose is connected to a transfer path for transferring water into the footbath part in order for the ozone to be jetted into the footbath part together with water.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above object and other features of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail a preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view for showing a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a partially cut-open perspective for showing an internal structure of the ozone generator of
FIG. 1
; and
FIG. 3
is a view for schematically showing a ozone-generating and jetting process.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Hereinafter, the features and operations of the above structure will be more concretely described through a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in
FIG. 1
, a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a support base
10
having a predetermined height, a seat part
20
mounted on the support base
10
in order for the neck and back of a user to be comfortably massaged, a footbath part
30
formed in one body with the support base
10
, and an ozone generation part
40
mounted inside the support base
10
to generate ozone.
The seat part
20
has a back support part
21
for support the back of a user and a seat part
22
for supporting the hip of the user, and inside the back support part
21
and the seat part
22
is respectively installed hot wires generating heat of 50 ˜70° C. to relax muscle and double a massage effect when massaging.
In here, the seat part
20
is mounted to move back and forth on the upper part of the support base
10
, the back support part
21
folds back and forth for the body shape or convenience of a user, and inside the back support part
21
is mounted a massage device(not shown) for performing the massage function. Therefore, a user can properly adjust an angle of the back support part
21
, operate the massage device, and receive massages while taking rest in a comfortable posture.
The footbath part
30
is formed in the front part of the support base
10
and in a predetermined depth to hold water to a certain level, and in the upper part of the footbath part
30
is mounted a shower
31
for filling the footbath part
30
with water.
Further, in a predetermined position of the footbath part
30
is formed an intake opening
32
connected to an inlet side of a circulation pump
50
installed in the support base
10
to take in the water of the footbath part
30
based on the operations of the circulation pump
50
, and in another predetermined position of the footbath part is mounted a jet nozzle
33
connected to an outlet side of the circulation pump
50
to jet water mixed with air into the footbath part
30
by way of the circulation pump
50
.
Accordingly, water taken in through the intake opening
32
is jetted in a high pressure by way of the jet nozzle
33
after passing through the circulation pump
50
to generate whirlpool, and the whirlpool presses and massages the surfaces of user's feet.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the ozone generator
40
supplies ozone(O
3
) into the footbath part
30
to kill even minute germs on feet, which has a case
41
mounted inside the support base
10
, a control circuit part
42
installed in the case
41
, an ozone generator
43
installed in the case
41
and for generating ozone based on the control of the control circuit part
42
, a discharge hose
44
one end of which is connected to the discharge side of the ozone generator
43
and the other end of which passes through the case and is connected to a water hose(not shown) connecting the intake opening
32
of the footbath part
30
and the circulation pump
50
, an electric power cord
45
connected to the control circuit part
42
and for supplying electric power to the control circuit part
42
from external, and an ozone switch
46
connected to the control circuit part
42
and for turning on and off the operation of the ozone generator and simultaneously controlling an ozone generation amount.
The ozone generated from the ozone generator
43
is supplied to the water hose through the discharge hose
44
and is mixed with water in the circulation pump
50
, and the ozone mixed with water is jetted into the footbath part
30
through the jet nozzle
33
to sterilize feet.
The operations of the footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator structured as above according to an embodiment of the present invention are described as follows.
First, a user takes a seat in the seat part
20
and adjusts the seat part
20
to have a comfortable posture.
After the user adjusts the seat part
20
and takes a seat in a comfortable posture, as the user uses the shower
31
to fill the footbath part
30
with water and then activates the circulation pump
50
, the water of the footbath part
30
is absorbed into the circulation pump
50
through the intake opening
32
, mixed with air while passing the circulation pump
50
, and jetted into the footbath part
30
through the jet nozzle
31
. At this time, the water and air jetted in a high pressure through the jet nozzle
31
forms whirlpool naturally, and the whirlpool presses and massages the surfaces of the feet.
In the meantime, if the ozone switch
46
of the ozone generator
40
is turned on, ozone is generated from the ozone generator
43
, the generated ozone is supplied to the water hose connecting the intake opening
32
of the footbath part
30
and the circulation pump
50
through the discharge hose
44
and mixed with water in the circulation pump
50
, and jetted together with water into the footbath part
30
from the jet nozzle
31
, to thereby sterilize feet. At this time, the ozone sterilizes minute germs on the feet to maintain the feet clean, prevent the skin from aging, and to keep skin elastic.
As stated above, although a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment and drawings described in detail in the specification, and various changes and modifications can be made within the technical spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, the same sterilization effect can be obtained with direct jets of ozone into the footbath art through the discharge hose by directly connecting the discharge hose of the ozone generator to the footbath part, the structure of which should be deemed to belong to the scope of the right to the present invention.
As described in detail as above, the footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator according to the present invention can conveniently massage feet with whirlpool formed by jets of high-pressure water through the jet nozzle of the footbath part, as well as sterilize even minute germs on the feet with ozone generated from the ozone generator and jetted into the footbath part together with water.
Claims
- 1. A footcare whirlpool massage instrument, comprising:a support base; a footbath part on the support base for receiving jetted-in water; an ozone generator inside the support base for jetting ozone into the footbath part, wherein the ozone generator includes: a case; a control circuit part in the case, the ozone generator also being in the case and connected to the control circuit part for receiving electric power from external and generating ozone based on controls of the control circuit part; a discharge hose connected to an outlet side of the ozone generator for discharging the generated ozone outside the case; and an ozone switch connected to the control circuit part and for turning the ozone generator on and off.
- 2. The footcare whirlpool massage instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the discharge side of the discharge hose is connected to a transfer path of water jetted into the footbath part in order for the ozone to be jetted into the footbath part together with water.
- 3. The footcare whirlpool massage instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the discharge side of the discharge hose is connected to the footbath part in order for the ozone to be directly jetted into the footbath part.
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