Patent Application
20180000637
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The present invention relates to a portable moxibustion therapy device for relieving pain on a user's and, more particularly, to the portable moxibustion therapy device having a moxa container to receive a moxa therein made of dried mugwort and a cylindrical support to support the moxa. The portable moxibustion therapy device is easy to carry and very convenient to use by placing it on a user's skin.
Moxibustion or moxa therapy, is a traditional Asian medical treatment therapy to relieve or treat a pain or stiff muscles of a person such as pain on back, knees or shoulders. Moxibustion uses heat from a burning moxa so that the heat is transferred to a person's skin and the moxa is made of mugwort.
There are two types of moxibustion—direct and indirect—depending on the way of burning moxa. In direct combustion, moxa is placed to form a small cone shape and lit. Then, the heat from the burning moxa is transferred to an acupuncture point of a person. However, direct moxibustion may lead to a partial pain, burn, scar or blister after the therapy.
Thus, indirect moxibustion has become more popular. It uses a moxa stick which is lit and placed closed to a person's skin to transfer heat from the burning moxa to a person's skin. However, a practitioner has to hold the burning moxa stick close to a patient's skin for an extended period of time and thus, indirect moxibustion is inconvenient to practice.
Besides, during either way of moxa combustion, a patient should stay still and should not move because of the burning moxa placed close to the patient's skin.
Therefore, to solve the above problems, there is a need for a portable convenient-to-use free-of-burn moxibustion therapy device for relieving pain. This invention is directed to solve these problems and satisfy the long-felt need.
The present invention contrives to solve the disadvantages of the prior art. The present invention provides a portable moxibustion therapy device for pain of a body of user and, more particularly, to the portable moxibustion therapy device having a moxa container to contain a burning moxa made of dried mugwort and therein a cylindrical support to support the moxa. The portable moxibustion therapy device can be carry out with attaching the body of user and is very convenient to use. The object of the present invention is to provide a portable moxibustion therapy device for treating pain of a body of user using a burning moxa made from dried mugwort, the portable moxibustion therapy device which includes a main body, having a top opening, a sidewall and a bottom; a cover for opening and closing the top opening of the main body; a moxa container which is substantially cylindrical and made of yellow soil in the main body; a cylindrical support made of yellow soil placed the moxa container blow in the main body; and a gauze located between the moxa container and the cylindrical support in the main body. The sidewall includes a plurality of holes on the sidewall of the main body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a potable moxibustion therapy device having a main body and a support. The device includes a cover for opening and closing the top opening of the main body; a moxa container which is substantially cylindrical and made of yellow soil in the main body; a cylindrical support made of yellow soil placed the moxa container blow in the main body; a plurality of balls made of mineral material or yellow soil on the bottom of the main body; a first gauze located between the moxa container and the cylindrical support in the main body; and a second gauze covering the cylindrical support and the plurality of balls.
The advantages of the present invention are: (1) the device of the present invention is constructed to prevent burn, scar, or blister on a person's skin from the moxibustion therapy; (2) the device of the present invention is effective in transferring heat from burning moxa to a person's skin; (3) the device of the present invention is easy and convenient to use and a user can move around while getting moxibustion treatment from the device; (4) the moxa container, cylindrical supporter, and bottom of the main body form a heat passage for effectively transferring heat from the burning moxa to a person's skin and the heat is transferred to a broader area of a person's skin for better treatment; (5) during the moxibustion treatment, the device emits a lot of far infrared heat which is transferred to a person's skin; and (6) in the device, the moxa container, the supporter and the plurality of balls are made of yellow soil such that they emit and release far infrared and negative ion for treating and stimulating a person along with the moxibustion.
Although the present invention is briefly summarized, the fuller understanding of the invention can be obtained by the following drawings, detailed description and appended claims.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this disclosure. It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the specific devices, methods, conditions or parameters described and/or shown herein, and that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments by way of example only and is not intended to be limiting of the claimed invention.
Also, as used in the specification including the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include the plural, and reference to a particular numerical value includes at least that particular value, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Ranges may be expressed herein as from “about” or “approximately” one particular value and/or to “about” or “approximately” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about”, it will be understood that the particular value forms another embodiment.
The portable moxibustion therapy device 10 for treating pain of a body of user 100 using a burning moxa 90 made from dried mugwort, the portable moxibustion therapy device 10 including: a main body 20, having a top opening 21, a sidewall 22 and a bottom 23, and the sidewall 22 of the main body may includes a plurality of holes 24 on the sidewall 22 of the main body 20; a cover 30 for opening and closing the top opening 21 of the main body 20; a moxa container 40 which is substantially cylindrical and made of yellow soil in the main body 20; a cylindrical support 50 made of yellow soil placed the moxa container 40 blow in the main body 20; and a gauze 60 located between the moxa container 40 and the cylindrical support 50 in the main body 20. The moxa container 40 receives moxa therein and is placed in the main body 20.
The portable moxibustion therapy device further includes the plurality of holes 24 which is formed on the sidewall 22 of the main body 20 to supply air or oxygen to the moxa 90 and emit smoke of the moxa 90.
Preferably, the main body 20 may be a hollow cylindrical structure. The main body 20 and the cover 30 may be made of metal or stainless steel. The bottom 23 of the main body 20 may includes a plurality of holes 25 to supply oxygen to the moxa 90.
The portable moxibustion therapy device further includes a fabric 80 for reducing heat-transfer to the body of user 100. The fabric 80 may be substantially wrapped the sidewall 22 and the bottom 23 of the main body 20 and may be partially covered of the cover 30. The fabric material may be a cotton, a rayon, a regenerated cellulose fabric, a cotton-rayon blend, or a cotton-linen blend. The fabric 80 is an elastic fabric to snugly fit all around the main body 20.
The moxa container 40 and the cylindrical support 50 may form a cylindrical heat transferring passage 41 and inner diameters of the moxa container 40 and the cylindrical support 50 are substantially same. The portable moxibustion therapy device further includes a plurality of balls 70 made of mineral yellow soil or material. The plurality of balls 70 may be placed around the cylindrical support 40 and under the gauze 60. Preferably, the moxa container 40 which is substantially cylindrical, the gauze 60 and the cylindrical support 40 may be tied with metal wire 65 each other. Preferably, the gauze 60 securely fixed to the plurality of holes 24 of the sidewall 22. The gauze is a very fine wire mesh. A height of the cylindrical support 50 may be about 1.5 cm˜2.5 cm. In addition, a inner diameter of The moxa container 40 may be same or bigger than a bottom size of the moxa to receive the moxa.
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Preferably, the main body 20 may be a hollow cylindrical structure. The main body 20 and the cover 30 may be made of metal or stainless steel. The bottom 23 of the main body 20 may includes a plurality of holes 25 to supply air or oxygen to the moxa 90.
The portable moxibustion therapy device may further include a fabric 80 for reducing heat-transfer to the body of user 100. The fabric 80 may be substantially wrapped the sidewall 22 and the bottom 23 of the main body 20 and is partially covered of the cover 30. The moxa container 40 and the cylindrical support 50 may form a cylindrical heat transferring passage 41 and inner diameters of the moxa container 40 and the cylindrical support 50 may be substantially same.
The fabric 80 may be an elastic fabric to snugly fit all around the main body 20. Preferably, the fabric 80 may be substantially wrapped the sidewall 22 and the bottom 23 of the main body 20 and may be partially covered of the cover 30. The fabric material may be a cotton, a rayon, a regenerated cellulose fabric, a cotton-rayon blend, or a cotton-linen blend.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to different embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations in form, detail, compositions and operation may foe made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.
