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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Yoshitoshi Morita, Nishiwaki, JP;
Yuji Kan, Kasai, JP;
Nobuaki Takahashi, Kasai, JP;
Sanyo Electric Company, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A pivotal lever has a first therapeutic member and a second therapeutic member positioned below the first member, for the members to grip and knead the shoulder of the person to be massaged as by the fingers of the acupressurist. A massage unitcomprises a pair of left and right pivotal leverspivotally movably arranged on a chassis, and a first therapeutic memberand a second therapeutic memberarranged on each of the pivotal leversand movable toward and away from each other. The first and second therapeutic membershave motion conversioncoupled thereto for converting the pivotal movement of the pivotal leverinto the movement of the first and second therapeutic memberstoward and away from each other. The first and second therapeutic membersgrip the shoulder of the person when moved toward each other and release the shoulder from the gripping action when moved away from each other to thereby cause the members to simulate the gripping and kneading movement of the acupressurist.