Manual body rubbing device

Abstract

A body rubbing device has a housing having a lower side adapted to face a body part to be acted upon and an upper side, the housing having an upper surface which is upwardly convex and is elongated in a longitudinal direction to define a substantially oval-shape, the upper convex surface being formed so that a palm of a user's hand can rest on the upper convex surface, a handle placeable between fingers of the user's palm and extending substantially over a part of the housing, the housing also having a lower surface at the lower side, and acting means provided on the lower surface of the housing for acting on a body part of a user, and an additional removable extension handle connectable with the first mentioned handle, the additional extension handle has a distal end arranged to be grasped by a user and a proximal end to be engageably connected with the first mentioned handle, the proximal end of the extension handle being in a direct contact with the first mentioned handle.

1 . A body rubbing device, comprising a housing having a lower side adapted to face a body part to be acted upon and an upper side, said housing having an upper surface which is upwardly convex and is elongated in a longitudinal direction to define a substantially oval-shape, said upper convex surface being formed so that a palm of a user's hand can rest on said upper convex surface; a handle placeable between fingers of the user's palm to substantially cover the fingers from above and extending substantially over a part of said housing, said housing also having a lower surface at said lower side; acting means provided on said lower surface of said housing for acting on a body part of a user; and an additional removable extension handle connectable with said first mentioned handle, said additional extension handle having a distal end arranged to be grasped by a user and a proximal end to be engageably connected with the first mentioned handle, said proximal end of said extension handle having a surface in a direct contact with a surface of said first housing. 
   
   
       2 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 1 ; and further comprising connecting means for connecting said proximal end of said movable extension handle to said first mentioned handle, said connecting means including projections provided on said proximal end of said removable extension handle and forming a slot therebetween, in which slot at least a part of said first mentioned handle is engageable, said first mentioned handle having an upper part which is in direct contact with upper surfaces of said projections. 
   
   
       3 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said upper part of said first mentioned handle is wider than said slot between said projections so as to reliably close said slot from above. 
   
   
       4 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said projections have an upper surface, said upper portion of said first mentioned handle has a lower surface which corresponds to said upper surface of said projections and is in a direct contact therewith. 
   
   
       5 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said proximal end of said extension handle is formed as a proximal part which is separate from a remaining part of said extension handle. 
   
   
       6 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said remaining part of said extension handle is pivotable relative to said proximal relative to said proximal part and fixable in a plurality of angular positions. 
   
   
       7 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 6 , wherein said remaining part and said proximal part of said extension handle are fixable relative to one another with a spring action. 
   
   
       8 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said remaining part of said extension handle has a fork-shaped end which partially surrounds and engages with said proximal part with the spring action. 
   
   
       9 . A body rubbing device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said surface of said housing is convex and said surface of said proximal end of said extension handle is concave and formed so that in assembled condition said convex and concax surface are in surface contact with one another.