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WO2011073513A1
WO2011073513A1 PCT/FI2010/051026 FI2010051026W WO2011073513A1 WO 2011073513 A1 WO2011073513 A1 WO 2011073513A1 FI 2010051026 W FI2010051026 W FI 2010051026W WO 2011073513 A1 WO2011073513 A1 WO 2011073513A1
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cushion
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Sami Savolainen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H37/00—Accessories for massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head-, foot- or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/02—Head-, foot- or like rests for beds, sofas or the like of detachable type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/14—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays
    • A47C27/142—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays with projections, depressions or cavities
    • A47C27/146—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays with projections, depressions or cavities on the outside surface of the mattress or cushion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
    • A47G9/10—Pillows
    • A47G9/1054—Pillows for lying face downwards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G13/12—Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces
    • A61G13/1205—Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces for specific parts of the body
    • A61G13/121—Head or neck
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/065—Rests specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/07—Rests specially adapted therefor for the head or torso, e.g. special back-rests
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/009—Physiotherapeutic tables, beds or platforms; Chiropractic or osteopathic tables

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a cushion comprising a body part made of a soft material and provided with a first surface, which is arranged to act as a support surface for the head, and a second surface, which is arranged to act as a surface that is supported against an underlying surface during use, the first surface of the cushion being provided with a recess for supporting the head and the second surface of the cushion being provided with at least one channel extending from the recess to the edges of the cushion, the at least one channel being supported by a separate support member, which is arranged to support the walls of the channels and thus to prevent the blocking of the channels during use.
  • the invention relates to giving massage treatments especially in cases where there is no separate message table available and massage is carried out on a smooth pad suitable for the purpose.
  • the invention may also be used in connection with separate massage tables.
  • Known massage tables comprise a separate extension piece for the head, allowing the physiological position of the head during massage.
  • the middle of the extension piece there is an opening smaller than the head so that a person being massaged can lie on the stomach when his/her back is being massaged and simultaneously keep the head straight and the face down without straining the neck or the chin.
  • the head When massage is carried out on, for instance, a common mattress, the head is usually supported by a common cushion. When the head rests on such a cushion, the neck is not allowed to be in a resting position without causing muscle tension. In this case, the head of the person being massaged is always turned to the right or to the left, and the twisted position of the neck causes tension in the area of the neck and the shoulders. If the person being massaged holds his/her head straight and the face down, the entire weight of the head rests on the chin, thus tiring the chin.
  • the first category includes cushions intended to be used as head paddings on massage tables.
  • the second category includes cushions that act as support cushions for limbs or the neck.
  • the third category comprises cushions with a separate motor part for automatic massage.
  • a disadvantage of the known solutions is, however, that none of the support/cushion solutions provides a massage position that is accomplished on massage tables without using a massage table, in other words, so that a head support is set onto a separate pad, which elevates the used padding above the massage plane.
  • massage tables are heavy and difficult to move. For the above reasons, they are usually fixedly mounted in their place, wherefore it is difficult to provide massage treatments in homes, for example.
  • the invention provides the advantage that, on each smooth surface, the person being massaged can be brought to a position which does not cause muscle tension or other inconvenient strains, for example.
  • Another advantage of the invention is its simplicity, due to which the manufacturing costs are low.
  • the invention is also very well suited to massage treatments performed in homes.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a cushion according to an embodiment of the invention in its position of use
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section of Figure 1 along arrows II - II
  • Figure 3 shows the cushion of Figure 1 in an upside-down position
  • Figure 4 shows a view of the cushion of Figure 1 , in which the details that cannot be seen are marked with a broken line,
  • Figure 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a part, by which a detail of the embodiment of Figure 1 can be implemented
  • Figure 6 shows a schematic view of the use of the part according to Figure 5 when the embodiment of Figure 1 is implemented.
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a cushion according to the invention.
  • the cushion of the invention comprises a body part 1 made of a soft material.
  • the body part 1 has a first surface 2, which is arranged to act as a support surface for the head, and a second surface 3, which is arranged to act as a surface that is supported against an underlying surface during use.
  • the body part may be made of any suitable soft material, such as foam plastic or memory foam.
  • the first surface 2 of the cushion is provided with a recess 4 for supporting the head.
  • the idea is to provide a support for the face, if the person to be massaged is going to lie on his/her stomach so that the face rests on the recess, or for the back part of the head, if the person to be massaged is going to lie on his back, with the neck pointing downwards.
  • the recess 4 is preferably in the middle part of the cushion, as shown by the figures.
  • the recess may be shaped in any suitable manner.
  • the recess is shaped to narrow in the depth direction.
  • Such a solution is shown in Figure 2.
  • the recess 4 may preferably be arranged to extend through the cushion, as shown by Figure 2, for example.
  • the through hole of the recess is formed by providing the narrowing recess with an extension that extends to the second surface 3 of the cushion.
  • the through hole of the recess can also be seen in Figures 1 and 3.
  • the through hole of the recess may naturally also be formed in such a manner that the narrowing part of the recess extends as such to the second surface 3 of the cushion.
  • the second surface 3 of the cushion i.e. the surface that, in the position of use of the cushion, is against a mattress, for instance, is provided with at least one channel 5 extending from the recess 4 to the edges of the cushion.
  • the purpose of the channels is to provide air paths, which pass from the recess 4 extending through the cushion to the edges of the cushion, when the cushion is set on, for example, a mattress so that the second surface of the cushion is against the mattress.
  • Such an arrangement allows free breathing when the person being massaged lies on his/her stomach and the face rests on the recess 4. It is to be noted that this takes place without a separate pad that elevates the cushion from the surface of the mattress or a similar pad.
  • the channels 5 may be formed in any suitable manner.
  • the channels are formed by using a support member 6 shown in Figure 5.
  • Figure 6 shows schematically the formation of the channels by means of the support member 6.
  • the support member 6 supports the channels 5 and thus prevents the channels 5 from collapsing when the weight of the head rests on the cushion.
  • the support member 6 may also be arranged to support the recess 4 at least in the region of the channel ends.
  • the above-mentioned support member 6 may also be formed into a detachable member, which may be removed when the person being massaged lies on his/her back.
  • Figure 7 shows a second embodiment of the invention. This embodiment differs from the one shown in Figures 1 to 3, for example, in how the channels 5 are formed.
  • the cushion is made of two materials with varying hardnesses.
  • a part 7 of the cushion, forming the second surface 3 of the cushion, is made of a material harder than the rest of the body part 1 of the cushion.
  • the channels 5 are provided in the cushion part 7 made of a harder material.
  • the interface between the cushion part 7 made of a harder material and the part made of a softer material is shown schematically in Figure 7 by means of a broken line.

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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un coussin qui comprend une partie corps (1) constituée d'un matériau souple et pourvue d'une première surface (2), qui est agencée pour servir de surface de support pour la tête, et d'une seconde surface (3), qui est agencée pour servir de surface qui est supportée contre une surface sous-jacente au cours de l'utilisation. La première surface (2) du coussin est pourvue d'un évidement (4) pour supporter la tête. La seconde surface (3) du coussin est pourvue d'au moins une gorge (5) qui s'étend à partir de l'évidement (4) jusqu'aux bords du coussin, la gorge (5) étant supportée par un élément de support séparé (6), qui est agencé pour supporter les parois des gorges et pour ainsi empêcher le blocage des gorges au cours de l'utilisation. L'élément de support (6) est un élément détachable.
PCT/FI2010/051026 2009-12-18 2010-12-14 Coussin Ceased WO2011073513A1 (fr)

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FI20090489 2009-12-18
FI20090489A FI20090489A0 (fi) 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 Tyyny käytettäväksi hierontahoidoissa ilman erillistä hierontapöytää

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2006334366A (ja) * 2005-06-06 2006-12-14 Fujio Asakura うつ伏せ枕及び枕カバー
CN201205148Y (zh) * 2008-05-23 2009-03-11 成都市武侯专利咨询研发转化研究所 俯睡保健枕
CN201295063Y (zh) * 2008-11-07 2009-08-26 南通芯迎设计服务有限公司 一种供趴着使用的枕头
US20100205743A1 (en) * 2009-02-13 2010-08-19 Cordell Harges Head and neck supporting device for use while sun tanning, resting prone during massage without a massage table

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2006334366A (ja) * 2005-06-06 2006-12-14 Fujio Asakura うつ伏せ枕及び枕カバー
CN201205148Y (zh) * 2008-05-23 2009-03-11 成都市武侯专利咨询研发转化研究所 俯睡保健枕
CN201295063Y (zh) * 2008-11-07 2009-08-26 南通芯迎设计服务有限公司 一种供趴着使用的枕头
US20100205743A1 (en) * 2009-02-13 2010-08-19 Cordell Harges Head and neck supporting device for use while sun tanning, resting prone during massage without a massage table

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