Massaging apparatus having massaging means and handling means

A massaging apparatus (1) for massaging body areas (3) of a person, said apparatus comprising a housing (5) having an upper wall (4) and side walls (5, 6, 7, 8) and a bottom wall (9), said housing comprising massaging means (10) in the area of the bottom wall (9), which massaging means (10) is placed onto the skin (2) of a body area (3) during a massaging session and is movable over said body area in a given operating direction (2), and which comprises handling means (29) adapted to cooperate with a hand and by means of which the massaging means (10) is moved over said body area, said handling means comprising at least a part of the upper wall (4) of the housing (3) and at least one strip-like handle member (30) which covers a part of the upper wall (4) of the housing (3) and which extends substantially transversely to the operating direction (2) and which together with a part of the upper wall (4) forms a passage adapted for inserting a hand at least partly, and which is elastic and is extensible in its longitudinal direction, the handle member consists of a core (51) of a soft material and of a sleeve (52) of a material which is non-irritating to the skin of the hand and which surrounds the core (51).