Foot massaging apparatus utilizing air inflated nodes and air inflated nodes combined with a fluid

A foot massaging apparatus for massaging a user's feet, comprising:

• a. a fluid-tight housing having a base and at least three walls connected with the base and extending upwardly therefrom to form a foot chamber adapted to support the user's feet and containing fluid therein;
• b. a lid hingably connected to an upper edge of a respective one of said at least three walls for covering said foot chamber;
• c. plate means mounted within said fluid-tight housing and spaced above said base;
• d. a plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes affixed to the interior of said at least three walls and said lid and protruding inwardly therefrom;
• e. means to interconnect said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes for transferring fluid in between;
• f. at least one compressor means mounted within said fluid-tight housing for supplying fluid such as compressed air to said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes;
• g. means for connecting said at least one compressor means to control the compressed air to inflate said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes to a desired stiffness;
• h. means for cycling the inflation and deflation rates at different intervals of said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes to create at least one massaging pattern to massage the user's feet within said fluid-tight housing;
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• i. means for generating vibrations to and through said plate means which in turn creates resonance vibrations to massage the user's feet;
• j. whereby when the user's feet are respectively positioned within said fluid-tight housing and said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes are engaged with the user's feet, and thereby massage and generate said at least one massaging pattern to massage the user's feet which effectively soothes and relaxes the user.

A foot massaging apparatus for massaging a user's feet, comprising:

• a. a fluid-tight housing adapted to support the user's feet and fluid therein;
• b. a lid hingably connected to an upper edge of said fluid-tight housing for covering said housing;
• c. a plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes affixed to the interior of said fluid-tight housing and protruding inwardly therefrom;
• d. means to interconnect said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes for transferring fluid in between;
• e. at least one compressor means mounted within said fluid-tight housing for supplying fluid such as compressed air to said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes;
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• f. control means for connecting to said at least one compressor means to cycle inflation and deflation rates at different intervals when supplying fluid such as compressed air to said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes to create a multiplicity of massaging patterns to massage the user's feet;
• g. whereby when the user's feet are respectively positioned within said fluid-tight housing and said plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes are engaged with the user's feet, the plurality of compressible and expandable air nodes thereby massage and generate a multiplicity of massaging patterns to massage the user's feet which effectively soothes and relaxes the user.