Copper metal alloy |
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申请号 | EP11160537.4 | 申请日 | 2011-03-30 | 公开(公告)号 | EP2505680B1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2015-05-06 |
申请人 | MEDIKA S.r.l.; | 发明人 | Amenduni Gresele, Massimo; Penna, Rodolfo; | ||||
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说明书全文 | The present invention regards a metal element made of a copper metal alloy, useable in particular for making elements for promoting and/or stimulating vital energy in organisms, in particular in human beings, animals and plants. The beneficial properties of some metals, and in particular copper, for the wellbeing of organisms have been known over the years. Devices of various types exploiting such properties are for example described in The object of the present invention is to provide a metal element made of a metal alloy having such properties in high amounts and which is suitable to be used in various applications, as disclosed in the claims. In order to achieve such object, the invention mainly aims at providing an a metal element for promoting and/or stimulating vital energy in organisms, in particular in human beings, animals and plants, said element being made of a copper metal alloy consisting of:
Studies and experiments conducted by the applicant revealed that the alloy according to the invention can be advantageously used for making elements and devices beneficial to the wellbeing of human beings, animals or plants, from different points of view. The present invention also particularly aims at providing a metal sheet, for example in form of a plate or extended strip, as an element for promoting and/or stimulating energy, characterised in that it is constituted by a copper metal alloy of the previously defined type. Studies and tests conducted by the applicant revealed that a plate-like configuration of the sheet, rectangular-shaped and having rounded vertices, thickness comprised between 0.10 mm and 1 mm, preferably equivalent to 0.50 mm, is particularly advantageous. Still in the preferred embodiment of the abovementioned plate-shaped sheet, the plate has sides each having length comprised between 8 mm and 30 mm, preferably measuring 8 x 8 mm. A particularly advantageous application of the sheet according to the invention is constituted by an inner sole for footwear, on which one or more of said plates are arranged. Studies and experiments have revealed that the beneficial effects of the application of the invention on an inner sole for footwear are particularly enhanced in cases where said plates are positioned at predefined points of the plantar of the foot, which are particularly important for the wellbeing of the person according to the studies available in the field of reflexology. A further advantageous application of a sheet constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention is that in which one or more sheets are included in piece of clothing, for example stockings or undershirts, so as to be adjacent to the body of the person wearing such clothes. Still, another advantageous application is that in which one or more sheets constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention are included in mattresses or padding elements for beds, seats or armchairs. In this case, the sheets are preferably in form of extended strips, with width comprised between 8 mm and 30 mm and length up to 2000 mm. Further advantageous applications are constituted orthopaedic collars, plasters, orthopaedic elastic bandages. Elements constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention can even be applied to articles for playing or pastime, for example articles of the type comprising a pendulum element which is oscillated to obtain indications of various types or predictions. Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description that follows with reference to the attached drawings, provided purely by way of non-limiting example, wherein:
As illustrated above, the applicant, through subsequent studies and experiments, identified a new composition for a copper metal alloy which allows obtaining optimal results to provide elements intended to be used in association to organisms, in particular human beings, to obtain several beneficial effects. Also as indicated above, the invention provides for a first embodiment in which the metal alloy consists of the components indicated in table 1. Such table indicates the minimum and maximum conditions of the range of possible variation of the percentage in weight of each element. A second embodiment of the metal alloy according to the invention is indicated in the following table 2, which is characterised - with respect to table 1 - by the absence of tin. A third embodiment of the metal alloy according to the invention is also characterised by the absence of tin and it also contains platinum, as indicated in the following table 3. An embodiment in which the alloy comprises both tin and platinum is also provided for, like in table 4 According to the invention, any of the abovementioned compositions is used to obtain - through casting according to any known technique - elements in form of metal sheets, for example in forma of plates of the type illustrated in A further advantageous application is that in which a plurality of sheets constituted by the metal alloy of the invention and preferably obtained in form of extended strips, are incorporated in mattresses or padding elements for beds, seats or armchairs so as to be adjacent to the back or other parts of the body of the person. In this case, the strip has a width for example comprised between 8 mm and 30 mm and length up to 2000 mm. The various observed advantageous effects in particular include:
Furthermore, the tests revealed that the beneficial action becomes more efficient directly proportionally to the seriousness of the base disease and the correlated symptoms. In other words the positive effect of the metal element made of the alloy according to the invention is more noticeable in cases where it is required more. Tests incorporating plates constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention in stockings worn by people going for long journeys by air were also carried out, observing a substantial reduction of the swelling of the lower limbs deriving from long periods in pressurized cabins. The use of sheets constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention in mattresses or padding elements for beds, armchairs or the like, revealed a substantial relaxing effect for the person, with beneficial effects even in case of insomnia. As illustrated above, elements constituted by the metal alloy according to the invention can also be applied to various types of articles useable for playing or pastime. For example, a concrete application of this type is that regarding a device with a pendulum element useable for prediction. |