Reclinable therapeutic massage chair
AssigneeErgo-Flex Technologies, LLC
InventorsJ. T. Anderson, Linda C. Anderson
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Abstract
A therapeutic massage chair is reclinable between a horizontal and inclined position. The chair includes an upper back support member and a lower support member that is axially movable along a support frame and is also rotatable about an axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the upper back support member. Electric linear actuators are provided to both axially move and oscillate the lower body support member.
Claims7
A reclinable therapeutic massage chair for use in exercising and strengthening the muscles in the back, redeveloping the muscles in the back, restoring motion to joints and alleviating soreness and stiffness in the joints and muscles of the back comprising:
- a floor support assembly,
- a chair support frame pivotably attached to the floor support assembly,
- a linear actuator extending between the floor support assembly and the chair support frame for moving the chair support frame from an inclined position to a horizontal position,
- an upper back support mounted on the chair support frame and
- a lower body support member having a lower back support surface, a thigh support surface and a lower leg support surface, said lower body support member being mounted for both reciprocal and oscillating movement in a same plane on the chair support frame,
- the thigh support surface forming an obtuse angle with the lower back support surface and the lower leg surface is at an angle with respect to the thigh support surface, wherein the lower back support surface is located in the same plane as the upper back support, the thigh support surface and the lower leg support surface form an angle having an apex, with the apex adapted to be positioned behind a user's knee whereby when the chair is in the horizontal position, the user's thighs will be inclined upwardly toward the apex and the user's lower leg will extend downwardly from the apex.
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