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US 5,472,408 AGranted
Back massage apparatus
OwnerRonald D. Yatesinventor
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Abstract
A massage apparatus which includes a support platform mounting spaced bifurcated supports, each having a respective pivot leg mounted thereto projecting from the platform, with the pivot legs pivotally mounting a U-shaped handle thereto, with the U-shaped handle having extending therefrom a support shaft in a spaced relationship relative to the handle, and the support shaft having roller cylinders mounted thereon such that upon oscillation of the handle, the roller cylinders may be directed across an individual's back for massage thereof.
Claims3
A back massage apparatus comprising:
- a support platform, the support platform including a first end spaced from a second end, and a platform top surface spaced from a platform bottom surface;
- a first bifurcated support mounted to the first end of the platform and projecting above the top surface and a second bifurcated support mounted to the second end of the platform and projecting above the top surface;
- a first pivot leg pivotally mounted to the first bifurcated support and a second pivot leg pivotally mounted to the second bifurcated support, with a first axle directed through the first pivot leg and the first bifurcated support, and a second axle directed through the second bifurcated support and the second pivot leg, and a cross brace extending orthogonally between the first pivot leg and the second pivot leg, with the first pivot leg and the second leg arranged in a parallel relationship relative to one another;
- a U-shaped handle having a first handle leg pivotally mounted to the first pivot leg and extending substantially parallel and juxtaposed with the first pivot leg so that said first handle leg is capable of extending above said platform top surface, and a second handle leg pivotally mounted to the second pivot leg and extending substantially parallel and juxtaposed with the second pivot leg so that said second handle leg is capable of extending above said platform top surface, a connecting leg extending between the first handle leg and the second handle leg, a first leg axle pivotally mounting the first handle leg to the first pivot leg, and a second leg axle pivotally mounting the second handle leg to the second pivot leg;
- roller means mounted to the first handle leg and the second handle leg for imparting a therapeutic massage onto a back of an individual positioned upon the platform.
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