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US 5,971,485 AGranted
Adjustable, folding chair for massage
OwnerRoland Clarkinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable and foldable chair for massaging an individual provides a pair of upwardly directed support struts pivotally joined by a leg support strut and is able to stand erect on a pair of laterally disposed feet at the ends of the support struts. A buttock, leg, chest, arm and face supports are positionally adjustable. The support struts are convergent with the included angle being adjustable over a range of approximately 47 degrees. This range of adjustability allows the chair to accept the body conformations of children, women and men of all sizes.
Claims10
A chair apparatus for massaging an individual, the apparatus comprising:
- a forward support strut having an upright attitude and providing a laterally disposed forward support means engaged at a lower end of the forward support strut, for lateral stability thereof, the forward support strut defining a forward end of the apparatus;
- a rearward support strut having an upright attitude and providing a laterally disposed rearward support means engaged at a lower end of the rearward support strut, for lateral stability thereof, the rearward support strut defining a rearward end of the apparatus;
- a leg rest strut means having a generally horizontal attitude and extending between the forward and rearward support struts and separately pivotally engaged with both the forward support strut and the rearward support strut, enabling the attitude of the forward and rearward support struts to be independently changed over a range of upwardly and mutually convergent angles;
- a strut locking means fixing the forward and rearward support struts at a selected one of the range of upwardly convergent angles;
- a buttock rest means engaged with the rearward support strut, at an upper end thereof;
- a chest rest means engaged with the forward support strut, at an upper end thereof, the chest rest means depending rearwardly therefrom;
- an arm rest means engaged with the forward support strut, at the upper end thereof, the arm rest means depending forwardly therefrom;
- a face rest means engaged with the chest rest means and extending upwardly therefrom;
- the face rest means, chest rest means, arm rest means, and buttock rest means being moveable in mutually cooperative positions for supporting the face, chest, arms, legs and buttock of the individual in a semi-reposed attitude for receiving massage therapy.
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