Coin-operated massage table and method and system for providing high quality massage

A massage system, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of coin and currency operated massage tables located in publicly accessible, separate geographic areas to enable one or more users to gain access to massages, each said massage table comprising:
• (i) a table having a supporting surface on which is user is adapted to lie in a supine position;
• (ii) at least one body acting member movably mounted to the table to project from the supporting surface to interact with the user's body when lying against said surface;
• (iii) a motive system operatively mounted to the table to move the body acting member relative to the table;
• and
• (iv) a payment device connected to the motive system and adapted to be connected to a power source to accept one of coin and currency and thereupon actuate the motive system for a predetermined time interval so that the user receives a massage;
• wherein said motive system includes at least one motor controller and at least one drive motor connected to said body acting member and said payment device includes a currency validator and a PLC timer connecting said currency validator to said motor controller.

A massage system, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of coin and currency operated massage tables located in publicly accessible, separate geographic locations to enable one or more users to gain access to massages, each said massage table comprising:
• (i) a table having a supporting surface on which is user is adapted to lie in a supine position;
• (ii) at least one body acting member movably mounted to the table to project from the supporting surface to interact with the user's body when lying against said surface;
• (iii) a motive system operatively mounted to the table to move the body acting member relative to the table;
• and
• (iv) a payment device connected to the motive system and adapted to be connected to a power source to accept one of coin and currency and thereupon actuate the motive system for a predetermined time interval so that the user receives a massage;
• further comprising a central computer and a modem for enabling said central computer to dial up and poll each said location to determine the amount of currency being held in the respective currency validators.

A method of offering massage, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a user with a coin or credit card operated, motor operated massage unit at a predetermined location;
• and
• (b) enabling the user to receive a massage by lying on the unit after depositing a predetermined amount of money into a currency/card validator physically mounted proximate the unit;
• comprising the further step of remotely monitoring the frequency of use of said unit by periodically polling the unit with a modem connection.

A legal tender operated massage unit, comprising:

• (a) a massage unit having a supporting surface on which is user is adapted to lie in a predetermined position;
• (b) at least one body acting member movably mounted to the unit to project from the supporting surface to interact with the user's body when lying against said surface;
• (c) a motive system operatively mounted to the unit to move the body acting member relative to the unit;
• and
• (d) a payment device connected to the motive system and adapted to be connected to a power source to accept legal tender and thereupon actuate the motive system for a predetermined time interval so that the user receives a massage;
• wherein said motive system includes at least one motor controller and at least one drive motor connected to said body acting member and said payment device includes a timer interface between a legal tender validator and the motor controller.