Patent ID: 6494851
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A relaxation station device for inducing user relaxation, comprising:a couch having a frame and a reclining surface attached to said frame for accommodating a user in a reclining position, said frame having a longitudinally extending plurality of sequentially positioned pairs of massage grippers connected to and extending generally upward therefrom; and wherein each said massage gripper comprising a pair of complementary elongated law members projecting generally upward from said frame; each said massage gripper being capable of moving reciprocally between an open and a closed position, wherein in said closed position each said gripper is cradling and contacting the body of a user; each said elongated law member having a plurality of adjacent soft contact pads extending from a respective proximal end to a respective distal end thereof, said soft contact pads contacting and cradling one of a limb and a body surface of a user at multiple skin contact points thereof; each said massage gripper having motive means for producing movement between said open and said closed positions.