Patent ID: 6039704
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A head and facial massaging apparatus comprising:a support base having a generally curved contact surface to contact a supporting surface,a headrest structure operatively associated with said support base including a mounting structure and a headrest, said headrest being constructed and arranged to receive and support a rear portion of a user's head,a back shell structure carried by said mounting structure having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface including an expandable bladder structure constructed and arranged to contact a rear portion of a user's head which is not being supported by said headrest,a front shell structure having a plurality of resilient fingers extending from a surface thereof, said fingers being constructed and arranged to contact certain facial tissue of the user,connecting structure to secure said front shell structure to said back shell structure to accommodate a users head therebetween such that said front shell structure may move with respect to the user's face,whereby when said front shell structure is secured to said back shell structure with the user's head therebetween, movement of said bladder structure 1) massages a rear portion of the user's head not being supported by said headrest, and 2) causes the user's head to move with respect to said fingers such that said fingers massage said certain facial tissue while the user's head remains in contact with said headrest,wherein said mounting structure includes at least one spacer to couple said headrest to said support base so that said headrest is in spaced relation with respect to said support base.